Essential Utilities (WTRG) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' Cash & Equivalents was $8.63 million in Q2 2026, down 65.6% from $25.07 million a year earlier and down 88.6% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cash & Equivalents at Essential Utilities came in at $34.78 million, up 279.8% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 48.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Cash & Equivalents was $9.16 million in FY2024 (+98.5%), $4.61 million in FY2023 (-59.5%), $11.4 million in FY2022 (+7.9%) and $10.57 million in FY2021 (+118.9%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has moved between $4.61 million (Q4 2023) and $75.93 million (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Cash & Equivalents was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 68.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents over five years was Q4 2025 (growth of 279.8%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 65.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, WTRG's Cash & Equivalents in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $75.93 million (Q1 2026), $34.78 million (Q4 2025) and $6.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 2.87 Bn |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 2.14 Bn |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | 505.57 Mn |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 375.00 Mn |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 296.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 3.85 Bn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.17 Bn | 11.04 Bn | - | 8.63 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 75.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 58.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.74 Mn |
API Access
Essential Utilities Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();