Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 17 consecutive years, with $1.19 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity fell 1.53% to $1.19 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.19 through Dec 2025, down 1.53% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.19 for FY2025, 1.53% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 was $1.19 at Essential Utilities, up from $1.16 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $1.23 in Q4 2022, with the low at $1.1 in Q3 2021.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $1.17, with a median of $1.17 recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt to Equity grew 11.43% in 2021, then dropped 6.03% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Debt to Equity stood at $1.15 in 2021, then rose by 7.27% to $1.23 in 2022, then decreased by 4.99% to $1.17 in 2023, then rose by 3.64% to $1.21 in 2024, then dropped by 1.53% to $1.19 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt to Equity over the past three periods came in at $1.19, $1.16, and $1.15 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.