Essential Utilities (WTRG) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Deferred Taxes of $4.4 million for Q1 2026, up 123.69% year-over-year from $2.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 64.55% on a QoQ basis from $12.4 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $4.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 123.69% year-over-year to $4.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.8 million (up 282.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$3.2 million, up 30.66% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes fell to $4.4 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $12.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $14.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$39.3 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$1.5 million (2023), against an average of -$6.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Deferred Taxes plunged 673.82%; it then surged 2446.91% in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's Deferred Taxes over 5 years: stood at -$7.8 million in 2022, then slumped by 404.87% to -$39.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 84.35% to -$6.2 million in 2024, then surged by 302.1% to $12.4 million in 2025, then sank by 64.55% to $4.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Deferred Taxes figures stand at $4.4 million (Q1 2026), $12.4 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 231.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 601,000.00 |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 4.41 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | -154,000.00 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.12 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -2.07 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | -219,697.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -845,000.00 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 235,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -18.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -81,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -39.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -33.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -19.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -6.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 259,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 19.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -18.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -18.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -77,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -3.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -8.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -8.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -1.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -2.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 8.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 16.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 7.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 11.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 17.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 20.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 32.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 6.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 14.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 25.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 20.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 34.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 30.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 2.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 1.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 8.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 15.39 Mn |