Quick Takeaways
- WTRG - Essential Utilities, Inc. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
- Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 6.3%.
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Essential Utilities, Inc. financial metrics
Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.
- Symbol
- WTRG on NYSE
- Location
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Fiscal year end
- 31 December
- Latest financial report
- 25 Mar 2026
What Changed
- Return On Invested Capital YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+8.7%</span>.
- Most recent SEC facts end date: 19 Feb 2026.
Why This Matters
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.
Official SEC Source
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.
See Original FilingLatest SEC snapshot (2026-02-19) highlights Return On Invested Capital 6.3%, Return On Equity 10.5%, and Return On Assets 3.3%.
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
36.8/100
Weak Confidence high
Return On Invested Capital
6.3%
Metric score 9.0/100
Return On Equity
10%
Metric score 14.7/100
Return On Assets
3.3%
Metric score 15.7/100
Financial Health
- Current Ratio
- 0.46x
- Quick Ratio
- 0.1x
- Debt to Equity
- 1.18x
Strengths
Operating Margin and Revenues YoY
Watchpoints
Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets
Key metrics snapshot
Return On Invested Capital
6.3%
YoY: +8.7%
Return On Equity
10%
YoY: +0.52%
Return On Assets
3.3%
YoY: -2.3%
Operating Margin
76%
YoY: -7.8%
Current Ratio
0.46x
YoY: +20%
Quick Ratio
0.1x
YoY: -36%
Debt-to-equity
1.18x
YoY: -2.7%
Revenues YoY
19%
YoY:
NetIncomeLoss YoY
5.7%
YoY:
Profitability
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Invested Capital | 6.3% | +8.7% |
| Return On Equity | 10% | +0.52% |
| Return On Assets | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| Operating Margin | 76% | -7.8% |
Financial Health
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.46x | +20% |
| Quick Ratio | 0.1x | -36% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.18x | -2.7% |
Growth
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY | 19% | |
| NetIncomeLoss YoY | 5.7% |
Share Metrics
| Metric | Latest value | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 283,117,816 | +0.99% |
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- TTM Revenues YoY
- TTM Net Income YoY