Is Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) overvalued? · P/E 16, rev $1.39B
Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) is a utilities - regulated water company listed on US.
This page asks whether Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) looks expensive on cached numbers — not a short thesis.
Latest reported WTRG revenue for 2026-06-30 was $1.39B. Net income was $330.1M. Revenue was up 61.6% from 2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30. WTRG currently screens at market cap $10.31B and trailing P/E 16.5.
WTRG currently screens at market cap $10.31B and trailing P/E 16.5. A high multiple can be growth prepaid or a bubble. The filing has to explain the gap.
If the next WTRG 8-K cuts growth or raises capex, this “expensive” read gets worse. Until then the SEC page is the source.
Not investment advice. Use the WTRG stock page for the full model, not this heading.
Not investment advice.