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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

17.900.37-2.03%

Summary

As of today, WTRG PE ratio is 17.90, down -2.03% on
WTRG PE ratio is currently -73.21% below its historical high of 66.81 set on
WTRG PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 18.87 on
WTRG PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 15.41 on
WTRG PE ratio is down -1.16% year-over-year
WTRG PE ratio is higher than 27.38% of companies in Utilities sector

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Performance

WTRG Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio17.90-2.0%-0.4%+0.8%+3.0%-1.2%-28.3%-39.0%
Price$39.52-2.0%-0.5%+0.8%+3.0%-2.1%-8.7%-17.6%
TTM Revenue$2.47B+4.0%–+4.0%–+18.6%+8.2%+69.2%
TTM EPS$2.21-8.4%–-8.4%–+1.7%+24.7%+97.4%
1.63-2.4%-0.6%+0.6%+3.2%-5.8%-21.3%-33.5%
4.52-2.2%-0.4%+0.9%+3.0%-8.7%-8.5%-31.3%
$19.47B-1.2%-0.2%+0.4%+1.6%+2.9%+7.2%+11.1%
14.55-1.1%-0.2%+0.4%+1.6%-4.3%-21.1%-25.0%
Market Cap$11B-2.0%-0.4%+0.9%+3.1%+0.2%-2.1%-5.0%

Highs

WTRG PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M18.61-3.8%
3M18.87-5.1%
6M18.87-5.1%
1Y18.87-5.1%
3Y25.30-29.3%
5Y32.70-45.3%
All66.81-73.2%

Lows

WTRG PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M17.48+2.4%
3M16.70+7.2%
6M15.41+16.2%
1Y15.41+16.2%
3Y15.41+16.2%
5Y15.41+16.2%
All12.16+47.2%

History

DateValueChange
17.90+3.0%
17.38+3.8%
16.74-16.5%
20.05-25.6%
26.95-15.9%
32.03-24.2%
42.28-9.8%
46.87+47.6%
31.76+9.0%
29.15+27.7%
22.82-13.0%
26.24+28.9%
20.36+7.7%
18.90+4.2%
18.13-15.2%
21.39-14.1%
24.90+9.0%
22.85-19.4%
28.35-4.9%
DateValueChange
29.80-7.9%
32.34-15.9%
38.45+34.5%
28.59+2.2%
27.97+30.3%
21.46-16.6%
25.74+6.8%
24.11+2.6%
23.50-18.1%
28.70+7.2%
26.76+45.8%
18.35+37.0%
13.39-2.0%
13.67-5.1%
14.41-57.2%
33.67+33.6%
25.20+9.0%
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FAQ

  • What is the current PE ratio of WTRG?

    As of today, WTRG PE ratio is 17.90

  • What is WTRG PE ratio 1-year high?

    WTRG PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 18.87 on March 13, 2026

  • What is WTRG PE ratio 1-year low?

    WTRG PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 15.41 on December 10, 2025

  • What is 1-year change in WTRG PE ratio?

    WTRG PE ratio is down -1.16% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in WTRG PE ratio?

    WTRG PE ratio is down -28.29% over the past 3 years

  • How far is WTRG PE ratio from its all-time high?

    WTRG PE ratio is currently -73.21% below its historical high of 66.81 set on December 30, 2019

  • How does WTRG PE ratio rank versus sector peers?

    WTRG PE ratio is higher than 27.38% of companies in Utilities sector

PE Ratio Formula

P/E =  
Price
EPS

Data Sources & References

  1. WTRG Official Website www.essential.co
  2. Most Recent Quarterly Report (10-Q) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/0000078128-26-000050-index.htm
  3. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/0000078128-26-000050-index.htm
  4. WTRG Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/WTRG
  5. WTRG Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/wtrg