Essential Utilities Inc.
WTRG Utilities Utilities Regulated Water
Essential Utilities Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.5 billion, up 18.6% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.10%, EPS fell 2.63%, free cash flow fell 1.23% and total debt rose 9.41%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG) EV/Sales
As of 9 October 2026, Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG) trades at a EV/Sales of 7.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.8× (October 2023) to 17.2× (June 2020); the current reading is higher than 7% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 6.2× and above the Utilities sector median of 4.4×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.7× | (9.23%) |
| FY2024 | 8.5× | 1.23% |
| FY2023 | 8.4× | (1.59%) |
| FY2022 | 8.5× | (19.46%) |
| FY2021 | 10.5× | (11.81%) |
| FY2020 | 11.9× | (6.12%) |
| FY2019 | 12.7× | 23.49% |
| FY2018 | 10.3× | (7.15%) |
| FY2017 | 11.1× | 26.30% |
| FY2016 | 8.8× | 1.68% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 7.5× | (2.58%) |
| Mar 2026 | 7.7× | 0.82% |
| Dec 2025 | 7.7× | (4.69%) |
| Sep 2025 | 8.1× | 3.68% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 2.8× |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | 4.1× |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | 4.2× |
| HTO H2O America compare | 5.1× |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 5.9× |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | 6.8× |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. compare | 7.5× |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | 7.6× |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | 8.2× |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | 6.2× |
| Utilities sector median | 4.4× |
| Market median | 2.2× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)