Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
Water Supply · Utilities · $6.7B
Intrinsic Value (Consensus)
$36.44
Current Price
$37.91
Margin of Safety
-3.9%
3.9% Above Intrinsic Value
Value: $36
Price: $38
Valuation Model Estimates
Current Price: $37.91
DCF (Discounted Cash Flow)
$36.72
Graham Number
$43.70
Earnings Power Value
$21.36
Relative Value (P/E)
$44.00
Dividend Discount Model
$4.13
Consensus Value
$36.44
Model Assumptions
Discount Rate
10.3%
Growth Rate
2.0%
Terminal Growth
2.5%
Risk-Free Rate
4.3%
Discount rate derived from CAPM (risk-free rate + beta × market risk premium). Growth rate based on trailing earnings growth, capped at 20%.
Health Score
C
62
Profitability
15/25
Strength
22/25
Valuation
12/25
Growth
13/25
Key Financials
- EPS (TTM)
- $2.20
- EPS (Forward)
- $2.24
- Book Value
- $38.59
- P/E Ratio
- 20.0
- Forward P/E
- 19.6
- PEG Ratio
- —
- ROE
- 9.0%
- Debt/Equity
- 45%
- Revenue Growth
- 18.6%
- Earnings Growth
- 2.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.8%
- Beta
- 1.00
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Data last updated: 2026-06-16
Source: Yahoo Finance