WTRG
Essential Utilities IncNYSE
Utilities • Utilities - Regulated Water
Factor tilt: Large-Cap Defensive
$45.45-1.30%
Close Nov 6, 2026
- Market cap
- $12.89B
- 1 month
- +17.4%
- 3 months
- +14.3%
- 1 year
- +14.5%
- 52-week range
- $36.25$46.05
- Dividend, last 12 mo
- $1.3884 · 3.05% yield
- Last ex-date
- Aug 11, 2026 · $0.3606
- Dividend growth
- 15+ years in a row
- Next-quarter EPS estimate
- $0.34Quarter to Sep 30, 2026 · 3 analysts
- Short interest
- 2.6% of float7.4M shares · settled Oct 15, 2026 · +13.0% since Sep 30, 2026 · FINRA
Fundamentals · trailing 12 months to Jun 30, 2026
- Revenue
- $2.57B
- Net income
- $554.87M
- Free cash flow
- -$488.38M
- Book value
- $7.02B
- Total debt
- $8.52B
- P/E
- 23.2×
- Price / sales
- 5×
- Price / book
- 1.8×
- FCF yield
- -3.8%
- Net margin
- +21.6%
EODHD (TTM) · as of Nov 6, 2026
End-of-day close from stored market data, not a live quote.
About Essential Utilities Inc
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services.
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The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
- Website
- essential.co
- Headquarters
- Bryn Mawr, PA, United States
- Employees
- 3,303
- Listed
- Dec 30, 1987
- Fiscal year ends
- December
Company profile from EODHD, stored Oct 24, 2026.
Quarterly results
The last 8 fiscal quarters as reported (EODHD). Year over year compares the same quarter a year earlier.
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026filed Aug 5, 2026 | $530.9M | +3.1% | 91.3% | $193.3M | $105.7M |
| Mar 2026filed May 7, 2026 | $861.8M | +10.0% | 39.1% | $310.6M | $224.4M |
| Dec 2025filed Feb 26, 2026 | $699.1M | +15.7% | 36.0% | $227.0M | $132.7M |
| Sep 2025filed Nov 5, 2025 | $477.0M | +9.6% | 63.1% | $169.8M | $92.1M |
| Jun 2025filed Aug 4, 2025 | $514.9M | +18.5% | 60.1% | $185.3M | $107.8M |
| Mar 2025filed May 12, 2025 | $783.6M | +28.0% | 58.8% | $338.9M | $283.8M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 27, 2025 | $604.4M | +26.1% | 57.3% | $226.6M | $184.8M |
| Sep 2024filed Nov 6, 2024 | $435.3M | +5.8% | 62.4% | $155.1M | $69.4M |
Fiscal years · last 6
| Fiscal year | Revenue | YoY | Gross margin | Op. income | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025filed Feb 26, 2026 | $2.5B | +18.6% | 41.0% | $921.0M | $616.4M |
| Dec 2024filed Feb 27, 2025 | $2.1B | +1.6% | 58.6% | $757.7M | $595.3M |
| Dec 2023filed Feb 29, 2024 | $2.1B | -10.2% | 54.8% | $692.1M | $498.2M |
| Dec 2022filed Mar 1, 2023 | $2.3B | +21.8% | 46.9% | $661.2M | $465.2M |
| Dec 2021filed Mar 1, 2022 | $1.9B | +28.4% | 52.6% | $602.7M | $431.6M |
| Dec 2020filed Mar 1, 2021 | $1.5B | +64.4% | 52.5% | $434.7M | $284.8M |
Short-interest history
FINRA reports open short positions for a settlement date. The publication date is later. These are reported positions, with a separate date for each observation.
Compare the reported short exposure around the dates you bought, sold or watched WTRG. A long position benefits from price rises; a short position benefits from falls. A change in these counts does not predict either move.
Settlement Oct 15, 2026
7,433,515 shares short
+853,275 shares (+13%) vs Sep 30, 2026
2.6% of the stored float. Published Oct 26, 2026.
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
6,580,240 shares short
-962,802 shares (-12.8%) vs Sep 15, 2026
2.3% of the stored float. Published Oct 9, 2026.
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
7,543,042 shares short
+320,780 shares (+4.4%) vs Aug 31, 2026
2.7% of the stored float. Published Sep 24, 2026.
Settlement Aug 31, 2026
7,222,262 shares short
+2,036,325 shares (+39.3%) vs Aug 14, 2026
2.6% of the stored float. Published Sep 10, 2026.
Settlement Aug 14, 2026
5,185,937 shares short
-389,416 shares (-7%) vs Jul 31, 2026
1.8% of the stored float. Published Aug 25, 2026.
Settlement Jul 31, 2026
5,575,353 shares short
+531,674 shares (+10.5%) vs Jul 15, 2026
2% of the stored float. Published Aug 11, 2026.
Change = this settlement’s shares short − the previous recorded settlement’s shares short; percentage change divides by that earlier count. A zero earlier count has no percentage change. Split-spanning counts are left uncompared. Float percentages use the stored settlement observation, not today’s float.
