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WTRG vs CWT // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE) VS. California Water Service Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WTRG 9
— CWT 1
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WTRG
LAST: $42.78 (+1.21%) • MKT CAP: $12.14B
valuation
4.5x
LAST: $47.62 (+1.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
valuation
25.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WTRG VS. CWT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WTRG | CWT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 4.5x | 25.6x | -21.10 | WTRG | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.79% | 10.27% | -19.06 | CWT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 36.70% | 17.70% | +19.00 | WTRG | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.70% | 13.30% | +8.40 | WTRG | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.10% | 6.40% | +3.70 | WTRG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 5.21% | 2.51% | +2.70 | WTRG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.52 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 5/9 | +1.00 | WTRG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.5 | 61.1 | +0.44 | WTRG | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.60 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 10.1x | 21.4x | -11.30 | WTRG | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $12.14B | $2.94B | $9.20B | WTRG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WTRG REV | CWT REV | WTRG GROSS % | CWT GROSS % | WTRG FCF | CWT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.12B | $963.7M | — | — | -$1.07B | $302.6M |
| FY 2024 | $4.65B | $905.6M | — | — | -$811.0M | $290.9M |
| FY 2023 | $4.22B | $790.3M | — | — | $1.68B | $217.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WTRG // BETA 0.60
CWT // BETA —