Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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