Source: stored FINRA equity short-interest records, up to six settlements from the last 240 days. FINRA data and reporting dates · How to read short interest
Dividends and stock splits
See the recorded cash amounts and dates behind WTRG’s income, and the splits that change its share count. Dates below are stored event records, not confirmation of a payment to your account.
Cash-dividend records
USD 0.3606 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 10, 2026 (future recorded date)
Recorded pay date: Dec 1, 2026 (pending)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.3606 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 11, 2026
Recorded pay date: Sep 1, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.3426 per share
Ex-dividend date: May 12, 2026
Recorded pay date: Jun 1, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.3426 per share
Ex-dividend date: Feb 9, 2026
Recorded pay date: Mar 2, 2026 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.3426 per share
Ex-dividend date: Nov 12, 2025
Recorded pay date: Dec 1, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
USD 0.3426 per share
Ex-dividend date: Aug 12, 2025
Recorded pay date: Sep 2, 2025 (past date)
Cash dividend · Polygon event record
Up to six Polygon cash-dividend events, including recorded ex-dates within the next 120 days. Amounts retain their recorded currency and decimal precision. Historical amounts are not restated to a common split basis, annualized, or converted to dollars.
For a long holding, compare the ex-date with when you held the shares and check the pay date against your broker’s cash history. Owning the stock today does not establish past entitlement. For a short holding, a dividend can create a payment obligation to the share lender.
Ex-dates and special dividend rules · Short-sale dividend obligations · Dividend data definitions
Split history
5 for 4 · forward split
Effective Sep 3, 2013
Each 4 pre-split shares become 5 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
4 for 3 · forward split
Effective Dec 2, 2005
Each 3 pre-split shares become 4 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
5 for 4 · forward split
Effective Dec 2, 2003
Each 4 pre-split shares become 5 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
5 for 4 · forward split
Effective Dec 3, 2001
Each 4 pre-split shares become 5 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
5 for 4 · forward split
Effective Dec 4, 2000
Each 4 pre-split shares become 5 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
4 for 3 · forward split
Effective Jan 13, 1998
Each 3 pre-split shares become 4 post-split shares.
Source: EODHD
Up to six stored split dates through Nov 7, 2026. Equivalent vendor ratios are combined; conflicting ratios are left out. This history may be incomplete.
A split changes the share count and per-share price basis; it does not by itself add investment value. Put your holding’s earlier and later share counts on the same basis before comparing them. This applies to both long shares and shares owed on a short position.
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Holder IQ: MEDIUM
83 smart-money holders: institutions with a high Holder IQ
Q2 2026, filed Oct 30, 2026
Smart-money 13F trend: accumulating (heavy)
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Sentiment: neutral
Last trade: sell 88 days ago
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Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
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What happened
Stored recent-activity label: neutral. This context label is separate from the scored insider signal read.
Why it can matter
A count of reported activity describes a sample, not purchase conviction, an insider’s intent or a future price move. Neutral is not an all-clear, and absent direction is not neutral evidence.
How we got this
The current context rule reads at most 50 nonduplicate issuer/share-class records filed in the last 90 days. It counts a bullish direction or purchase code P toward bullish, and a bearish direction or sale code S toward bearish. A side must exceed the opposite count by more than two to set its label; otherwise nonzero directional counts produce neutral. Calculation unavailable for this saved label: its counts, exact records, as-of time and rule version are not supplied here. Do not substitute the separate scored read’s different window or denominator.
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Stored SEC Forms 3/4/5 insider-signal records, ordered by filing date with amendment duplicates excluded. Filing date is not transaction date. The last-trade line locates recent reported activity; it does not date or reconstruct the complete count.
Largest 13-F holders · Q2 2026
703 filers reported a long position in WTRG for Q2 2026. 13-F holdings are filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends.
The top 10 hold
46.9%
of the 223.7M shares 13-F filers reported
Moves vs Q1 2026
6 added3 trimmed
1 not comparable
Net shares held
+0.8%
across the 9 holders with a comparable Q1 2026 book
| Rank | Holder | Value | Shares | Shares vs Q1 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | $1.3B · 33.4M shares | 33.4M | +5.9% |
| 2 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | $626M · 16.3M shares | 16.3M | -0.9% |
| 3 | STATE STREET CORP | $502.6M · 13.1M shares | 13.1M | +5.5% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | $489.7M · 12.8M shares | 12.8M | +1% |
| 5 | NORGES BANK | $248.6M · 6.5M shares | 6.5M | — |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | $202.3M · 5.3M shares | 5.3M | +1.1% |
| 7 | NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | $197M · 5.1M shares | 5.1M | -31.6% |
| 8 | Amundi | $166M · 4.3M shares | 4.3M | -4.5% |
| 9 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | $159.1M · 4.2M shares | 4.2M | +2.2% |
| 10 | AQR Arbitrage LLC | $147.8M · 3.9M shares | 3.9M | +23% |
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Holders of more than 5% of WTRG file with the SEC within days. A 13D holder may seek to influence the company; a 13G holder is passive. Each holder’s latest filing from the last three years.
| Filed | Holder | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.83% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC13G · passive | 5.28% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | BlackRock, Inc.13G · passive · amended | 10.9% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | VANGUARD GROUP INC13G · passive · amended | 0%under 5% |
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