Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Cost of Revenue of $175.8 million for Q1 2026, up 27.55% year-over-year from $137.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 12.18% on a QoQ basis from $200.2 million in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $175.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 27.55% year-over-year to $175.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $677.6 million (up 15.2% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $639.6 million, up 8.92% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue fell to $175.8 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $200.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $200.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $133.5 million in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $147.0 million (2023), against an average of $152.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Cost of Revenue fell 15.01%; it then gained 27.55% in 2026.
  • Tracing WTRG's Cost of Revenue over 5 years: stood at $184.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 15.01% to $157.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 4.12% to $163.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 22.46% to $200.2 million in 2025, then fell by 12.18% to $175.8 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Cost of Revenue figures stand at $175.8 million (Q1 2026), $200.2 million (Q4 2025), and $153.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 493.00 Mn
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 139.20 Mn
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 175.80 Mn
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 5.91 Mn
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 31.23 Mn
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 12.00 Mn
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 23.01 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 19.06 Mn
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 5.99 Mn
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 1.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 175.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 175.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 200.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 200.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 153.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 153.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 148.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 148.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 137.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 137.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 163.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 163.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 144.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 144.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 142.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 142.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 136.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 136.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 147.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 147.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 133.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 133.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 137.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 137.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 184.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 184.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 151.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 151.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 134.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 134.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 142.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 142.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 158.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 158.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 139.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 139.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 127.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 127.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 125.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 125.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 157.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 157.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 136.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 136.17 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 128.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 128.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 106.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 106.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 85.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 85.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 82.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 82.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 86.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 86.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 79.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 79.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 92.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 92.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 68.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 68.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 73.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 73.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 73.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 73.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 78.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 78.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 66.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 66.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 69.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 69.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 67.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 67.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 77.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 77.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 79.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 79.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 73.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 73.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 73.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 73.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 77.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 77.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 78.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 78.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 79.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 79.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 73.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 73.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 74.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 74.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 72.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 72.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 70.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 70.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 71.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 71.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 73.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 73.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 71.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 71.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 70.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 70.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 67.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 67.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 72.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 72.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 71.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 71.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 63.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 63.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 64.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 64.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 66.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 66.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 66.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 66.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 63.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 63.36 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 60.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 60.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 66.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 66.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 68.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 68.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 65.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 65.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 63.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 63.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 50.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 50.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 68.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 68.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 68.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 68.55 Mn