Essential Utilities, Inc.WTRG

Market cap

$11.3B

P/E ratio

	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2012	Dec 31, 2013	Dec 31, 2014	Dec 31, 2015	Dec 31, 2016	Dec 31, 2017	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	4,490	4,648	5,050	5,388	5,707	6,088	6,509	7,004	7,648	8,202	11,620	12,610	13,737	14,977	16,275
Less: accumulated depreciation	1,020	1,035	1,114	1,221	1,305	1,399	1,508	1,604	1,718	1,856	2,107	2,359	2,606	2,880	3,132
Net property, plant and equipment	3,469	3,613	3,936	4,167	4,402	4,689	5,002	5,400	5,930	6,346	9,513	10,252	11,131	12,097	13,143
Cash and cash equivalents	6	8	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	5	9
Accounts receivable, net	86	81	93	95	97	99	97	99	101	67	155	141	206	144	167
Unbilled revenues	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	119	120	171	101	142
Inventory - materials and supplies	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	34	47	47	49
Inventory - gas stored	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37	76	153	65	45
Prepayments and other current assets	-	-	-	-	-	12	13	13	23	16	39	37	40	100	41
Regulatory assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	20	19	29	33
Total current assets	145	320	261	172	153	128	129	131	147	2,013	380	438	658	492	486
Regulatory assets	217	242	521	586	726	830	949	714	788	878	1,363	1,430	1,343	1,767	1,908
Deferred Costs and Other Assets	-	-	50	50	52	52	31	38	39	43	56	142	167	102	113
Investment in joint venture	-	-	39	49	43	8	7	7	7	6	-	-	-	-	-
Funds restricted for construction activity	-	-	24	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1
Goodwill	40	-	28	28	31	34	42	42	53	64	2,325	2,341	2,341	2,341	2,341
Operating lease right-of-use assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	37	31
Intangible assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	5	4	3
Total assets	4,072	4,348	4,859	5,052	5,407	5,741	6,159	6,332	6,964	9,362	13,705	14,658	15,719	16,841	18,027
Common stock authorized and issued	69	70	70	89	89	90	90	90	91	112	124	128	133	138	139
Capital in excess of par value	664	686	718	743	758	774	798	807	820	2,637	3,379	3,706	3,793	4,138	4,200
Retained earnings	452	508	611	729	850	930	1,033	1,133	1,174	1,210	1,262	1,434	1,534	1,707	1,949
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,386,069 and 3,299,191 shares as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	12	13	15	27	43	68	71	73	76	78	81	84	84	86	90
Total stockholders' equity	1,175	1,252	1,386	1,535	1,655	1,726	1,850	1,958	2,009	3,881	4,684	5,184	5,377	5,896	6,199
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,972	5,546	5,815	6,418	6,871	7,416
Less: debt issuance costs	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	22	21	29	38	36	47	45	48
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net of debt issuance costs	1,532	1,395	1,544	1,469	1,561	1,744	1,738	2,008	2,398	2,943	5,508	5,780	6,371	6,826	7,368
Current portion of long-term debt	28	80	45	86	59	36	151	114	145	105	84	132	199	67	143
Loans payable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	26	78	65	229	160	187
Accounts payable	45	68	56	66	63	56	60	59	77	75	177	193	239	221	259
Book overdraft	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	9	11	44	82	29	13	48
Accrued interest	16	15	14	14	12	13	18	21	23	30	39	41	47	53	72
Accrued taxes	16	16	28	15	31	22	26	24	22	23	37	38	34	41	38
Regulatory liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	0	35	31	2
Dividends payable	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	76	84	89
Other accrued liabilities	28	24	27	34	41	50	40	41	47	50	123	124	131	127	137
Total current liabilities	224	426	274	267	225	193	302	284	399	319	604	675	1,022	798	975
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	936	1,258	1,407	1,346	1,628	1,832
Customers' advances for construction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	93	96	99	104	115	129	113
Regulatory liabilities	36	41	241	281	278	260	251	542	531	518	773	770	779	821	765
Asset retirement obligations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1
Operating lease liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	56	48	38	34	27
Postemployment Benefits Liability, Noncurrent	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	92	50	31	39	34
Other	116	122	158	82	110	100	116	107	97	102	57	44	29	24	24
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,676	2,796
Contributions in aid of construction	444	444	460	477	498	512	542	571	591	556	574	596	610	645	689
Total liabilities and equity	4,072	4,348	4,859	5,052	5,407	5,741	6,159	6,332	6,964	9,362	13,705	14,658	15,719	16,841	18,027