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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Gross Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 71.37% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 159.0% to 71.37% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 74.15% through Dec 2025, up 230.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 74.15% for FY2025, 230.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 71.37% at Essential Utilities, up from 67.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 82.41% in Q1 2025, with the low at 61.49% in Q3 2021.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 71.31%, with a median of 70.15% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Gross Margin surged 2029bps in 2021, then crashed -656bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 70.39% in 2021, then increased by 5bps to 73.81% in 2022, then dropped by -9bps to 67.25% in 2023, then rose by 8bps to 72.95% in 2024, then decreased by -2bps to 71.37% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods came in at 71.37%, 67.9%, and 71.16% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.