Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.76 for Q1 2026, up 60.98% year-over-year from 0.47 in Q1 2025, and up 288.7% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q4 2025.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.76 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 60.98% year-over-year to 0.76; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.79 (up 19.51% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.89, down 43.9% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.76 in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.82 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 6.83 in Q1 2024.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.37 across 5 years, with a median of 0.09 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 843.93% — and 2024, when it tumbled 2943.25%.
- Essential Utilities' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then surged by 843.93% to 0.63 in 2023, then sank by 156.56% to 0.36 in 2024, then declined by 12.36% to 0.4 in 2025, then soared by 288.7% to 0.76 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.76 in Q1 2026, 0.4 in Q4 2025, and 0.7 in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 27.55 Bn | 27.36 Bn | 874.00 Mn | -0.67 |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.90 Bn | 11.89 Bn | 377.22 Mn | -1.40 |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.52 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 169.26 Mn | - |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.04 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 263.45 Mn | -0.24 |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.69 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 0.38 |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 30.96 Mn | -0.41 |
| 7 | York Water | 544.57 Mn | 544.01 Mn | 17.56 Mn | 6.25 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 467.05 Mn | 334.42 Mn | 10.96 Mn | 0.26 |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 374.18 Mn | 364.37 Mn | 29.37 Mn | -1.30 |
| 10 | Cadiz | 345.42 Mn | 340.10 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.40 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -25.23 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.40 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.70 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.09 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.83 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.57 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.53 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.55 |