Essential Utilities, Inc.
WTRG
Key stats
- Open
- 45.32
- Day high
- 45.36
- Day low
- 44.64
- Previous close
- 44.95
- Volume
- 2.30M
- VWAP
- 44.88
- 52-week high
- 46.36
- 52-week low
- 36.11
- Market cap
- 12.87B
- Shares out
- 286.38M
- Employees
- 3,303
- Listed
- 1980
About Essential Utilities, Inc.
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. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.
WATER SUPPLY · BRYN MAWR, PA · essential.co
Options · expiring Nov 20
Nov 12, 3:59 PM ET- Call open interest
- 27
- Put open interest
- 1.0K
- Put/call
- 38.81
- At-the-money IV
- 23.0%
| Contract | Last | Traded | Volume | Open int. | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 call | 5.20 | Nov 9, 3:39 PM | 535 | 0 | 109.8% |
| 35 call | 8.90 | Nov 9, 2:38 PM | 5 | 3 | 175.4% |
| 50 call | 0.05 | Nov 5, 12:42 PM | 5 | 5 | — |
| 35 put | 0.05 | Oct 19, 11:34 AM | 5 | 5 | 133.1% |
| 45 call | 0.45 | Nov 11, 11:22 AM | 1 | 19 | 23.0% |
| 40 put | 0.15 | Nov 3, 11:59 AM | 1 | 1.0K | 51.5% |
Quarterly results
Massive · Nov 4, 2026| Q3 2026 to Sep 30, 2026 | Q2 2026 to Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 to Mar 31, 2026 | Q4 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $508.26M | $530.85M | $861.76M | $699.11M |
| Gross profit | $482.88M | $484.65M | $623.14M | $559.18M |
| Operating income | $192.70M | $193.27M | $310.64M | $227.00M |
| Net income | $103.83M | $105.72M | $224.39M | $132.68M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 0.47 |
| Operating cash flow | $229.25M | $323.57M | $265.40M | $206.11M |
| Assets | $20.29B | $19.94B | $19.78B | $19.46B |
| Liabilities | $12.43B | $12.19B | $12.16B | $11.88B |
| Equity | $7.87B | $7.75B | $7.62B | $7.58B |
Technicals
Massive · Nov 12, 2026- 50-day average41.48
- 200-day average39.66
- RSI (14 days)62.7
Short interest
Massive · Oct 30, 2026- Oct 30, 20267.11M shares · 3.6 days to cover
- Oct 15, 20267.43M shares · 2.8 days to cover
- Sep 30, 20266.58M shares · 2.7 days to cover
- Sep 15, 20267.54M shares · 2.8 days to cover
Dividends
Massive · Nov 10, 2026- Ex Nov 10, 2026, paid Dec 1, 20260.3606 · 4 a year
- Ex Aug 11, 2026, paid Sep 1, 20260.3606 · 4 a year
- Ex May 12, 2026, paid Jun 1, 20260.3426 · 4 a year
- Ex Feb 9, 2026, paid Mar 2, 20260.3426 · 4 a year
- Ex Nov 12, 2025, paid Dec 1, 20250.3426 · 4 a year
- Ex Aug 12, 2025, paid Sep 2, 20250.3426 · 4 a year
- Ex May 13, 2025, paid Jun 2, 20250.3255 · 4 a year
- Ex Feb 10, 2025, paid Mar 3, 20250.3255 · 4 a year
Splits
Massive · Sep 3, 2013- Sep 3, 20135-for-4
- Dec 2, 20054-for-3
- Dec 2, 20035-for-4
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