WTRG Essential Utilities (WTRG) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Utilities · Water supply · CIK 0000078128
Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about WTRG
Insiders, 180 days
-$112.9K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2025-10-31
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$118.3K
1 notice
Essential Utilities insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, Essential Utilities, Inc. insiders sold a net $112.9K of stock across 14 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jun 14, 2023.
- The trade is 16.5% of the 17,347 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: President - Aqua Arnold Colleen sold about $112.9K of WTRG on Aug 7, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy, 1 sale), the last on Mar 8, 2023.
- The trade is 23.9% of the 32,228 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Franklin Chris sold about $303.4K of WTRG on Mar 14, 2025, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022.Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on May 1, 2024.
- The trade is 4.4% of the 53,390 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer RUBIN ROBERT A sold about $87.7K of WTRG on Jul 1, 2024.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Apr 1, 2024.
- The trade is 3.6% of the 55,732 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer RUBIN ROBERT A sold about $74.0K of WTRG on May 1, 2024.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Mar 11, 2024.
- The trade is 9.6% of the 57,755 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Chief Accounting Officer RUBIN ROBERT A sold about $207.1K of WTRG on Apr 1, 2024.14 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$112.9K over 180 days
-$112.9K over 90 days
more than 61% of Utilities
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Utilities
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+18.6% year over year
more than 83% of Utilities
Margin
24.9% net margin
more than 90% of Utilities
Buybacks
$2.9M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 81% of Utilities
Short interest
2.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.7 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 60% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.1%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns WTRG: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders
No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.
Congress trades in WTRG
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-10-31 · disclosed 21 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-10-30 · disclosed 22 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-09-25 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-04-11 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
WTRG planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Colleen Arnold
Filed 2026-08-07
$118.3K
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Essential Utilities, Inc. Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $252K spent
$274.3K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mr. Franklin
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$9.2M
$8.0M
$2.0M
-6%
+64%
2024
$6.2M
$5.2M
$1.4M
-14%
+36%
2023
$7.7M
$2.5M
$1.5M
-15%
+4%
2022
$4.6M
$4.6M
$1.6M
+6%
+20%
2021
$5.3M
$5.9M
$1.5M
+16%
+20%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $112.9K sold by insiders over 180 days, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $118.3K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
WTRG financials
Revenue growth
+18.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
24.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$5.2B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | $5.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $4.7B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $4.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $2.3B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.9B |
| Jun 2026 | $530.9M |
| Mar 2026 | $861.8M |
| Dec 2025 | $3.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $477.0M |
| Jun 2025 | $514.9M |
| Mar 2025 | $783.6M |
| Dec 2024 | $3.2B |
| Sep 2024 | $435.3M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+20.1%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +21.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +22.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +22.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +20.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +23.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +19.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +26.0% |
| Dec 2025 | +18.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +19.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +20.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +36.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +20.2% |
| Sep 2024 | +15.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.6B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.5B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.4B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $104.6M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $148.9M |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.21x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.19x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.21x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.70x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.85x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.14x |
| Jun 2026 | 1.21x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.22x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.19x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.15x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.15x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.19x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.21x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.17x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.25x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.25x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.27x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.27x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.09x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.11x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.25x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.24x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.25x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.28x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.28x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.27x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.27x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.23x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+15.3%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +17.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +13.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +10.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +7.2% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +15.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +15.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +17.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +17.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +17.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +17.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +13.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +16.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+5.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +4.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +3.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +6.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +6.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.3% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+9.2%
operating income after a 24.3% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +10.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +7.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | +9.2% |
| Mar 2026 | +9.3% |
| Dec 2025 | +10.1% |
| Sep 2025 | +10.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +8.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+10.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.8% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +5.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +6.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.5% |
| Jun 2026 | +10.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +10.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.8% |
| Sep 2025 | +10.7% |
| Jun 2025 | +10.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +5.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
7.82x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | 6.73x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 6.74x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 7.64x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 26.97x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 32.15x |
| Jun 2026 | 7.03x |
| Mar 2026 | 7.38x |
| Dec 2025 | 6.73x |
| Sep 2025 | 7.09x |
| Jun 2025 | 6.69x |
| Mar 2025 | 7.25x |
| Dec 2024 | 6.74x |
| Sep 2024 | 7.67x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$20.6B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-27 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | $19.0B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $17.4B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $17.1B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $19.1B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $19.5B |
| Jun 2026 | $19.3B |
| Mar 2026 | $19.7B |
| Dec 2025 | $19.0B |
| Sep 2025 | $19.0B |
| Jun 2025 | $18.1B |
| Mar 2025 | $18.5B |
| Dec 2024 | $17.4B |
| Sep 2024 | $17.8B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+13.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | +14.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +15.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +13.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +0.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +14.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +14.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +15.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +16.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +14.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +15.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +11.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -2%, PEG needs growth
PEG, trailing WTRG
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.17x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.66x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.04x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 4.50x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.65x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | 40.20x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.17x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.59x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.72x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.20x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.66x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.04x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $4.7B | $4.2B | $2.3B |
| Operating income | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $661.2M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.1B | $944.0M | $465.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | 5.69 | 5.39 | 4.90 | 1.77 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $600.3M |
| Cash | $34.8M | $96.0M | $4.6M | $11.4M |
| Long-term debt | $8.1B | $7.4B | $6.8B | $6.4B |
| Buybacks | $2.3M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $1.2M |
| Dividends paid | $633.0M | $585.0M | $532.0M | $288.6M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
WTRG Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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WTRG filings, in plain words
Are Essential Utilities insiders buying or selling WTRG?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Essential Utilities insiders were net sellers, a net $112.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded WTRG?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying WTRG and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31.
Are there planned insider sales of WTRG?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $118.3K of stock; the latest, by Colleen Arnold, was filed 2026-08-07.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Essential Utilities insiders were net sellers of WTRG, a net $112.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying WTRG and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Lisa McClain dated 2025-10-31. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $118.3K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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