A2A Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
Rewards
Risk Analysis
My Notes
Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative
Essential Utilities, Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$33.95 |
| 52 Week High | US$38.05 |
| 52 Week Low | US$31.14 |
| Beta | 0.85 |
| 1 Month Change | -2.67% |
| 3 Month Change | -4.18% |
| 1 Year Change | 1.37% |
| 3 Year Change | -17.98% |
| 5 Year Change | -28.97% |
| Change since IPO | 173.79% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| A2A | DE Water Utilities | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 7.2% | 5.3% | 1.9% |
| 1Y | 1.4% | -4.1% | 15.1% |
Return vs Industry: A2A exceeded the German Water Utilities industry which returned -4.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: A2A underperformed the German Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| A2A volatility | |
|---|---|
| A2A Average Weekly Movement | 4.0% |
| Water Utilities Industry Average Movement | 3.4% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: A2A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: A2A's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | 3,258 | Chris Franklin | www.essential.co |
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, or natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It offers water services through operating and maintenance contract with municipal authorities and other parties.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| A2A fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €9.40b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €526.73m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €1.89b |
17.8x
P/E Ratio5.0x
P/S RatioIs A2A overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| A2A income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.96b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$800.74m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.16b |
| Other Expenses | US$614.40m |
| Earnings | US$546.01m |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
Feb 26, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 1.99 |
| Gross Margin | 59.17% |
| Net Profit Margin | 27.84% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 120.0% |
How did A2A perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.7%
Current Dividend Yield62%
Payout RatioDoes A2A pay a reliable dividends?
See A2A dividend history and benchmarks| Essential Utilities dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Feb 10 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Mar 03 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 8 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 29 days |
Does A2A pay a reliable dividends?
See A2A dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/02/01 21:23 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company Financials | 10 years |
| |
| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
|
|
| Market Prices | 30 years |
| |
| Ownership | 10 years |
| |
| Management | 10 years |
| |
| Key Developments | 10 years |
|
* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
Analysis Model and Snowflake
Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.
Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Industry and Sector Metrics
Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on .
Analyst Sources
Essential Utilities, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jacob Kilstein | Argus Research Company |
| Davis Sunderland | Baird |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |