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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) stock

Utilities·Water Supply·Market cap $11.1B
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Factor grades

As of 2026-10-12
Meaterm Score
A-
61st percentile
Valuation
B
74th percentile
Growth
C
55th percentile
Profitability
B-
63rd percentile
Momentum
C
53rd percentile

Percentile grades within the stock’s sector, computed nightly from SEC filings. Statistical ranking, not investment advice.

Fair value estimate

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Key fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)
$5.2B
Net income (TTM)
$1.0B
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$5.44
Gross margin
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Operating margin
35.6%
Net margin
20.1%

Trailing-twelve-month figures computed by Meaterm from SEC filings, refreshed nightly.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the WTRG factor grades?

Meaterm scores Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) on four factors — valuation, growth, profitability and momentum — plus an overall Meaterm Score. Each grade is a percentile ranking against the stock's sector, computed nightly from SEC-filed financial data. Grades are statistical rankings, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade.

How is the fair value estimate for WTRG calculated?

The estimate is the median of several peer-multiple implied values — peer P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S and P/B applied to the company's own fundamentals — plus a sell-side consensus target when one is available. Peers come from the same industry, matched by size. When the company’s own size is not on record, or the comparable companies are too few, more than ten times larger or smaller, or disagree too much with each other or with the market price, no estimate is published and the page says why. It is a statistical reference point, not a price target and not investment advice.

Where does the data on this page come from?

Fundamentals and factor grades are computed by Meaterm from SEC filings and refreshed nightly. Positioning context comes from public CFTC and FINRA releases, and macro series from FRED. Every signal, grade and estimate shown is Meaterm’s own computation.

Is WTRG a good stock to invest in?

Meaterm does not answer that question. This page shows how Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) ranks statistically against sector peers on valuation, growth, profitability and momentum and, where its peer group supports one, where its price sits relative to a peer-multiple estimate. Use it as research context alongside your own analysis — nothing on this page is investment advice.

How often is this page updated?

Factor grades, fundamentals and the company profile refresh nightly after each trading day. The brief layers — macro, catalysts, positioning and news — are composed when the page loads, and the fair value estimate is recomputed with recent quotes during the day.