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Companies with a Essential Utilities, Inc.-like Margin & Quality Profile

25 companies with high margin and capital efficiency comparable to Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) — identified by structural trajectory analysis, not sector labels alone.

Reference score: 77 · Updated 2026-04-05 · All companies similar to WTRG →

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Essential Utilities, Inc.

Margin & Quality Profile score

Score range used for matching: 65–89

Companies with a similar margin and capital efficiency profile to Essential Utilities, Inc.

Ranked by closeness of quality score to WTRG's reference score of 77. Delta shown in parentheses.

#	Company	Margin & Quality Profile
#1	SBM Offshore N.V. SBMO.AS · Energy similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#2	AT&T Inc. T · Communication Services similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#3	Naturgy Energy Group, S.A. NTGY.MC · Utilities similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#4	F5, Inc. FFIV · Technology similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#5	Babcock International Group PLC BAB.L · Industrials similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#6	Vertiv Holdings Co VRT · Industrials similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#7	Big Yellow Group Plc BYG.L · Real Estate similar →	77(+0)	Analysis
#8	Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. OHI · Real Estate similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#9	The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. HIG · Financial Services similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#10	O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. ORLY · Consumer Cyclical similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#11	Veralto Corporation VLTO · Industrials similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#12	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX · Healthcare similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#13	eBay Inc. EBAY · Consumer Cyclical similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#14	GoDaddy Inc. GDDY · Technology similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#15	Webster Financial Corporation WBS · Financial Services similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#16	Howden Joinery Group Plc HWDN.L · Consumer Cyclical similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#17	Mueller Industries, Inc. MLI · Industrials similar →	76(−1)	Analysis
#18	Lamar Advertising Company LAMR · Real Estate similar →	76(−1)	Analysis
#19	Tenaris S.A. TEN.MI · Energy similar →	78(+1)	Analysis
#20	Costco Wholesale Corporation COST · Consumer Defensive similar →	76(−1)	Analysis

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Trajectory similarity is rule-based and descriptive — not investment advice. Companies are matched by score proximity on a single dimension; this does not imply equivalence across all financial characteristics. Based on peer-relative structural scores in the AssetNext universe.

How AssetNext Peer Scores Work

AssetNext scores reflect each company's structural position within its functional peer group — not a ranking against all stocks simultaneously. Peers are identified by similarity across eight financial dimensions, including revenue growth trajectory, margin structure, capital intensity, and earnings stability. A score of 75 means the company ranks in the top quartile within its own peer group, not the entire market.

Four dimension scores drive the overall peer score: Growth (revenue trajectory and expansion dynamics), Quality (margin structure and capital efficiency), Valuation (peer-relative pricing on standard multiples), and Stability (earnings consistency and financial predictability). Each dimension is scored 0–100 relative to the peer group, then combined into an overall peer score using equal weighting.

Scores are recalculated periodically as underlying financial data is updated. All analysis is descriptive and rule-based — AssetNext describes structural realities and never issues buy, sell or hold recommendations.