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How Essential Utilities, Inc. stacks up
WTRG · against 351 other Utilities companies
Growth
81/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #66 of 352 · scores higher than 81% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score35 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 · 354 reported | 6.3% | 2.5% | 65% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 284 reported | -5.8% | 1.6% | 37% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 351 reported | 31.3% | 2.0% | 98% | 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 | 7.9B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 3 | 636M EUR (≈$700M) | 99 | 64 | |
| 3 | 2.5B USD | 99 | 41 | |
| 63 | 319.4B INR (≈$3.8B) | 82 | 63 | |
| 66 | 5.4B CNY (≈$755M) | 81 | 38 | |
| 66 | 4.6B BRL (≈$828M) | 81 | 88 | |
| 66 | 4.5B NZD (≈$2.7B) | 81 | 67 | |
| 66 | 12.5B USD | 81 | 69 | |
| 70 | 3.2B CNY (≈$445M) | 80 | 75 | |
| 70 | 58.7B USD | 80 | 39 | |
| 70 | 1.5B USD | 80 | 67 | |
| 73 | 25.5B CNY (≈$3.6B) | 79 | 70 |
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