Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Payout Ratio (2018 - 2025)

Historic FCF Payout Ratio for Essential Utilities (WTRG) over the last 12 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.7.

  • Essential Utilities' FCF Payout Ratio fell 4675.75% to 0.7 in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.86, marking a year-over-year decrease of 2686.46%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.62 for FY2024, which is 4810.33% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Essential Utilities' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.7, which was down 4675.75% from 1.31 recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Essential Utilities' FCF Payout Ratio's 5-year high stood at 3.09 during Q1 2025, with a 5-year trough of 6.83 in Q1 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Essential Utilities' median FCF Payout Ratio value was 0.47 (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 0.54.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first crashed by 152299.59% in 2024, then surged by 14518.9% in 2025.
  • Essential Utilities' FCF Payout Ratio (Quarter) stood at 0.26 in 2021, then fell by 11.01% to 0.29 in 2022, then plummeted by 49.23% to 0.43 in 2023, then increased by 16.45% to 0.36 in 2024, then crashed by 94.52% to 0.7 in 2025.
  • Its FCF Payout Ratio stands at 0.7 for Q3 2025, versus 1.31 for Q2 2025 and 3.09 for Q1 2025.