Essential Utilities WTRG
NYSE WTRG
$42.02 +0.45 (+1.08%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 9:41 AM EDT

Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 36.05% for Q1 2026, down 720.0% year-over-year from 5.81% in Q1 2025, and up 11.02% quarter-over-quarter from 32.47% in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 36.05% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 720.0% year-over-year to 36.05%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 34.97% (down 338.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 37.22%, up 90.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin grew to 36.05% in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 32.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 43.25% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 24.09% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 34.13% across 5 years, with a median of 35.55% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin tumbled 726 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1219 bps.
  • Essential Utilities' EBITDA Margin stood at 24.09% in 2022, then surged by 51 bps to 36.29% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 37.5% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 32.47% in 2025, then advanced by 11 bps to 36.05% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's EBITDA Margin at 36.05% in Q1 2026, 32.47% in Q4 2025, and 35.59% in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.64 Bn 27.45 Bn 874.00 Mn 40.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.92 Bn 11.91 Bn 377.22 Mn 57.05%
3 American States Water 3.47 Bn 3.45 Bn 169.26 Mn 35.29%
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.94 Bn 263.45 Mn 22.97%
5 H2O America 2.68 Bn 2.58 Bn 197.11 Mn 20.31%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 44.34%
7 York Water 543.85 Mn 543.30 Mn 17.56 Mn 41.71%
8 Consolidated Water 466.41 Mn 333.78 Mn 10.96 Mn 11.39%
9 Artesian Resources 371.08 Mn 361.28 Mn 29.37 Mn 28.09%
10 Cadiz 347.11 Mn 341.79 Mn -24,000.00 -902.45%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 57.05%
Mar 31, 2026 48.48%
Dec 31, 2025 47.28%
Sep 30, 2025 57.26%
Jun 30, 2025 55.31%
Mar 31, 2025 55.60%
Dec 31, 2024 53.08%
Sep 30, 2024 56.64%
Jun 30, 2024 54.07%
Mar 31, 2024 52.18%
Dec 31, 2023 54.32%
Sep 30, 2023 53.92%
Jun 30, 2023 55.00%
Mar 31, 2023 42.45%
Dec 31, 2022 35.44%
Sep 30, 2022 47.47%
Jun 30, 2022 47.95%
Mar 31, 2022 43.69%
Dec 31, 2021 40.09%
Sep 30, 2021 48.10%