Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Cost of Revenue for 17 consecutive years, with $200.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 22.46% to $200.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $639.6 million through Dec 2025, up 8.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $639.6 million for FY2025, 8.92% up from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q4 2025 was $200.2 million at Essential Utilities, up from $153.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cost of Revenue was $200.2 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $125.1 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Cost of Revenue over 5 years is $148.3 million, with a median of $143.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Cost of Revenue fell 15.01% in 2023, then grew 22.46% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Cost of Revenue stood at $158.6 million in 2021, then rose by 16.45% to $184.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.01% to $157.0 million in 2023, then grew by 4.12% to $163.5 million in 2024, then grew by 22.46% to $200.2 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue over the past three periods came in at $200.2 million, $153.1 million, and $148.5 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.