Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $127.7 million for Q1 2026, down 32.65% year-over-year from $189.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 153.02% quarter-over-quarter from -$240.8 million in Q4 2025.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $127.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 32.65% year-over-year to $127.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$481.4 million (down 34.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$419.5 million, up 25.01% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow climbed to $127.7 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from -$240.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $624.6 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$883.8 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$28.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$12.3 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 1447.13% — and 2025, when it jumped 1642.87%.
- Essential Utilities' Free Cash Flow stood at -$883.8 million in 2022, then soared by 114.98% to $132.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 288.38% to -$249.4 million in 2024, then increased by 3.46% to -$240.8 million in 2025, then soared by 153.02% to $127.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Free Cash Flow at $127.7 million in Q1 2026, -$240.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$137.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 27.57 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 874.00 Mn | -258.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.89 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 377.22 Mn | -69.34 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.52 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 169.26 Mn | - |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.05 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 263.45 Mn | -83.38 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.71 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 47.85 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 30.96 Mn | -16.43 Mn |
| 7 | York Water | 545.76 Mn | 545.20 Mn | 17.56 Mn | 592,000.00 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 467.21 Mn | 334.58 Mn | 10.96 Mn | 8.55 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 373.15 Mn | 363.34 Mn | 29.37 Mn | -2.54 Mn |
| 10 | Cadiz | 342.90 Mn | 337.58 Mn | -24,000.00 | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -69.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -240.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -137.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -69.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -249.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -187.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -110.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -195.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -143.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -84.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 157.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -261.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -192.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -135.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 127.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -261.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -122.30 Mn |