Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Debt (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' Current Debt came in at $69.72 million for Q2 2026, down 88.5% from $608.6 million a year earlier.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities reported Current Debt of -$787.08 million; for FY2025, it came in at -$36.4 million.
- Going back by year, Current Debt was $34.36 million in FY2024, -$68.38 million in FY2023, $163.5 million in FY2022 (+333.5%) and $37.72 million in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Current Debt is -$585.87 million (Q3 2025) to $608.6 million (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Current Debt increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 134.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Current Debt over five years came in Q2 2025 (growth of 714.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a decline of 98.5%).
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Current Debt at -$253 million (Q1 2026), -$17.94 million (Q4 2025) and -$585.87 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | -111.20 Mn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | 43.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | -388.93 Mn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | - |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | 133.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - | 69.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 69.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -253.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -17.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -585.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 608.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -72.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -206.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 209.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -81.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 69.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.02 Mn |
API Access
Essential Utilities Current Debt 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=current-debt&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-debt", "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=current-debt&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();