Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Current Taxes of $30.0 million for Q1 2026, down 14.1% year-over-year from $34.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.61% quarter-over-quarter from $28.7 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Current Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Current Taxes for 18 consecutive years, with $30.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Current Taxes fell 14.1% year-over-year to $30.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $30.0 million (down 14.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $28.7 million, down 24.94% from the prior year.
- Current Taxes rose to $30.0 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $28.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Current Taxes topped out at $40.6 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $24.5 million in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Current Taxes has averaged $32.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $33.1 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Current Taxes surged 125.11% — and 2025, when it decreased 24.94%.
- Essential Utilities' Current Taxes stood at $34.4 million in 2022, then rose by 18.17% to $40.6 million in 2023, then retreated by 5.96% to $38.2 million in 2024, then fell by 24.94% to $28.7 million in 2025, then grew by 4.61% to $30.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Current Taxes at $30.0 million in Q1 2026, $28.7 million in Q4 2025, and $27.2 million in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.44 Bn | 26.25 Bn | - | 84.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.28 Bn | 11.27 Bn | - | 27.05 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.36 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 1.17 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.00 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 263.45 Mn | - |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.59 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 197.11 Mn | - |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 18.97 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 515.52 Mn | 389.19 Mn | 10.92 Mn | - |
| 8 | York Water | 514.70 Mn | 514.15 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 360.98 Mn | 356.72 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 1.96 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.79 Mn | 266.35 Mn | 4.29 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download 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 |