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How Essential Utilities, Inc. stacks up
WTRG · against 67 other Utilities companies of similar size
Growth
81/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #15 of 68 · scores higher than 79% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score7 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 · 68 reported | 6.3% | 3.6% | 58% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 59 reported | -5.8% | 4.9% | 28% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 67 reported | 31.3% | 2.2% | 95% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WTRG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48.3B BRL (≈$8.7B) | 100 | 69 | |
| 1 | 9.1B USD | 100 | 52 | |
| 3 | 11.3B GBP (≈$14.7B) | 99 | 66 | |
| 4 | 15.4B USD | 97 | 54 | |
| 5 | 9.1B EUR (≈$10.0B) | 96 | 61 | |
| 10 | 8.5B USD | 87 | 34 | |
| 12 | 20.2B USD | 85 | 40 | |
| 13 | 22.9B USD | 83 | 66 | |
| 14 | 604.8B INR (≈$7.3B) | 82 | 53 | |
| 15 | 12.5B USD | 81 | 69 | |
| 16 | 14.0B EUR (≈$15.4B) | 79 | 54 | |
| 16 | 40.4B BRL (≈$7.3B) | 79 | 70 | |
| 18 | 13.6B USD | 78 | 57 | |
| 19 | 14.7B USD | 76 | 27 |
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