WTRG (WTRG) is an S&P 500 company in Other. It grades weakest on growth.
Where WTRG ranks among the 1,500 U.S. stocks the model scores each trading day, its expected return, the evidence for and against it, and whether the model portfolio holds it. The grades below describe the company's data; they are not the model's view.
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Each grade compares WTRG with the rest of its sector (A+ best, F worst); the numbers behind it are shown with the typical figure for its peers.
| Market value | $11.0B |
| Enterprise value | $19.4B |
| P/E (trailing) | 19.7x |
| Forward P/E (Torvanta estimate) | 19.9x |
| Price / sales | 4.3x |
| Price / book | 1.6x |
| EV / revenue | 7.6x |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.5x |
| Revenue, last 12 months | $2.6B |
| Net income, last 12 months | $554.9M |
| EPS, last 12 months (GAAP) | $1.96 |
| Operating margin | 35.1% |
| Net margin | 21.6% |
| Return on equity | 8.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.5% |
| Cash | $8.6M |
| Total debt | $8.5B |
| Debt / equity | 1.21x |
| Interest cover | 2.6x |
| Current ratio | 0.78x |
Company figures from its latest SEC filings; market value and returns from end-of-day prices.
From the company's 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| Net income | $431.6M | $465.2M | $498.2M | $595.3M | $616.4M |
| EPS (GAAP) | $1.67 | $1.77 | $1.85 | $2.17 | $2.21 |
| Reported | EPS (GAAP) | EPS y/y | Revenue y/y | Stock vs S&P 500, 2 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | $0.37 | -3% | +3% | +1.2% |
| 2026-05-07 | $0.79 | -23% | +10% | -0.7% |
| 2026-02-26 | $0.47 | -30% | +16% | +1.2% |
| 2025-11-05 | $0.33 | +32% | +10% | +3.6% |
| 2025-08-01 | $0.38 | +36% | +19% | +4.3% |
| 2025-05-12 | $1.03 | +6% | +28% | -11.4% |
| Company | Market value | P/E | Revenue growth | Operating margin | 12-month change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRG WTRG | $11.0B | 19.7x | +10% | 35.1% | +2% | |
| AHR AHR | $11.0B | 74.2x | +22% | 19.2% | +26% | compare |
| GLPI GLPI | $11.0B | 11.1x | +6% | 82.5% | -13% | compare |
| EVR EVR | $10.9B | 15.0x | +46% | n/a | -18% | compare |
| FHN FHN | $11.1B | 11.2x | +10% | n/a | +6% | |
| BSY BSY | $11.1B | 38.2x | +13% | 23.6% | -36% | |
| CGNX CGNX | $10.8B | 61.9x | +17% | 21.9% | +40% |
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WTRG trades at about 19.7 times its last 12 months of GAAP earnings reported to the SEC, and about 19.9 times Torvanta's own estimate of the next 12 months.
Based on its filing history, Torvanta expects WTRG to report around 2026-11-04.
Yes. Its dividend yield is about 3.6%, and it has raised its dividend 30 years in a row.
Over the past year WTRG returned +1.8%, against +17.0% for the S&P 500, dividends reinvested.
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