Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) · Peers
Essential Utilities against the 11 other companies here in its SEC industry, Water Supply. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 12, highest first.
Measure by measure
| Measure | WTRG | Peer median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market value | $11.59B | median $502.11M | 2 of 12 |
| P/E | 20.9× | median 22.2× | 9 of 11 |
| Forward P/E | 18.4× | median 21.6× | 8 of 9 |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.3× | median 14.6× | 1 of 11 |
| P/S | 4.5× | median 4.7× | 7 of 12 |
| FCF yield | -18.1% | median 0.6% | 12 of 12 |
| Dividend yield | 3.3% | median 2.5% | 3 of 11 |
| Operating margin | 35.1% | median 25.0% | 4 of 12 |
| Net margin | 21.6% | median 20.2% | 4 of 12 |
| ROIC | 3.3% | median 5.0% | 10 of 12 |
| ROE | 7.9% | median 8.1% | 7 of 12 |
| Revenue growth (4y, yearly) | 7.1% | median 8.0% | 9 of 12 |
| EPS growth (yearly) | 7.1% | median 2.3% | 4 of 10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 10.6× | median 4.4× | 1 of 10 |
| Current ratio | 0.8× | median 1.0× | 8 of 12 |
| Stock pay / revenue | 0.5% | median 0.7% | 9 of 12 |
| Share count change | 2.3% | median 0.8% | 4 of 11 |
Green where Essential Utilities is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.
The peers, largest first
| Company | Market value | P/E | ROIC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc. | $11.59B | P/E 20.9× | 3.3% | 4.1 |
| AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc. | $26.82B | P/E 23.8× | 5.9% | 4.3 |
| AWRAmerican States Water Co | $3.31B | P/E 23.1× | 9.3% | 4.8 |
| CWTCalifornia Water Service Group | $2.87B | P/E 21.5× | 4.5% | 5.0 |
| HTOH2O America | $2.41B | P/E 23.0× | 3.9% | 5.3 |
| MSEXMiddlesex Water Co | $1.03B | P/E 21.5× | 4.9% | 4.8 |
| YORWThe York Water Company | $502.11M | P/E 21.1× | 5.0% | 4.5 |
| CWCOConsolidated Water Co. Ltd. | $452.20M | P/E 28.0× | 13.3% | 6.0 |
| ARTNBArtesian Resources Corporation | $351.32M | P/E 14.9× | 5.4% | 4.4 |
| CDZICadiz Inc | $327.70M | P/E – | -28.4% | 2.3 |
| PCYOPure Cycle Corp | $265.55M | P/E 18.0× | 6.3% | 5.2 |
| GWRSGlobal Water Resources, Inc. | $230.07M | P/E 77.8× | 2.9% | 3.2 |
The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.