Essential Utilities (WTRG) Financial Ratios: P/E, ROE & More

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Financial Ratios

For fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Essential Utilities had a P/E ratio of 17.61 (up from 16.75), return on equity of 9.4% (down from 9.8%), debt-to-equity of 1.22 (down from 1.25) and a current ratio of 0.80 (up from 0.50). A current ratio of 0.80 means current liabilities exceed current assets. Its dividend yield was 3.58% with a payout ratio of 60.7%.

Essential Utilities Financial Ratios Analysis

Valuation, profitability, leverage, and liquidity ratios

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios

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Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio	17.61	16.75	20.48	26.91	31.44	40.72
Forward P/E	18.07	17.01	19.38	25.94	31.21	28.74
P/S Ratio	4.39	4.78	4.97	5.47	7.22	7.93
P/B Ratio	1.58	1.61	1.73	2.33	2.62	2.48
Price/Tangible Book	2.41	2.59	2.87	4.13	4.78	4.93
Price/OCF	10.74	12.95	10.93	20.86	21.05	22.83
PEG Ratio	2.87	2.64	3.31	4.04	4.75	4.08
Enterprise Value Ratios
EV/Revenue	7.61	8.35	8.30	8.34	10.30	11.68
EV/EBITDA	14.14	15.44	16.41	19.27	21.30	23.85
EV/EBIT	20.59	22.96	24.51	28.52	31.71	37.19
Profitability & Returns
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.44%	9.84%	8.84%	8.81%	8.75%	6.65%
Return on Assets (ROA)	3.05%	2.72%	2.67%	2.75%	2.69%	2.49%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	4.90%	4.40%	4.30%	4.60%	4.40%	3.50%
Leverage & Solvency Ratios
Debt/Equity	1.22	1.25	1.21	1.28	1.18	1.23
Debt/EBITDA	6.22	6.84	6.78	6.88	6.66	7.97
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	0.80	0.50	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.55	0.33	0.31	0.38	0.40	0.46
Efficiency Ratios
Asset Turnover	0.13	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.13	0.13
Inventory Turnover	10.17	8.37	5.94	7.86	10.61	17.43
Yield & Distribution Ratios
Earnings Yield	5.68%	5.97%	4.88%	3.72%	3.18%	2.46%
FCF Yield	-3.86%	-5.61%	-2.60%	-3.69%	-2.77%	-2.82%
Dividend Yield	3.58%	3.71%	3.50%	2.64%	2.24%	2.39%
Payout Ratio	60.65%	58.19%	63.59%	62.04%	59.93%	81.65%
Buyback Yield	-2.26%	-2.53%	-1.82%	-1.82%	-1.39%	-17.92%
Total Return	1.32%	1.18%	1.68%	0.82%	0.85%	-15.53%

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Essential Utilities Financial Ratios

What is Essential Utilities's P/E ratio?

Essential Utilities's P/E ratio was 17.61 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 16.75 a year earlier.

What is Essential Utilities's return on equity?

Essential Utilities's return on equity (ROE) was 9.4% for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 9.8% a year earlier.

What is Essential Utilities's debt-to-equity ratio?

Essential Utilities's debt-to-equity ratio was 1.22 for fiscal 2025 (period ended Dec 31, 2025). It was 1.25 a year earlier.

What is return on equity (ROE)?

Return on equity is net income divided by shareholders' equity. It measures how much profit a company generates from the capital its shareholders have invested. Full definition