Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.42 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 0.75% year-over-year to 0.42; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.42 (up 0.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.42, up 0.88% from the prior year.
• Debt Ratio climbed to 0.42 in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 0.42 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.42 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.4 in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.42 across 5 years, with a median of 0.42 in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 91.83% — and 2024, when it retreated 3.91%.
• Essential Utilities' Debt Ratio stood at 0.42 in 2022, then dropped by 1.44% to 0.41 in 2023, then climbed by 1.14% to 0.42 in 2024, then advanced by 0.88% to 0.42 in 2025, then gained by 0.89% to 0.42 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WTRG's Debt Ratio at 0.42 in Q1 2026, 0.42 in Q4 2025, and 0.42 in Q3 2025.