Essential Utilities (WTRG) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $269.2 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 144.83% year-over-year to $269.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion (up 33.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 7.54% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures eased to $269.2 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $446.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.2 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$427.5 million in Q3 2024.
• The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $269.2 million (2026), against an average of $311.2 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures jumped 15628.68%; it then tumbled 695.48% in 2023.
• Tracing WTRG's Capital Expenditures over 5 years: stood at $343.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 5.38% to $324.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 272.25% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then slumped by 63.02% to $446.9 million in 2025, then sank by 39.75% to $269.2 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Capital Expenditures figures stand at $269.2 million (Q1 2026), $446.9 million (Q4 2025), and $859.9 million (Q3 2025).

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