Essential Utilities, Inc.

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 7.5 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, West 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.

Essential Utilities, Inc. trades as WTRG on NYSE. The company is classified in Utilities / Regulated Water and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Regulated Water. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $2.47B of revenue and $616.37M of net income.

Use this area for management strategy, capital allocation priorities, target markets, and measurable goals from the latest annual report or investor presentation.

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Essential Utilities, Inc. can be compared against peers such as The AES Corporation, American States Water Company, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P., California Water Service Group, Emera Incorporated, IDACORP, Inc..

A complete thesis should compare growth, margins, balance-sheet risk, valuation multiples, and market position against direct competitors.

Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $10.60B, beta of 0.66, and return on equity of +9.0%.

This section should be validated with evidence such as durable margins, brand strength, regulation, switching costs, cost advantage, distribution, or technology.

Key risks should include financial leverage, cyclicality, customer concentration, regulatory exposure, currency risk, and execution risk.

WTRG currently shows total debt of $8.34B and beta of 0.66. Missing data should be treated as a research gap, not as low risk.

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Recent filings to review: 425 (2026-06-04 00:00:00), 425 (2026-06-01 00:00:00), 425 (2026-05-29 00:00:00), 425 (2026-05-29 00:00:00).

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Company website: https://www.essential.co

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