Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) valuation against sector peers: P/E 22.8 (sector median 21.3), P/B 1.8, EV/EBIT 23.3, P/S 5.0.

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Utilities companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Metric	WTRG	Sector median	vs median
P/E	22.8	21.3 · n=58	7% above
P/B	1.8	1.9 · n=62	near the median
P/S	5.0	3.0 · n=53	66% above
EV/EBIT	23.3	22.7 · n=56	near the median
Free-cash-flow yield	—	−4.4% · n=50	—
Dividend yield	3.88%	2.97% · n=65	31% above
Return on equity	8.1%	9.6% · n=62	15% below
Return on invested capital	5.8%	5.7% · n=59	near the median
Gross margin	—	64.1% · n=17	—
Net debt / EBITDA	6.28	5.38 · n=52	17% above

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.

Value factor: 40 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

Instrument	P/E	P/B	EV/EBIT	Free-cash-flow yield	Dividend yield	Smart Score
NEENextEra Energy	22.1	3.3	35.7	—	2.8%	1/10
SOSouthern	24.2	2.6	24.8	−3.3%	4.0%	4/10
DUKDuke Energy Corp	19.6	1.8	21.1	−3.3%	3.3%	6/10
CEGConstellation Energy	28.2	3.1	25.4	0.3%	0.6%	1/10
AEPAmerican Electric Power	19.1	2.2	22.5	3.7%	3.7%	7/10
DDominion Energy Inc	20.5	2.1	25.5	—	3.9%	2/10
SRESempra	26.7	1.6	—	−11.4%	3.3%	—/10
XELXcel Energy	19.3	2.0	27.7	−14.8%	2.9%	1/10
ETREntergy Corporation	28.7	3.0	26.6	−5.5%	2.3%	2/10
EXCExelon Corporation	16.8	1.6	18.6	−4.6%	2.8%	5/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Sep 2026 · filed 04 Nov 2026

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