Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Free Cash Flow of -$69.34 million for Q2 2026, compared with -$69.77 million a year earlier.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities' Free Cash Flow came in at -$451.91 million; for FY2025, it was -$419.52 million.
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at -$559.4 million in FY2024, -$265.52 million in FY2023, -$462.46 million in FY2022 and -$375.84 million in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$261.93 million in Q4 2022 and a high of $157.9 million in Q1 2023.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -$3.84 million (Q1 2026), -$240.78 million (Q4 2025) and -$137.95 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.66 Bn |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | -641.00 Mn |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | -2.58 Bn |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | -874.00 Mn |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | -1.20 Bn |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | -918.00 Mn |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | -885.74 Mn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.17 Bn | 11.04 Bn | - | -69.34 Mn |
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 |
Essential Utilities Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();