Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Debt Ratio stood at 0.43 in Q2 2026, up 1.7% from 0.42 a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Essential Utilities' Debt Ratio came in at 0.42, down 0.1% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.42 in FY2024 (+2.2%), 0.41 in FY2023 (-2.4%), 0.42 in FY2022 (+2.8%) and 0.41 in FY2021 (-0.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.7%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 5.0% in Q1 2023, against a decline of 4.1% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.42 (Q4 2025) and 0.42 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 77.93 Bn | 59.46 Bn | - | -0.04 |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.37 Bn | 56.05 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.14 Bn | 39.04 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.42 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.75 Bn | 27.83 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.92 Bn | 27.40 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 0.46 |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.63 Bn | 25.40 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 0.32 |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.79 Bn | 25.20 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.13 Bn | 11.01 Bn | - | 0.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.40 |
API Access
Essential Utilities Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();