Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:49 AM EDT

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly 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% quarter-over-quarter from $44.2 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$80.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Change in Accured Expenses fell 67.35% year-over-year to -$80.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$18.0 million (down 549.46% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.3 million, down 46.97% from the prior year.
  • Change in Accured Expenses eased 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.
  • Historically, Change in Accured Expenses has averaged $13529.4 across 5 years, with a median of -$6.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Accured Expenses tumbled 2960.25% — and 2025, when it surged 421.51%.
  • Essential Utilities' Change in Accured Expenses stood at -$12.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 23.1% to -$9.3 million in 2023, then sank by 47.85% to -$13.7 million in 2024, then soared by 421.51% to $44.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 281.62% to -$80.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Change in Accured Expenses at -$80.2 million in Q1 2026, $44.2 million in Q4 2025, and $14.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.55 Bn 27.35 Bn 874.00 Mn 87.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.88 Bn 11.87 Bn 377.22 Mn 14.86 Mn
3 American States Water 3.52 Bn 3.50 Bn 169.26 Mn -
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.95 Bn 263.45 Mn -18.32 Mn
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 197.11 Mn 12.28 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 99,000.00
7 York Water 544.57 Mn 544.01 Mn 17.56 Mn 2.48 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 467.05 Mn 334.42 Mn 10.96 Mn 1.12 Mn
9 Artesian Resources 374.18 Mn 364.37 Mn 29.37 Mn 522,000.00
10 Cadiz 345.42 Mn 340.10 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 14.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -80.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 14.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 3.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -47.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -13.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 64.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 85.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -32.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -58.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -12.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 70.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -10.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 94.77 Mn