Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 17 consecutive years, with $9.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 34.71% to $9.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $145.0 million through Dec 2025, up 7.14% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $145.0 million for FY2025, 7.14% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 was $9.1 million at Essential Utilities, down from $12.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $326.9 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$326.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $83.9 million, with a median of $65.6 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Capital Expenditures surged 7358.92% in 2023, then plummeted 103.0% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $17.2 million in 2021, then plummeted by 74.72% to $4.4 million in 2022, then soared by 7358.92% to $324.6 million in 2023, then plummeted by 95.7% to $14.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 34.71% to $9.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods came in at $9.1 million, $12.7 million, and $13.2 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.