Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:46 AM EDT

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $87.3 million for Q1 2026, up 6.39% year-over-year from $82.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.79% quarter-over-quarter from $84.9 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Interest Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $87.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 6.39% year-over-year to $87.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $334.3 million (up 7.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $329.1 million, up 8.8% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses climbed to $87.3 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $84.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $12.9 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $55.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $76.8 million in 2024.
  • On a YoY basis, Interest Expenses climbed as much as 46.77% in 2022 and fell as far as 99.41% in 2022.
  • Essential Utilities' Interest Expenses stood at $68.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 9.71% to $62.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 27.72% to $79.3 million in 2024, then advanced by 7.11% to $84.9 million in 2025, then climbed by 2.79% to $87.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Interest Expenses at $87.3 million in Q1 2026, $84.9 million in Q4 2025, and $82.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.55 Bn 27.35 Bn 874.00 Mn 167.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.88 Bn 11.87 Bn 377.22 Mn 89.11 Mn
3 American States Water 3.52 Bn 3.50 Bn 169.26 Mn 12.17 Mn
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.95 Bn 263.45 Mn 20.81 Mn
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 197.11 Mn 17.95 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 4.02 Mn
7 York Water 544.57 Mn 544.01 Mn 17.56 Mn 2.28 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 467.05 Mn 334.42 Mn 10.96 Mn 479.00
9 Artesian Resources 374.18 Mn 364.37 Mn 29.37 Mn 2.34 Mn
10 Cadiz 345.42 Mn 340.10 Mn -24,000.00 2.90 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 89.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 87.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 84.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 82.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 79.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 82.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 79.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 76.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 73.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 73.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 72.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 68.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 69.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 72.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 68.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 60.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 55.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 53.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 52.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 52.13 Mn