How many employees does Essential Utilities, Inc. have?

Essential Utilities, Inc. reported 3,303 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 0.4% from a year earlier.

What is Essential Utilities, Inc.'s revenue per employee?

Essential Utilities, Inc. brought in $2.47B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $749K per employee. That ranks 44 of 46 companies we track in Utilities, where the median is $1.22M.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Essential Utilities, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

WTRG · Regulated Water · $11.2B market cap

Essential Utilities, Inc. had 3,303 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 0.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $2.47B, up 18.6% from a year earlier, or $749K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

3,303

+0.4% YoY

Revenue

$2.47B

+18.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$749K

Peer median $1.22M

Rank in sector

44 of 46

Utilities

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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WTRG employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	3,303	$2.47B	$749K	+0.4%	+18.6%
Dec 2024	3,291	$2.09B	$634K	+1.0%	+1.6%
Dec 2023	3,258	$2.05B	$630K	+2.2%	-10.2%
Dec 2022	3,187	$2.29B	$718K	-0.7%	+21.8%
Dec 2021	3,211	$1.88B	$585K	+1.0%	+28.4%
Dec 2020	3,180	$1.46B	$460K	+100.9%	+64.4%
Dec 2019	1,583	$890M	$562K	+0.8%	+6.2%
Dec 2018	1,570	$838M	$534K	+2.6%	+3.5%
Dec 2017	1,530	$810M	$529K	-1.4%	-1.3%
Dec 2016	1,551	$820M	$529K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Essential Utilities, Inc. against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Utilities.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BEPC Brookfield Renewable Corporation	496	$3.73B	$7.52M	Contracting
LNT Alliant Energy Corporation	1,700	$4.36B	$2.57M	Leaner
OGE OGE Energy Corp.	2,248	$3.26B	$1.45M	Leaner
TLN Talen Energy Corporation	1,880	$2.63B	$1.40M	Leaner
FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc.	1,670	$2.26B	$1.35M	Hiring into decline
POR Portland General Electric Company	2,877	$3.37B	$1.17M	Contracting
ATO Atmos Energy Corporation	5,487	$4.70B	$857K	Efficient growth
WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc.	3,303	$2.47B	$749K	Efficient growth
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc.	7,000	$5.14B	$734K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Essential Utilities, Inc.

How many employees does Essential Utilities, Inc. have?: Essential Utilities, Inc. reported 3,303 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 26, 2026. That is up 0.4% from a year earlier.
What is Essential Utilities, Inc.'s revenue per employee?: Essential Utilities, Inc. brought in $2.47B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $749K per employee. That ranks 44 of 46 companies we track in Utilities, where the median is $1.22M.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Essential Utilities, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 26, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell WTRG.