ESG risk score 22.95
Environmental score 6.65
Social score 11.91
Governance score 4.39
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Essential Utilities Inc.
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Returns
Year to date (YTD) 2.74%
1 year -1.77%
3 years -8.01%
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Key stats
Price/earnings (LTM) 17.85
Dividend yield (LTM) 3.39%
EPS (LTM) 2.21
Volatility (30 days) 27.58%
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ESG risk is a measure of how well a company manages material ESG risks. Sustainalytics’ ESG risk category is designed to help investors identify and understand financially material ESG risks at the company level and how they might affect the long-term performance for equity investments. The scale is from 0-100. The lower the risk, the better (0 is equivalent to no risk and 100 the most severe).
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About Essential Utilities Inc.
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.
Sector Utilities
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Market cap 11bn
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