Essential Utilities (WTRG) Common Equity (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' Common Equity was $7.02 billion in Q2 2026, up 4.4% from $6.72 billion a year earlier and up 1.8% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Common Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Common Equity at Essential Utilities came in at $6.86 billion, up 10.6% from FY2024.
- Common Equity has now increased for 16 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Common Equity was $6.2 billion in FY2024 (+5.1%), $5.9 billion in FY2023 (+9.6%), $5.38 billion in FY2022 (+3.7%) and $5.18 billion in FY2021 (+10.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Common Equity in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Common Equity has increased for 61 straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Common Equity ranged from 3.7% (Q4 2022) to 10.8% (Q3 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, WTRG's Common Equity in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $6.89 billion (Q1 2026), $6.86 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.82 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Common Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 5.71 Bn |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | 53.02 Bn |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | 33.61 Bn |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | 24.06 Bn |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 14.13 Bn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | 13.82 Bn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 19.85 Bn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 15.26 Bn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | 11.67 Bn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - | 7.02 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.52 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.13 Bn |
API Access
Essential Utilities Common Equity 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=common-equity&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-equity", "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=common-equity&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();