Essential Utilities (WTRG) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Debt to Equity of $1.22 for Q1 2026, up 1.9% year-over-year from $1.19 in Q1 2025, and up 2.61% on a QoQ basis from $1.19 in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $1.22 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 1.9% year-over-year to $1.22 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.22 (up 1.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.19, down 2.13% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity improved to $1.22 in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $1.19 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $1.22 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $1.13 in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $1.18 (2023), against an average of $1.18.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity gained 7.99%; it then dropped 6.03% in 2024.
- Tracing WTRG's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $1.22 in 2022, then retreated by 3.7% to $1.18 in 2023, then increased by 2.98% to $1.21 in 2024, then dropped by 2.13% to $1.19 in 2025, then grew by 2.61% to $1.22 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Debt to Equity figures stand at $1.22 (Q1 2026), $1.19 (Q4 2025), and $1.15 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 1.29 |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 1.22 |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 0.13 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 0.88 |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 1.02 |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.76 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 0.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.98 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 0.73 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.15 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.16 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.19 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.18 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.13 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.16 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.14 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.10 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.18 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.18 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.16 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.14 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.05 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.25 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.27 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.12 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.15 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.10 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.08 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.02 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.98 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.94 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.99 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.01 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.01 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.97 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.95 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.97 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.01 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.03 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.98 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.01 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.08 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.17 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 1.25 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.22 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.20 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.24 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 1.29 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.31 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.29 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.28 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.28 |