Essential Utilities (MEX:WTRG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Aug. 09, 2026)

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What is Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.

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Essential Utilities  (MEX:WTRG) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

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* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Essential Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.95 3.06 2.18 1.94 1.89

Essential Utilities Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 1.99 1.89 1.93 1.79

MEX:WTRG vs AWR, CWT, HTO: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Essential Utilities's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=431.546/333.9520*333.9520
=431.546

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Essential Utilities Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 199.749 241.428 276.300
201612 215.018 241.432 297.416
201703 197.981 243.801 271.189
201706 192.972 244.955 263.083
201709 197.967 246.819 267.854
201712 216.340 246.524 293.063
201803 201.404 249.554 269.518
201806 221.370 251.989 293.374
201809 215.047 252.439 284.486
201812 221.536 251.233 294.477
201903 216.698 254.202 284.682
201906 340.492 256.143 443.924
201909 353.312 256.759 459.533
201912 331.552 256.974 430.870
202003 441.436 258.115 571.135
202006 436.459 257.797 565.392
202009 417.532 260.280 535.714
202012 379.688 260.474 486.795
202103 400.309 264.877 504.702
202106 391.779 271.696 481.551
202109 417.181 274.310 507.887
202112 420.590 278.802 503.787
202203 413.522 287.504 480.329
202206 409.927 296.311 462.001
202209 409.761 296.808 461.040
202212 397.508 296.797 447.271
202303 376.072 301.836 416.087
202306 363.917 305.109 398.319
202309 377.662 307.789 409.764
202312 366.208 306.746 398.688
202403 368.978 312.332 394.519
202406 412.583 314.175 438.555
202409 443.192 315.301 469.408
202412 470.412 315.605 497.758
202503 477.695 319.799 498.836
202506 451.162 322.561 467.094
202509 441.895 324.800 454.346
202512 436.173 324.054 449.496
202603 438.679 330.213 443.646
202606 431.546 333.952 431.546

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Essential Utilities Business Description

Other Exchanges WTRG:USAA2A:Germany
Address 762 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA, 19010-3489
Essential Utilities is a Pennsylvania-based holding company for US water, wastewater, and natural gas distribution utilities. The company's water business serves 3 million people in eight states. Its largest service territory is in Pennsylvania, primarily suburban Philadelphia. Its Peoples subsidiary serves more than 740,000 gas distribution customers in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. It completed the sale of its West Virginia gas utility and the bulk of its nonregulated assets in 2024. Essential shareholders would own a 31% stake in American Water Works if the proposed all-stock merger closes in 2027.