Essential Utilities - 41 Year Stock Price History | WTRG

Historical daily share price chart and data for Essential Utilities since 1984 adjusted for splits and dividends. The latest closing stock price for Essential Utilities as of May 29, 2025 is 38.41.
  • The all-time high Essential Utilities stock closing price was 48.37 on December 31, 2021.
  • The Essential Utilities 52-week high stock price is 41.78, which is 8.8% above the current share price.
  • The Essential Utilities 52-week low stock price is 33.18, which is 13.6% below the current share price.
  • The average Essential Utilities stock price for the last 52 weeks is 38.45.
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Essential Utilities Historical Annual Stock Price Data
Year Average Stock Price Year Open Year High Year Low Year Close Annual % Change
2025 37.5297 35.4093 41.0451 32.9039 38.4100 7.64%
2024 36.6516 35.9467 40.0963 32.4821 35.6844 0.52%
2023 37.5508 44.4395 45.2054 30.7004 35.5000 -19.40%
2022 42.9572 47.8632 48.0141 36.1320 44.0427 -8.94%
2021 42.1579 40.7096 48.3677 36.7665 48.3677 16.05%
2020 38.5211 39.5818 46.8540 28.2927 41.6791 2.92%
2019 34.6697 27.6907 40.6171 27.6907 40.4963 40.43%
2018 29.3053 31.8025 31.8527 26.9031 28.8378 -10.66%
2017 27.1605 24.0820 32.3621 23.7286 32.2798 33.77%
2016 24.9602 23.1186 28.2840 22.7107 24.1302 3.22%
2015 20.7774 20.5236 23.9344 18.9617 23.3775 14.50%
2014 18.7774 17.2411 21.4488 16.8385 20.4165 16.11%
2013 18.0767 15.3775 20.6171 15.1037 17.5839 18.76%
2012 13.7324 12.3505 15.4302 11.9938 14.8067 18.58%
2011 12.3228 12.4878 13.0219 10.7581 12.4864 0.88%
2010 10.3242 9.3259 12.6035 8.8511 12.3777 32.50%
2009 9.3114 10.8474 10.9560 8.1674 9.3419 -12.25%
2008 9.2505 10.6836 11.3386 7.4704 10.6458 -0.12%
2007 11.2995 11.0806 13.1485 10.6263 10.6584 -4.95%
2006 11.8562 13.3158 14.3525 10.0458 11.2135 -14.99%
2005 10.8565 8.6066 13.9358 8.3540 13.1901 50.76%
2004 7.4973 7.6887 8.7489 6.6499 8.7489 13.89%
2003 6.4012 5.6075 7.7339 5.3445 7.6818 37.52%
2002 5.6702 6.0101 6.6467 4.3553 5.5858 -6.36%
2001 5.2654 4.7226 6.4101 4.1291 5.9651 17.93%
2000 3.5894 3.2133 5.1226 2.7207 5.0581 53.13%
1999 3.6433 4.5016 4.5016 3.1388 3.3031 -27.87%
1998 3.5360 3.4143 4.6081 2.9126 4.5791 37.82%
1997 2.3277 2.1172 3.3226 1.7136 3.3226 53.97%
1996 1.7142 1.4546 2.1579 1.4115 2.1579 51.04%
1995 1.2289 1.1480 1.4718 1.1418 1.4287 21.87%
1994 1.1462 1.1115 1.2253 1.0658 1.1723 4.75%
1993 1.0829 0.9181 1.2459 0.9181 1.1191 21.89%
1992 0.8522 0.8247 0.9468 0.7571 0.9181 8.68%
1991 0.7261 0.6181 0.8650 0.5932 0.8448 39.50%
1990 0.6233 0.6478 0.7006 0.5079 0.6056 -5.67%
1989 0.6078 0.5718 0.6596 0.5601 0.6420 13.35%
1988 0.6022 0.5558 0.6830 0.5287 0.5664 0.09%
1987 0.6103 0.6800 0.7325 0.4821 0.5659 -14.39%
1986 0.5774 0.5024 0.7181 0.4677 0.6610 30.02%
1985 0.4729 0.3924 0.5330 0.3868 0.5084 29.56%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Utilities Utility - Water Supply $10.686B $2.086B
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater and natural gas services in the United States. The company provides utility services to nearly five million people in the U.S. It completed the acquisition of Peoples Gas. It has identified 12 operating segments and 2 reportable segments, namely Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. The Regulated Water segment comprises 8 operating segments for its water and wastewater regulated utility companies, and the Regulated Natural Gas segment includes 1 operating segment representing natural gas utility companies. Also, the company includes 3 of its operating segments in Other. The Other segment represents non-regulated natural gas operations, Aqua Resources and Aqua Infrastructure. Its water supplies are primarily self-supplied and processed at surface water treatment plants as well as numerous well stations in the states in which it conducts business.
Stock Name Country Market Cap PE Ratio
American Water Works (AWK) United States $27.471B 25.66
Veolia Environnement SA (VEOEY) France $24.562B 0.00
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Brazil $14.149B 7.37
American States Water (AWR) United States $3.003B 24.44
California Water Service Group (CWT) United States $2.766B 20.36
SJW Group (SJW) United States $1.875B 17.81
Middlesex Water (MSEX) United States $1.029B 23.83
York Water (YORW) United States $0.465B 23.55
Consolidated Water (CWCO) Cayman Islands $0.428B 0.00
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) United States $0.348B 16.23
Global Water Resources (GWRS) United States $0.275B 40.12
Pure Cycle (PCYO) United States $0.254B 18.22