Valuation

WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.

StockNYSEEstados UnidosUtilitiesEU retail: available
7/10

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.
MetricWTRGSector medianvs median
P/E20,420,4 · n=51near the median
P/B1,61,9 · n=5117% below
P/S4,42,8 · n=4656% above
EV/EBIT22,021,4 · n=48near the median
Free-cash-flow yield—−4,7% · n=41—
Dividend yield3,49%3,25% · n=517% above
Return on equity8,1%9,8% · n=5118% below
Return on invested capital5,7%5,8% · n=49near the median
Gross margin—64,2% · n=14—
Net debt / EBITDA6,355,37 · n=4518% above

Value factor: 52 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

InstrumentP/EP/BEV/EBITFree-cash-flow yieldDividend yieldSmart Score
NEENextEra Energy20,03,033,5—3,1%1/10
SOSouthern23,12,524,2−3,4%3,4%3/10
CEGConstellation Energy28,63,125,60,3%0,6%1/10
DUKDuke Energy Corp18,31,720,4−3,5%3,6%6/10
AEPAmerican Electric Power18,82,222,33,8%3,0%8/10
DDominion Energy Inc18,92,024,5—4,3%1/10
SRESempra27,81,7—−10,9%3,2%—/10
VSTVistra25,116,920,44,4%0,6%6/10
ETREntergy Corporation26,82,825,5−5,9%2,4%3/10
XELXcel Energy21,12,030,3−16,3%3,1%1/10

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 jun. 2026 · filed 05 ago. 2026