Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Equity Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.35 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Equity Ratio rose 2.45% to 0.35 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.35 through Dec 2025, up 2.45% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.35 for FY2025, 2.45% up from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.35 at Essential Utilities, down from 0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.36 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.34 in Q4 2022.
  • Average Equity Ratio over 5 years is 0.35, with a median of 0.35 recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Equity Ratio increased 4.11% in 2021, then dropped 3.28% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Equity Ratio stood at 0.35 in 2021, then decreased by 3.28% to 0.34 in 2022, then grew by 2.34% to 0.35 in 2023, then dropped by 1.78% to 0.34 in 2024, then grew by 2.45% to 0.35 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Equity Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.35, 0.36, and 0.36 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.