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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Debt Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.42 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 0.88% to 0.42 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.42 through Dec 2025, up 0.88% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.42 for FY2025, 0.88% up from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.42 at Essential Utilities, up from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.42 in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.4 in Q3 2021.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.41, with a median of 0.41 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt Ratio increased 8.68% in 2021, then decreased 3.91% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.41 in 2021, then rose by 3.76% to 0.42 in 2022, then dropped by 2.77% to 0.41 in 2023, then increased by 1.8% to 0.42 in 2024, then rose by 0.88% to 0.42 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.42, 0.42, and 0.42 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.