Essential Utilities (WTRG) Peer Comparison

$44.30

$0.78 (1.78%)

As on 02-Nov-2026 14:43EST

Market cap

$12,134 Mln

Revenue (TTM)

$2,569 Mln

P/E Ratio

21.8

P/B Ratio

1.7

Div. Yield

3.2 %

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	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Market cap ($ Mln)	12,134	3,383	2,945	1,070	513
Revenue ($ Mln)	2,569	697	1,075	212	6
Net Profit ($ Mln)	554.87	143.13	137.39	52.01	23.80
Net Margin (%)	21.60	20.52	12.78	24.50	401.03
RoE (%)	8.00	13.21	7.45	9.90	8.90
Price to Earnings	21.83	23.38	21.55	21.93	19.26
Price-To-Book	1.71	2.98	1.61	1.98	1.71

Income Statement ($ Mln)

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Operating Revenue	2,568.70	697.48	1,075.32	212.26	5.93
Cost of Revenue	1,194.91	299.76	377.85	117.23	22.72
Gross Profit	1,013.72	334.09	643.46	76.29	42.44
Operating Expenses	473.45	175.61	477.60	30.22	-47.29
Operating Profit (EBIT)	900.69	222.11	219.86	64.80	30.50
Other Income	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Profit before Tax	584.12	188.14	166.39	58.34	22.20
Provision for Tax	29.25	45.01	30.49	6.33	-1.60
Profit after Tax (Net Income)	554.87	143.13	137.39	52.01	23.80
Minority Interest	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00
Consolidated Profit	0.00	69.66	11.48	0.00	0.00

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Shareholder's Funds	7,018.26	1,121.48	1,903.89	548.71	294.28
Minority Interest	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00
Non-Current Liabilities	12,324.74	1,422.37	3,592.99	799.93	390.53
Current Liabilities	598.99	231.11	574.85	109.00	19.16
Total Liabilities	19,894.48	2,715.09	5,671.17	1,365.74	680.89

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Non-Current Assets	19,476.68	2,548.47	5,666.79	1,402.33	683.90
Current Assets	465.31	226.49	407.58	55.31	20.07
Total Assets	19,894.48	2,715.09	5,671.17	1,365.74	680.89
Total Debt*	8,523.25	798.49	1,647.34	438.06	189.70
Net Current Assets	-133.68	-4.61	0.00	0.00	0.91

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Cash From Operating Activities	1,010.46	229.73	302.56	62.60	29.86
Cash Flow from Investing Activities	-1,510.74	-237.54	-520.14	-100.96	-48.73
Cash from Financing Activities	525.91	-0.03	219.27	38.61	18.87
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow	--	--	--	--	--

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
ROCE (%)	4.23	6.78	4.04	4.91	4.41
ROE (%)	8.00	13.21	7.45	9.90	8.90
ROA (%)	2.80	4.95	2.16	3.50	3.41
EBIT Margin (%)	35.75	30.21	22.42	33.54	376.93
Net Margin (%)	21.60	20.52	12.78	24.50	401.03
Cash Profit Margin (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Revenue Growth (%)	9.86	13.23	7.28	8.95	-92.22
EBIT Growth (%)	-1.75	3.02	9.81	16.90	-24.06
Net Profit Growth (%)	-14.08	14.68	0.74	20.90	20.83
EPS Growth (%)	-16.27	12.15	-2.28	16.41	16.93
Book Value Growth (%)	3.20	12.88	6.86	8.20	13.72

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Price / Earnings	17.65	21.49	20.17	21.71	22.88
Price / Book Value	1.59	2.68	1.53	1.88	1.91
Dividend Yield (%)	--	--	--	--	--
EV/EBITDA	14.04	14.04	11.53	14.23	20.64
Market Cap ($ Cr)	--	--	--	--	--

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Debt to Equity	1.20	0.75	0.00	0.00	0.64
Short term debt to equity ratio	0.01	0.07	0.09	0.08	0.00
Current Ratio	0.78	0.98	0.71	0.51	1.05
Quick Ratio	0.62	0.90	0.68	0.42	0.88
Interest Coverage	2.70	5.01	3.23	4.84	2.47

	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)	York Water Company (The) (YORW)
Debtors to sales (%)	11.89	15.26	19.01	16.93	145.58
Asset Turnover	0.13	0.24	0.17	0.14	0.01
Receivable days	51.15	78.44	64.45	54.57	58.68
Inventory Days	25.80	17.78	20.63	22.01	35.29
Payable days	66.84	98.43	175.75	91.58	93.51
Cash Conversion Cycle	10.11	-2.21	-90.67	-15.00	0.47

*TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) data based on income statement of last 4 quarters and interim half yearly balance sheet.