Essential Utilities (WTRG) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Change in Accured Expenses of -$80.2 million for Q1 2026, down 67.35% year-over-year from -$245.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 281.62% on a QoQ basis from $44.2 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Change in Accured Expenses data on file, last reported at -$80.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Accured Expenses fell 67.35% year-over-year to -$80.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$18.0 million (down 549.46% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $14.3 million, down 46.97% from the prior year.
- Change in Accured Expenses retreated to -$80.2 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $44.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Accured Expenses topped out at $85.5 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$80.2 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Change in Accured Expenses is -$6.0 million (2024), against an average of $13529.4.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Change in Accured Expenses sank 2960.25%; it then soared 421.51% in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's Change in Accured Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$12.1 million in 2022, then rose by 23.1% to -$9.3 million in 2023, then slumped by 47.85% to -$13.7 million in 2024, then soared by 421.51% to $44.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 281.62% to -$80.2 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Change in Accured Expenses figures stand at -$80.2 million (Q1 2026), $44.2 million (Q4 2025), and $14.2 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -164.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | -80.23 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | -6.10 Mn |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 12.63 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | -1.39 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -20,000.00 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 291,732.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 2.50 Mn |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 450,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -80.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -80.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -47.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -47.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -13.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 64.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 64.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -18.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -32.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -32.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -58.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -58.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 70.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 70.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -5.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -10.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -24.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -24.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -53.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -53.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -14.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -14.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 51.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 51.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -31.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -31.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -7.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -7.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -8.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -8.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 13.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -3.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -3.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 10.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -5.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -996,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -996,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -4.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -4.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -6.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -6.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -4.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -4.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 5.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -7.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -7.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -19.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -19.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 14.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 14.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -9.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -9.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 11.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -15.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -15.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 11.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -8.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -8.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -15.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -15.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -11.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -11.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 514,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 514,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -13.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -13.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 21.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 21.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -6.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -6.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -76,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -76,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -785,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | -785,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -2.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -2.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -1.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -1.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -10.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -10.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -17.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -17.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 10.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 10.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 3.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 3.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 2.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 2.78 Mn |