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.
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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.29 Bn | 26.10 Bn | - | 167.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.20 Bn | 11.19 Bn | - | 89.11 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.36 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 10.15 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 2.99 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 20.81 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.57 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 17.95 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | - | 4.02 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 527.52 Mn | 401.19 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 399,852.00 |
| 8 | York Water | 516.69 Mn | 516.13 Mn | - | 2.28 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 362.06 Mn | 357.80 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 2.23 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.30 Mn | 265.86 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 605,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 89.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 89.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 87.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 87.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 84.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 84.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 79.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 79.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 82.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 79.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 73.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 73.27 Mn |