Essential Utilities Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1886

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 3,291

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • WTRG

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 138

  • Share Price
  • $38.36
  • (As of Thursday Closing)

Essential Utilities General Information

Description

Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Philadelphia Suburban, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company, Aqua America
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 762 West Lancaster Avenue
  • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
  • United States
+1 (610)
Primary Industry
Multi-Utilities
Other Industries
Gas Utilities
Water Utilities
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 762 West Lancaster Avenue
  • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
  • United States
+1 (610)

Essential Utilities Timeline

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Essential Utilities Stock Performance

As of 12-Jun-2025, Essential Utilities’s stock price is $38.36. Its current market cap is $10.8B with 280M shares.

(As of Thursday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$38.36 $38.10 $33.18 - $41.78 $10.8B 280M 1.68M $2.23

Essential Utilities Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Essential Utilities has a trailing 12-month revenue of $2.26B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 18,607,495 17,396,977 17,035,862 19,072,223
Revenue 2,257,670 2,086,113 2,053,824 2,288,032
EBITDA 1,269,368 1,242,179 1,055,437 1,006,526
Net Income 613,331 595,314 498,226 465,237
Total Assets 18,327,161 18,026,554 16,841,459 15,719,107
Total Debt 7,782,831 7,725,177 7,088,048 6,836,579
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Essential Utilities Valuation & Funding

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Essential Utilities Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utili
Multi-Utilities
Bryn Mawr, PA
3,291 As of 2024

Camden, NJ
 

San Jose, CA
 
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Essential Utilities Competitors (8)

One of Essential Utilities’s 8 competitors is American Water Works Company, a Corporation company based in Camden, NJ.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
American Water Works Company Corporation Camden, NJ
California Water Service Group Corporation San Jose, CA
Eversource Energy Private Debt Financed Springfield, MA
Southern Company Private Debt Financed Atlanta, GA
Fortis (Electric Utility) Corporation St. John's, Canada
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Essential Utilities Patents

Essential Utilities Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-4631961-A Sampling device for determining conditions on the interior surface of a water main Inactive 31-Dec-1985
JP-S55158066-A Bubble manufacturing machine for fire extinguishing Active 30-May-1979
AU-5568480-A Fire-fighting concentrates Inactive 06-Mar-1979
FR-2395044-A2 New hydrosoluble concentrate suitable for pumping and its application for fire fighting Active 21-Jun-1977
DE-2826224-A1 Foam fire extinguisher Inactive 21-Jun-1977 A62C99/0036
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Essential Utilities Signals

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Essential Utilities Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Essential Utilities Investments & Acquisitions (138)

Essential Utilities’s most recent deal was a Corporate Asset Purchase with Essential Utilities (Wastewater Utility Assets in Morgan County, Indiana) for . The deal was made on 01-Oct-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Essential Utilities (Wastewater Utility Assets in Morgan County, Indiana) 01-Oct-2024 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
Integra Water Texas 01-Oct-2024 Merger/Acquisition Environmental Services (B2B)
Essential Utilities (Midvale's Water System in Ohio) 01-Aug-2024 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
Village of La Rue (Water Assets in Ohio, United States) 31-Jul-2023 Corporate Asset Purchase Buildings and Property
Village of Frankfort (Water and Wastewater Utility Assets in Illinois, United States) 01-Jul-2023 Secondary Transaction - Private Buildings and Property
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Essential Utilities ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated April, 10, 2025

23.91 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Covered Companies

of 14,673

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Industry

of 634

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Multi-Utilities

Subindustry

of 103

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Essential Utilities Exits (1)

Essential Utilities’s most recent exit was on 07-Apr-2004 from Applewood Water Company. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Applewood Water Company 07-Apr-2004 Completed
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Essential Utilities Affiliates

Subsidiaries (11)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Stony Creek Farms (Pennsylvania) East Norriton, PA 2009
Aqua Indiana Pendleton, IN 2004
Aqua Texas Fulshear, TX 2003
Aqua Creations New Jersey New York, NY 2002
Aqua Virginia Rockville, VA 2001
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Essential Utilities FAQs

  • When was Essential Utilities founded?

    Essential Utilities was founded in 1886.

  • Where is Essential Utilities headquartered?

    Essential Utilities is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

  • What is the size of Essential Utilities?

    Essential Utilities has 3,291 total employees.

  • What industry is Essential Utilities in?

    Essential Utilities’s primary industry is Multi-Utilities.

  • Is Essential Utilities a private or public company?

    Essential Utilities is a Public company.

  • What is Essential Utilities’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Essential Utilities is WTRG.

  • What is the current stock price of Essential Utilities?

    As of 12-Jun-2025 the stock price of Essential Utilities is $38.36.

  • What is the current market cap of Essential Utilities?

    The current market capitalization of Essential Utilities is $10.8B.

  • What is Essential Utilities’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Essential Utilities is $2.26B.

  • Who are Essential Utilities’s competitors?

    American Water Works Company, California Water Service Group, Eversource Energy, Southern Company, and Fortis (Electric Utility) are some of the 8 competitors of Essential Utilities.

  • What is Essential Utilities’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Essential Utilities’s EPS for 12 months was $2.23.

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