Essential Utilities - 45 Year Stock Price History | WTRG

Historical daily share price chart and data for Essential Utilities since 1980 adjusted for splits and dividends. The latest closing stock price for Essential Utilities as of August 15, 2025 is 39.18.
  • The all-time high Essential Utilities stock closing price was 47.94 on December 31, 2021.
  • The Essential Utilities 52-week high stock price is 41.65, which is 6.3% above the current share price.
  • The Essential Utilities 52-week low stock price is 33.18, which is 15.3% below the current share price.
  • The average Essential Utilities stock price for the last 52 weeks is 38.21.
For more information on how our historical price data is adjusted see the Stock Price Adjustment Guide.
Essential Utilities Historical Annual Stock Price Data
Year Average Stock Price Year Open Year High Year Low Year Close Annual % Change
2025 37.2740 35.0970 40.6843 32.6138 39.1800 10.77%
2024 36.3278 35.6290 39.7418 32.1949 35.3697 0.52%
2023 37.2191 44.0470 44.8061 30.4292 35.1863 -19.40%
2022 42.5779 47.4409 47.5900 35.8129 43.6537 -8.94%
2021 41.7860 40.3502 47.9409 36.4422 47.9409 16.05%
2020 38.1808 39.2324 46.4402 28.0428 41.3111 2.92%
2019 34.3640 27.4466 40.2586 27.4466 40.1389 40.43%
2018 29.0469 31.5217 31.5720 26.6657 28.5836 -10.66%
2017 26.9204 23.8694 32.0763 23.5191 31.9947 33.77%
2016 24.7402 22.9149 28.0348 22.5106 23.9172 3.22%
2015 20.5944 20.3428 23.7236 18.7947 23.1715 14.50%
2014 18.6120 17.0892 21.2599 16.6902 20.2367 16.11%
2013 17.9175 15.2420 20.4354 14.9707 17.4290 18.76%
2012 13.6115 12.2417 15.2943 11.8881 14.6762 18.58%
2011 12.2142 12.3778 12.9072 10.6634 12.3765 0.88%
2010 10.2333 9.2438 12.4924 8.7731 12.2687 32.50%
2009 9.2294 10.7519 10.8595 8.0954 9.2596 -12.25%
2008 9.1690 10.5895 11.2387 7.4046 10.5520 -0.12%
2007 11.1999 10.9830 13.0327 10.5327 10.5645 -4.95%
2006 11.7517 13.1983 14.2260 9.9573 11.1148 -14.98%
2005 10.7607 8.5306 13.8127 8.2802 13.0738 50.76%
2004 7.4311 7.6208 8.6717 6.5912 8.6717 13.89%
2003 6.3446 5.5580 7.6656 5.2973 7.6139 37.52%
2002 5.6199 5.9566 6.5877 4.3167 5.5365 -6.35%
2001 5.2185 4.6805 6.3530 4.0923 5.9120 17.93%
2000 3.5573 3.1846 5.0770 2.6964 5.0130 53.13%
1999 3.6108 4.4615 4.4615 3.1108 3.2736 -27.87%
1998 3.5045 3.3840 4.5670 2.8866 4.5382 37.81%
1997 2.3072 2.0986 3.2931 1.6985 3.2931 53.96%
1996 1.6992 1.4419 2.1390 1.3992 2.1390 51.03%
1995 1.2181 1.1380 1.4589 1.1318 1.4163 21.87%
1994 1.1362 1.1018 1.2146 1.0565 1.1621 4.75%
1993 1.0735 0.9101 1.2351 0.9101 1.1094 21.90%
1992 0.8447 0.8175 0.9385 0.7505 0.9101 8.67%
1991 0.7198 0.6127 0.8574 0.5880 0.8375 39.49%
1990 0.6178 0.6421 0.6945 0.5034 0.6004 -5.66%
1989 0.6025 0.5668 0.6539 0.5552 0.6364 13.34%
1988 0.5969 0.5509 0.6771 0.5241 0.5615 0.11%
1987 0.6050 0.6741 0.7262 0.4779 0.5609 -14.41%
1986 0.5724 0.4980 0.7118 0.4636 0.6553 30.05%
1985 0.4688 0.3890 0.5283 0.3834 0.5039 29.54%
1984 0.3836 0.3778 0.4390 0.3445 0.3890 2.21%
1983 0.3538 0.3001 0.4251 0.2889 0.3806 26.82%
1982 0.2332 0.2084 0.3028 0.1945 0.3001 45.96%
1981 0.1580 0.1010 1.0558 0.0769 0.2056 105.39%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Utilities Utility - Water Supply $10.958B $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 $27.979B 25.84
Veolia Environnement SA (VEOEY) France $25.868B 0.00
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Brazil $14.832B 7.28
American States Water (AWR) United States $2.904B 23.49
California Water Service Group (CWT) United States $2.763B 20.25
Middlesex Water (MSEX) United States $0.955B 21.91
Consolidated Water (CWCO) Cayman Islands $0.521B 0.00
York Water (YORW) United States $0.442B 22.39
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) United States $0.344B 15.35
Global Water Resources (GWRS) United States $0.273B 41.42
Pure Cycle (PCYO) United States $0.242B 18.25