Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported FCF Margin of 0.45% for Q1 2026, down 2463.0% year-over-year from 0.02% in Q1 2025, and up 98.7% on a QoQ basis from 34.44% in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 0.45% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2463.0% year-over-year to 0.45% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 24.01% (down 817.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 16.95%, up 986.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin climbed to 0.45% in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 34.44% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 143.27% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 175.48% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.01% (2024), against an average of 19.72%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin jumped 28110 bps; it then tumbled 27481 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 37.13% in 2022, then slipped by 10 bps to 40.8% in 2023, then slumped by 330 bps to 175.48% in 2024, then surged by 80 bps to 34.44% in 2025, then soared by 99 bps to 0.45% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG FCF Margin figures stand at 0.45% (Q1 2026), 34.44% (Q4 2025), and 131.54% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -29.33% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 42.64% |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | -0.45% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | -153.85% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -37.32% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | -1.64% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 24.08% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 16.35% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -22.29% |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | -16.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -131.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 50.33% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -175.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 143.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -40.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -137.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -120.19% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.09% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -160.35% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 39.20% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 31.27% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 18.10% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 44.99% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 67.80% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -9.08% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 40.22% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 59.20% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 18.24% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.61% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 46.35% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 37.27% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 33.30% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 43.78% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 56.94% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 67.77% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -128.01% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 47.79% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 66.19% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.35% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -127.65% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 113.51% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -6.32% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 10.37% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -109.91% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 106.38% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -24.94% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 39.07% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.35% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.21% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.75% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 12.32% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -5.09% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 628.64% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1,063.53% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -1,083.24% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 9.17% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -12.38% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -0.79% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -22.69% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -2.02% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -1.88% |