Yahoo · Aug 12, 2026
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Water revenue surged 7.6% while management navigates merger approvals and rate cases.
NYSE · WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
Utilities · Regulated Water
$40.38
Down-$0.08 (-0.20%)
Updated Aug 16, 2026, 2:38 PM
SID Score
7.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 10.66B
- P/E ratio
- 16.35
- Dividend yield
- 3.31%
- 52-week range
- $36.11 – $42.37
- Volume
- 1.19M
- Avg. volume
- 2.14M
Price performance
WTRG price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
WTRG closed at $40.38 after 20 trading sessions, up 2.51% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $40.38
- Period change
- +2.51%
- Period low
- $38.78
- Period high
- $40.71
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $40.38 | $40.57 | $40.05 | $40.38 | 1.19M |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $39.94 | $40.64 | $39.905 | $40.46 | 1.49M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $39.86 | $40.20 | $39.63 | $39.86 | 1.87M |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $39.26 | $40.11 | $39.21 | $40.08 | 1.61M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $39.70 | $40.04 | $38.97 | $39.78 | 2.55M |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $39.55 | $40.34 | $39.49 | $40.04 | 1.25M |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $39.88 | $40.10 | $39.51 | $39.88 | 1.87M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $39.71 | $39.83 | $39.10 | $39.59 | 1.88M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $38.42 | $39.80 | $38.30 | $39.56 | 3.09M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $39.81 | $40.59 | $38.67 | $38.78 | 2.8M |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $40.20 | $40.37 | $39.825 | $39.85 | 2.32M |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $40.96 | $41.32 | $40.07 | $40.35 | 1.98M |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $40.80 | $41.39 | $40.35 | $40.70 | 1.99M |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $39.99 | $41.33 | $39.99 | $40.71 | 2.83M |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $39.31 | $40.14 | $39.18 | $39.54 | 1.77M |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $39.93 | $39.96 | $39.41 | $39.61 | 2.15M |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $39.08 | $39.89 | $39.025 | $39.59 | 1.46M |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $38.98 | $39.535 | $38.98 | $39.40 | 2.16M |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $38.98 | $39.31 | $38.73 | $38.92 | 1.53M |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $39.55 | $39.97 | $39.01 | $39.39 | 1.93M |
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Company profile
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.
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- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $43.50
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 15
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
| Jul 2, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| May 29, 2026 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Jefferies | Hold | — |
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Yahoo · Aug 10, 2026
Before You Dig a Hole, Make 811 Your Goal: Essential Utilities Recognizes 811 Day and the Importance of Safe Digging
BRYN MAWR, Pa., August 10, 2026--With construction season at its summertime peak, Essential Utilities and its subsidiaries, Aqua Water and Peoples Natural Gas, urge customers and contractors to recognize 811 Day and take great care with all digging and excavation practices.
Yahoo · Aug 9, 2026
Essential Utilities Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported second-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $0.37 per share, compared with $0.38 per share in the prior-year quarter, as higher regulatory recoveries and water volumes were offset by lower gas volumes, increased operating expenses, depreciation and interest costs.
Yahoo · Aug 7, 2026
AWR Q2 Earnings Top Estimates on Water Rate Increases, Revenues Up Y/Y
AWR tops Q2 earnings estimates as water rate increases lifted profits, while revenues rise 11.2% and the dividend increases 8.2%.
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