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How Essential Utilities, Inc. stacks up
WTRG · against 69 other Utilities companies of similar size
Valuation
77/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #14 of 70 · scores higher than 81% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score6 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including WTRG · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 77?
Weighted metrics compared with all Utilities companies.Its metrics sit close to the Utilities norm.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 78% of peers. EBITDA yield: 13.2% vs peer median 8.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 8.4% vs peer median 4.8%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -8.4% vs peer median 0.0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 70 reported | 4.4% | 5.1% | 39% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 70 reported | 6.4% | 8.0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 34 reported | -3.6% | -4.2% | 52% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 66 reported | 56.2% | 51.1% | 65% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WTRG| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55.0B HKD (≈$7.0B) | 99 | 63 | |
| 1 | 8.54T CLP (≈$9.4B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 6.9B GBP (≈$9.0B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 13.6B USD | 93 | 57 | |
| 5 | 48.0B BRL (≈$8.6B) | 92 | 76 | |
| 10 | 96.4B HKD (≈$12.3B) | 87 | 51 | |
| 11 | 51.5B HKD (≈$6.6B) | 85 | 68 | |
| 12 | 1.22T INR (≈$14.7B) | 83 | 65 | |
| 13 | 2.96T JPY (≈$20.1B) | 82 | 48 | |
| 14 | 12.5B USD | 77 | 69 | |
| 15 | 8.2B USD | 73 | 56 | |
| 16 | 962.3B JPY (≈$6.5B) | 72 | 50 | |
| 16 | 15.5B USD | 72 | 72 | |
| 18 | 59.6B CNY (≈$8.3B) | 70 | 44 |
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