Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' FCF Margin was -13.06% in Q2 2026, up 0.49 percentage points from -13.55% a year earlier but down 12.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Essential Utilities' FCF Margin was -17.59% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -16.95%, up 9.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +5.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was -26.82% in FY2024 (-13.89 pp), -12.93% in FY2023 (+7.28 pp), -20.21% in FY2022 (-0.20 pp) and -20.01% in FY2021 (+2.39 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -48.88% (Q4 2021) and 21.74% (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.28 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q3 2025 (a gain of 14.17 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2024 (a drop of 23.74 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WTRG's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -0.45% (Q1 2026), -34.44% (Q4 2025) and -28.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | -26.81% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | -59.25% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | -13.08% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | -14.77% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 93.14% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | -45.44% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | -19.04% |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.05 Bn | 10.93 Bn | - | -13.06% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -13.06% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.44% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -28.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -25.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -40.80% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -34.95% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -19.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -30.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -48.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -33.80% |
API Access
Essential Utilities FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();