Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)

Essential Utilities Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period Ending	Aug 15, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020
Market Capitalization	10,989	9,974	10,203	12,519	13,570	11,599
Market Cap Growth	1.97%	-2.24%	-18.50%	-7.74%	16.99%	14.48%
Enterprise Value	18,764	17,414	17,056	19,090	19,340	17,083
PE Ratio	16.79	16.75	20.48	26.91	31.44	40.72
PS Ratio	4.61	4.78	4.97	5.47	7.23	7.93
PB Ratio	1.63	1.61	1.73	2.33	2.62	2.48
P/OCF Ratio	12.00	12.95	10.93	20.86	21.05	22.83
EV/Sales Ratio	8.03	8.35	8.30	8.34	10.30	11.68
EV/EBITDA Ratio	14.52	15.44	16.40	19.27	21.29	23.85
EV/EBIT Ratio	20.85	22.96	24.49	28.52	31.68	37.19
Debt / Equity Ratio	1.16	1.25	1.21	1.28	1.18	1.23
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	5.99	6.84	6.77	6.88	6.66	7.97
Quick Ratio	0.51	0.33	0.31	0.38	0.40	0.46
Current Ratio	0.73	0.50	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.63
Asset Turnover	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.13
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.03%	9.84%	8.84%	8.81%	8.75%	6.65%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.14%	2.72%	2.67%	2.75%	2.69%	2.49%
Return on Capital (ROIC)	4.03%	3.51%	3.45%	3.55%	3.51%	3.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	5.00%	4.40%	4.30%	4.60%	4.40%	3.50%
Earnings Yield	5.88%	5.97%	4.88%	3.72%	3.18%	2.46%
Earnings Yield	5.88%	5.97%	4.88%	3.72%	3.18%	2.46%
FCF Yield	-4.35%	-5.61%	-2.60%	-3.69%	-2.77%	-2.83%
Dividend Yield	3.50%	3.58%	3.38%	2.54%	2.17%	2.35%
Payout Ratio	56.53%	58.19%	63.59%	62.04%	59.93%	81.65%
Buyback Yield / Dilution	-1.65%	-2.53%	-1.82%	-1.82%	-1.40%	-17.92%
Total Shareholder Return	1.85%	1.05%	1.55%	0.73%	0.77%	-15.57%

Updated Jul 31, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Utility template. Financial Sources.

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