WTRG (Essential Utilities) Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share: $7.68 (As of Mar. 2026)

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WTRG Essential Utilities Inc WTRG
79 GF Score
Price $40.86
GF Value $42.02
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share?

Essential Utilities WTRG +0.37% 79 Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is $7.68 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates WTRG with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of $42.02 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Revenue per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Essential Utilities's adjusted revenue per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $3.038. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $7.68 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Essential Utilities's average Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate was 6.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted Revenue Growth Rate of Essential Utilities was 10.40% per year. The lowest was -2.50% per year. And the median was 4.40% per year.

As of today (2026-07-29), Essential Utilities's current stock price is $40.86. Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $7.68. Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of today is 5.32.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of Essential Utilities was 11.41. The lowest was 4.78. And the median was 7.44.


Essential Utilities  (NYSE:WTRG) Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share may underestimate the company's revenue. Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual PS Ratio is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, the revenue per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/S calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is also called CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=40.86/7.68
=5.32

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio of Essential Utilities was 11.41. The lowest was 4.78. And the median was 7.44.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real revenue value.


Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share Related Terms


Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* 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 Revenue per Share Chart

Essential Utilities Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
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Essential Utilities Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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WTRG vs AWR, CWT, HTO: Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Essential Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS 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 PS Ratio vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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


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Essential Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Revenue per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Revenue per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the revenue per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 revenue per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent revenue in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's revenue is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent revenue in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's revenue is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 revenue in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent revenue per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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.

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare= Revenue per Share /CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=3.038/330.2130*330.2130
=3.038

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Essential Utilities Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201606 1.145 241.018 1.569
201609 1.274 241.428 1.743
201612 1.105 241.432 1.511
201703 1.055 243.801 1.429
201706 1.143 244.955 1.541
201709 1.207 246.819 1.615
201712 1.140 246.524 1.527
201803 1.090 249.554 1.442
201806 1.188 251.989 1.557
201809 1.268 252.439 1.659
201812 1.152 251.233 1.514
201903 1.126 254.202 1.463
201906 0.996 256.143 1.284
201909 1.048 256.759 1.348
201912 0.971 256.974 1.248
202003 1.002 258.115 1.282
202006 1.511 257.797 1.935
202009 1.366 260.280 1.733
202012 1.863 260.474 2.362
202103 2.289 264.877 2.854
202106 1.554 271.696 1.889
202109 1.395 274.310 1.679
202112 2.041 278.802 2.417
202203 2.665 287.504 3.061
202206 1.709 296.311 1.905
202209 1.654 296.808 1.840
202212 2.676 296.797 2.977
202303 2.744 301.836 3.002
202306 1.649 305.109 1.785
202309 1.539 307.789 1.651
202312 1.752 306.746 1.886
202403 2.236 312.332 2.364
202406 1.586 314.175 1.667
202409 1.585 315.301 1.660
202412 2.195 315.605 2.297
202503 2.842 319.799 2.935
202506 1.834 322.561 1.878
202509 1.690 324.800 1.718
202512 2.463 324.054 2.510
202603 3.038 330.213 3.038

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share of $7.68 mean?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has a Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share of $7.68 as of Mar. 2026. Cyclically adjusted revenue per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Essential Utilities and its competitors.
Is Essential Utilities' Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share too high?
Essential Utilities' current Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is $7.68. Overall, Essential Utilities has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essential Utilities' Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share compare to AWR and CWT?
Essential Utilities' Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share of $7.68 can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share depends on the Utilities - Regulated industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically adjusted revenue per share represents the company's inflation-adjusted revenue per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Essential Utilities and its competitors. Essential Utilities's current Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is $7.68. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essential Utilities stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Utilities (WTRG) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $42.02, compared to a current price of $40.86 — trading 2.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is $7.68. Essential Utilities' overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Essential Utilities (WTRG), the current Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is $7.68 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Essential Utilities (WTRG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essential Utilities stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $40.86 is trading 2.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $42.02. GuruFocus considers Essential Utilities to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WTRG:

  • Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share: $7.68
  • GF Value™: $42.02 vs. price of $40.86 (2.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the WTRG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Essential Utilities Business Description

Other Exchanges A2A: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.
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