Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported EBT Margin of 26.78% for Q1 2026, down 681.0% year-over-year from 4.61% in Q1 2025, and up 26.63% on a QoQ basis from 21.15% in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 26.78% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin fell 681.0% year-over-year to 26.78% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 23.01% (down 275.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.05%, down 244.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin rose to 26.78% in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 21.15% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 41.68% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 14.88% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 21.15% (2025), against an average of 22.92%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBT Margin soared 1969 bps; it then sank 810 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 14.88% in 2022, then soared by 47 bps to 21.82% in 2023, then advanced by 18 bps to 25.79% in 2024, then fell by 18 bps to 21.15% in 2025, then gained by 27 bps to 26.78% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG EBT Margin figures stand at 26.78% (Q1 2026), 21.15% (Q4 2025), and 20.21% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 21.46% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 43.40% |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 26.78% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 33.13% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -0.68% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 12.22% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 24.41% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 13.94% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 19.87% |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 14.57% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.21% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.78% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 26.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.44% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 21.33% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 32.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 18.03% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.14% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 26.79% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 17.47% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 27.92% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 35.68% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.09% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.35% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -9.12% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 36.33% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 31.26% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 25.06% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 28.77% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 37.03% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 32.71% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 27.69% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 27.28% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 36.00% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 31.95% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 28.42% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 34.84% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 30.28% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 27.92% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 28.34% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 36.38% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 31.06% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 26.05% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 26.33% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 33.33% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 30.82% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 26.69% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 27.09% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 38.62% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 36.02% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 27.05% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 2,323.17% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3,787.02% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3,020.21% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 27.71% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 22.94% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 34.14% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 29.12% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 23.38% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 31.10% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 30.48% |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 25.52% |