Essential Utilities (WTRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Interest Expenses of $89.11 million for Q2 2026, up 11.7% from $79.81 million a year earlier and up 2.1% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities' Interest Expenses came in at $343.63 million, up 8.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $329.08 million, up 8.8% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses has increased for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Interest Expenses came in at $302.47 million in FY2024 (+6.7%), $283.36 million in FY2023 (+19.0%), $238.12 million in FY2022 (+14.6%) and $207.71 million in FY2021 (+10.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Interest Expenses in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Interest Expenses has now increased in each of the last 44 quarters, with growth averaging 9.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Interest Expenses has ranged between 0.8% (Q1 2024) and 35.5% (Q1 2023) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $87.31 million (Q1 2026), $84.94 million (Q4 2025) and $82.27 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | -132.00 Mn |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 555.00 Mn |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 443.00 Mn |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 228.90 Mn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 209.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 279.77 Mn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 33.14 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 167.00 Mn |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.12 Bn | 10.99 Bn | - | 89.11 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Essential Utilities Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();