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How Essential Utilities, Inc. stacks up
WTRG · against 89 other Utilities companies listed in US-listed
Growth
81/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #24 of 90 · scores higher than 74% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score13 peers with a growth score of 80–89, including WTRG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 81?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Mainly thanks to its 3-year revenue growth and revenue growth, which are stronger than most Utilities peers.
- slower growth in earnings per share: weaker than 63% of peers. Earnings per share growth: -5.8% vs peer median 1.7%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 65% of peers. Revenue growth: 6.3% vs peer median 2.5%
- faster revenue growth over three years: stronger than 98% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 31.3% vs peer median 2.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WTRG, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WTRG | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 91 reported | 6.3% | 7.4% | 42% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 76 reported | -5.8% | 2.8% | 27% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 89 reported | 31.3% | 4.0% | 99% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WTRG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.1B USD | 100 | 52 | |
| 2 | 2.5B USD | 99 | 41 | |
| 3 | 29.7B USD | 98 | 57 | |
| 3 | 1.5B USD | 98 | 93 | |
| 3 | 5.4B USD | 98 | 77 | |
| 20 | 93.3B USD | 84 | 50 | |
| 21 | 22.9B USD | 83 | 66 | |
| 21 | 175.9B USD | 83 | 47 | |
| 23 | 710M USD | 82 | 72 | |
| 24 | 12.5B USD | 81 | 69 | |
| 25 | 58.7B USD | 80 | 39 | |
| 25 | 1.5B USD | 80 | 67 | |
| 27 | 13.6B USD | 78 | 57 | |
| 28 | 3.4B USD | 77 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score