Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) recorded Current Taxes of $27.05 million in Q2 2026, up 10.5% from $24.48 million a year earlier but down 9.9% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Essential Utilities reported Current Taxes of $28.69 million, down 24.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Current Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Current Taxes came in at $38.22 million in FY2024 (-6.0%), $40.64 million in FY2023 (+18.2%), $34.39 million in FY2022 (-9.3%) and $37.92 million in FY2021 (+2.0%).
- Quarterly Current Taxes has ranged from $24.48 million in Q2 2025 to $40.64 million in Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Current Taxes rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Current Taxes in the last five years was growth of 125.1% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 24.9% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $30.01 million (Q1 2026), $28.69 million (Q4 2025) and $27.16 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | -60.67 Mn |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | 416.00 Mn |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | - |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | 149.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | - |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | 84.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - | 27.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 27.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 28.69 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 38.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 33.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.46 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.50 Mn |
API Access
Essential Utilities Current Taxes 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-taxes&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "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-taxes&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();