Takeover

WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.

Water Supply

Revenue
$5.1BFY2021: $1.9BFY2022: $2.3BFY2023: $4.2BFY2024: $4.7BFY2025: $5.1B
10% YoY
Operating margin
36.7%FY2021: 32.1%FY2022: 28.9%FY2023: 35.7%FY2024: 36.9%FY2025: 36.7%
0.6% YoY
EBITDA
$2.8BFY2021: $901MFY2022: $982MFY2023: $2.2BFY2024: $2.5BFY2025: $2.8B
11% YoY
Market cap
$7.7B
Employees
3,303
$2M revenue each
Net debt / EBITDA
4.6×
$12.8B net debt
AI in 10-K
0.3
mentions per 10K words

Takeover score 1 of 13

Fixable underperformance 0 of 7

Buyer economics 1 of 4

Catalysts 0 of 2

Financials

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Revenue$1.9B$2.3B$4.2B$4.7B$5.1B 10% FY2021: $1.9BFY2022: $2.3BFY2023: $4.2BFY2024: $4.7BFY2025: $5.1B
Operating income$603M$661M$1.5B$1.7B$1.9B 9.4% FY2021: $603MFY2022: $661MFY2023: $1.5BFY2024: $1.7BFY2025: $1.9B
Net income$432M$465M$944M$1.1B$1.1B 5.7% FY2021: $432MFY2022: $465MFY2023: $944MFY2024: $1.1BFY2025: $1.1B
Operating cash flow$645M$600M$1.9B$2.0B$2.1B 0.7% FY2021: $645MFY2022: $600MFY2023: $1.9BFY2024: $2.0BFY2025: $2.1B
Capex——$2.6B$2.9B$3.1B 9.5% FY2023: $2.6BFY2024: $2.9BFY2025: $3.1B
Stock-based comp$10M$12M$11M$10M$13M 31% FY2021: $10MFY2022: $12MFY2023: $11MFY2024: $10MFY2025: $13M
Buybacks$3M$1M$4M$4M$2M 44% FY2021: $3MFY2022: $1MFY2023: $4MFY2024: $4MFY2025: $2M
Dividends$259M$289M$532M$585M$633M 8.2% FY2021: $259MFY2022: $289MFY2023: $532MFY2024: $585MFY2025: $633M

Deal filings

FiledFormAcquirerPricePremium
Dec 31, 2025DEFM14AAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.$0.3031%

13D filers

FiledFilerFormStakeIntent
Jun 5, 2025CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDSCHEDULE 13D/A4.2%Passive
Nov 8, 2024CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDSC 13D/A7.9%Passive
Mar 24, 2020CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDSC 13D8.8%Passive

Insider trading

Open-market buys, 12 mo
$0 · 0
Open-market sells, 12 mo
$113K · 1
Net
−$113K

Pay vs performance

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