Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' EBIT Margin came in at 36.41% for Q2 2026, up 0.43 percentage points from 35.98% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities reported EBIT Margin of 35.06%, down 3.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 37.22%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +7.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 36.32% in FY2024 (+2.62 pp), 33.70% in FY2023 (+4.80 pp), 28.90% in FY2022 (-3.19 pp) and 32.09% in FY2021 (+2.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 12.19 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 7.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's EBIT Margin at 36.05% (Q1 2026), 32.47% (Q4 2025) and 35.59% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | 22.64% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 20.99% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | 21.94% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 27.43% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 36.45% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | 40.00% |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - | 36.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.04% |
API Access
Essential Utilities EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();