Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 10:49 AM EDT

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

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $137.7 million for Q1 2026, up 25.25% year-over-year from $110.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 69.18% quarter-over-quarter from $446.9 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $137.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 25.25% year-over-year to $137.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.5 billion (up 22.84% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, up 7.54% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures retreated to $137.7 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 $965.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$441.4 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $239.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $253.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures sank 13461.08% — and 2024, when it soared 11852.93%.
  • Essential Utilities' Capital Expenditures stood at $965.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 100.35% to -$3.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 11852.93% to $397.2 million in 2024, then grew by 12.5% to $446.9 million in 2025, then slumped by 69.18% to $137.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Capital Expenditures at $137.7 million in Q1 2026, $446.9 million in Q4 2025, and $370.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.59 Bn 27.40 Bn 874.00 Mn 860.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.92 Bn 11.91 Bn 377.22 Mn 392.92 Mn
3 American States Water 3.51 Bn 3.49 Bn 169.26 Mn -
4 California Water Service 3.05 Bn 2.96 Bn 263.45 Mn 146.98 Mn
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.59 Bn 197.11 Mn 12.89 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 32.83 Mn
7 York Water 543.85 Mn 543.30 Mn 17.56 Mn 11.28 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 463.93 Mn 331.30 Mn 10.96 Mn 3.51 Mn
9 Artesian Resources 373.97 Mn 364.17 Mn 29.37 Mn 12.72 Mn
10 Cadiz 341.22 Mn 335.90 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 392.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 269.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 446.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 370.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 342.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 270.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 397.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 383.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 295.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 253.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 324.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 326.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 303.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 243.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 343.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 295.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 241.32 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 183.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 344.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 271.29 Mn