Essential Utilities, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $11.47B
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.6
- Dividend yield
- 3.31%
About Essential Utilities
Water Supply, SIC 4941
The company operates regulated utility businesses focused on water, wastewater, and natural gas services. Its operational activities are organized around regulated water and wastewater delivery alongside natural gas operations, which include natural gas distribution, transmission, gathering, processing, and storage. The business serves a varied customer base comprising residential, commercial, and industrial end-users, while additionally offering municipal and private fire protection and natural gas transportation services.
Infrastructure and regional service networks extend across multiple U.S. states, including Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, and Delaware. Utility assets supporting these jurisdictions include water treatment plants, mains, reservoirs, hydrants, storage tanks, and natural gas pipelines and storage equipment. Specific corporate headquarters details and founding dates are not stated in the provided text.
Summary of the business section of Essential Utilities's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Essential Utilities, Inc.
- Founded
- 1968
- Headquarters
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Address
- 762 W. Lancaster Ave 19010-3489
- Phone
- (610) 527-8000
- Website
- www.essential.co
- Employees
- 3,303, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Water Supply
- Incorporated in
- Pennsylvania
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WTRG
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Shares outstanding
- 284M, Jul 27, 2026
- Public float
- $10.40B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 5-for-4, Sep 3, 2013; 5-for-4, May 31, 2013; 4-for-3, Dec 2, 2005; 5-for-4, Dec 2, 2003; 5-for-4, Dec 3, 2001; 5-for-4, Dec 4, 2000; 4-for-3, Jan 13, 1998; 3-for-2, Jul 11, 1996; 3-for-2, Sep 3, 1986
- SEC CIK
- 78128
- CUSIP
- 29670G102
- ISIN
- US29670G1022
- LEI
- 549300ILTEOF3E3QY357
- EIN
- 23-1702594
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Franklin | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 396,532 |
| Colleen Arnold | President - Aqua | 19,144 |
| Daniel Schuller | Executive Vice President | 84,575 |
| Michael Huwar | President - Peoples | 21,423 |
| Christopher Paul Luning | EVP, General Counsel | 86,455 |
| Bradley John Palmer | Chief Accounting Officer | 2,270 |
| Robert A. Rubin | CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 74,124 |
| Tamara Louise Linde | Director | 10,533 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | Director | 26,636 |
| David Alan Ciesinski | Director | 16,800 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty III | Director | 38,011 |
| Wilbert Bryan Lewis | Director | 13,999 |
| Christopher L. Bruner | Director | 10,533 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr. Franklin | $9.21M | $7.96M | $1.96M | $94 | $164 |
| FY2024 Mr. Franklin | $6.22M | $5.16M | $1.39M | $86 | $136 |
| FY2023 Mr. Franklin | $7.75M | $2.49M | $1.47M | $85 | $104 |
| FY2022 Mr. Franklin | $4.57M | $4.58M | $1.57M | $106 | $120 |
| FY2021 Mr. Franklin | $5.34M | $5.94M | $1.49M | $116 | $120 |
| FY2020 Mr. Franklin | $7.17M | $5.50M | $1.77M | $103 | $86 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we employed a total of 3,303 full-time employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings