Essential Utilities (WTRG) Depreciation Expense (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Depreciation Expense data on file, last reported at $107.1 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Depreciation Expense rose 10.69% year-over-year to $107.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $413.5 million (up 11.18% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $403.2 million, up 10.8% from the prior year.
• Depreciation Expense rose to $107.1 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $103.6 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Depreciation Expense topped out at $107.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $77.4 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Depreciation Expense is $88.7 million (2024), against an average of $89.9 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Depreciation Expense climbed 4.82%; it then climbed 12.98% in 2025.
• Tracing WTRG's Depreciation Expense over 5 years: stood at $80.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.01% to $86.4 million in 2023, then rose by 8.93% to $94.2 million in 2024, then grew by 9.98% to $103.6 million in 2025, then gained by 3.43% to $107.1 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Depreciation Expense figures stand at $107.1 million (Q1 2026), $103.6 million (Q4 2025), and $103.3 million (Q3 2025).

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