Essential Utilities (WTRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from $84.9 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $87.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 6.39% year-over-year to $87.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $334.3 million (up 7.41% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $329.1 million, up 8.8% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses grew 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 $87.3 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $53.6 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $73.0 million (2024), against an average of $73.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses jumped 35.48%; it then advanced 0.83% in 2024.
- Tracing WTRG's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $68.8 million in 2022, then grew by 6.04% to $72.9 million in 2023, then increased by 8.75% to $79.3 million in 2024, then increased by 7.11% to $84.9 million in 2025, then rose by 2.79% to $87.3 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Interest Expenses figures stand at $87.3 million (Q1 2026), $84.9 million (Q4 2025), and $82.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 163.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 7.41 Mn |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 87.31 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 10.88 Mn |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 19.62 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 18.84 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 3.21 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 2,736.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 2.72 Mn |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 2.23 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 72.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 72.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 68.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 68.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 69.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 69.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 72.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 72.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 68.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 68.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 60.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 53.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 53.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 52.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 52.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 52.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 52.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 50.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 50.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 51.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 51.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 49.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 49.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 51.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 35.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 35.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 33.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 33.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 32.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 32.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 31.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 31.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.72 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 23.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 23.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 22.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 22.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 21.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 21.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 20.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 19.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 19.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 20.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 19.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 19.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 18.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 18.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 18.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 19.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 18.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 18.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 19.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 19.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 19.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 19.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 19.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 19.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 19.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 19.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 19.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 19.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 19.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 19.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 19.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 20.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 20.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 19.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 19.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 19.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 19.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 19.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 18.57 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 18.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 18.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 18.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 18.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 15.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 15.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 17.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 17.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.81 Mn |