Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$3.8 million for Q1 2026, down 102.03% year-over-year from $189.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 98.4% on a QoQ basis from -$240.8 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$3.8 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 102.03% year-over-year to -$3.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$612.9 million (down 71.4% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$419.5 million, up 25.01% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow advanced to -$3.8 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 $623.6 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$12.3 million (2024), against an average of -$100.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Free Cash Flow plunged 460.22%; it then surged 1642.87% in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$261.9 million in 2022, then rose by 25.33% to -$195.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 442.22% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then surged by 77.3% to -$240.8 million in 2025, then surged by 98.4% to -$3.8 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$3.8 million (Q1 2026), -$240.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$627.4 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -354.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 158.81 Mn |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | -3.84 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | -169.37 Mn |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -80.07 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | -3.00 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 11.73 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 4.90 Mn |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -4.45 Mn |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | -4.50 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -240.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -240.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -627.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -627.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 259.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 259.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 189.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 189.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 623.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 623.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -110.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -110.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -195.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -195.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -566.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -566.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 339.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 339.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 157.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 157.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -261.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -261.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -522.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -522.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 236.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 236.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -858.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -858.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 145.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 145.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 155.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 155.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 182.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 182.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 85.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 85.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 156.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 156.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 190.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 190.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -23.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -23.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 90.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 90.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 144.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 144.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 36.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 36.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 54.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 54.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 104.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 104.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 78.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 78.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 64.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 64.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 89.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 89.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 122.43 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 122.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 137.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 137.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -13.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -13.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -251.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -251.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 108.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 108.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 134.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 134.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 21.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 21.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -251.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -251.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 250.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 250.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -13.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -13.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 19.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -210.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -210.36 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 223.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 223.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -48.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | -48.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 71.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 71.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 38.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 38.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -6.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -6.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 29.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 29.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 26.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 26.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -9.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | -9.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -3.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -3.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 11.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -19.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -19.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 14.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -20.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -20.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -1.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | -1.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -38.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -38.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -3.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | -3.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -7.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -7.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -3.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | -3.40 Mn |