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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $197.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 47.15% to $197.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $865.5 million through Dec 2025, up 36.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $865.5 million for FY2025, 36.29% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $197.0 million at Essential Utilities, down from $219.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $474.8 million in Q3 2021, with the low at -$195.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $114.1 million, with a median of $140.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 433.74% in 2021, then crashed 354.7% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $65.6 million in 2021, then increased by 17.05% to $76.8 million in 2022, then plummeted by 354.7% to -$195.6 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 168.44% to $133.9 million in 2024, then surged by 47.15% to $197.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at $197.0 million, $219.8 million, and $259.1 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.