Essential Utilities, Inc
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water or wastewater services in the United States. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contracts with municipal authorities and other parties. The company also provides non-utility raw water supply services for firms in the natural gas drilling industry; and water and sewer line protection solutions, and repair services to households through a third-party. It serves approximately 3 million residential water, commercial water, fire protection, industrial water, wastewater, and other water and utility customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, and Virginia. The company was formerly known as Aqua America, Inc. and changed its name to Essential Utilities, Inc. in February 2020. Essential Utilities, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Show More...
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Website http://www.essential.co
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Sector Utilities
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Industry Utilities-Regulated Water
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Last Quote 38.53 USD
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Last Updated 30-05-2025
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Interest Coverage
The interest coverage ratio is a debt ratio and profitability ratio used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share USD 0.72 0.83 1.12 1.25 1.31 1.14 1.32 1.35 1.08 1.04 1.15 Dividends USD 0.47 0.5 0.54 0.58 0.63 0.69 0.74 0.79 0.85 0.91 0.92 Payout Ratio % * 65.6 59.1 50.8 44.8 51.7 53.8 60.4 58.5 59.5 120.4 80.2 Shares Mil 172.0 173.0 175.0 177.0 178.0 178.0 178.0 178.0 178.0 216.0 235.0 Book Value Per Share * USD 6.82 6.99 7.91 8.49 9.14 9.79 10.33 10.91 11.49 17.5 18.83 Free Cash Flow Per Share * USD -0.42 -0.04 0.12 0.46 0.28 0.03 -0.35 -0.52 -1.23 Return on Assets % 3.16 3.4 4.27 4.47 4.46 3.62 3.94 3.84 2.89 2.75 2.59 Financial Leverage (Average) 3.47 3.48 3.51 3.29 3.27 3.33 3.33 3.23 3.47 2.41 2.8 Return on Equity % 10.86 11.8 14.91 15.15 14.62 11.94 13.1 12.59 9.68 7.62 7.85 Return on Invested Capital % 6.29 6.9 8.61 9.41 9.4 8.01 8.48 8.21 6.09 5.15 4.59 Interest Coverage 3.7 3.77 4.23 3.94 4.13 3.83 4.17 3.91 2.8 2.68 2.87 Current Ratio 0.65 0.75 0.95 0.64 0.68 0.66 0.43 0.46 0.37 6.31 0.44 Quick Ratio 0.56 0.21 0.42 0.41 0.45 0.53 0.34 0.36 0.26 6.19 0.35 Debt/Equity 1.3 1.12 1.11 0.96 0.94 1.01 0.94 1.03 1.19 0.76 1.04