Essential Utilities (WTRG) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Equity Ratio of 0.35 for Q1 2026, down 1.13% year-over-year from 0.35 in Q1 2025, and down 1.08% on a QoQ basis from 0.35 in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Equity Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.35 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Equity Ratio fell 1.13% year-over-year to 0.35 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.35 (down 1.13% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.35, up 2.45% from the prior year.
- Equity Ratio eased to 0.35 in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Equity Ratio topped out at 0.36 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.34 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Equity Ratio is 0.35 (2025), against an average of 0.35.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Equity Ratio retreated 3.28%; it then grew 3.07% in 2023.
- Tracing WTRG's Equity Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.34 in 2022, then rose by 2.34% to 0.35 in 2023, then fell by 1.78% to 0.34 in 2024, then climbed by 2.45% to 0.35 in 2025, then decreased by 1.08% to 0.35 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Equity Ratio figures stand at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.35 (Q4 2025), and 0.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 0.31 |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 0.35 |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 0.39 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 0.29 |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.36 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 0.88 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.35 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 0.29 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.30 |