Essential Utilities (WTRG) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Invested Capital of $26.5 million for Q1 2026, down 81.41% year-over-year from $142.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.44% quarter-over-quarter from $21.8 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with $26.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Invested Capital fell 81.41% year-over-year to $26.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $316.2 million (down 18.15% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $21.8 million, down 84.72% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital climbed to $26.5 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $21.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $6.9 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $21.8 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $902.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $135.8 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Invested Capital soared 22734.35% — and 2024, when it plunged 97.94%.
- Essential Utilities' Invested Capital stood at $6.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 4.85% to $6.9 billion in 2023, then slumped by 97.94% to $142.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 84.72% to $21.8 million in 2025, then gained by 21.44% to $26.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Invested Capital at $26.5 million in Q1 2026, $21.8 million in Q4 2025, and $135.8 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.41 Bn | 26.22 Bn | - | 25.71 Bn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.26 Bn | 11.25 Bn | - | 42.31 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.35 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 1.83 Bn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.00 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 3.28 Bn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.58 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 3.73 Bn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | - | 918.03 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 515.84 Mn | 389.51 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 16,804.00 |
| 8 | York Water | 513.04 Mn | 512.48 Mn | - | 340,000.00 |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 360.98 Mn | 356.72 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 436.25 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 273.58 Mn | 265.14 Mn | 4.29 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 42.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 26.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 135.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 132.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 142.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 142.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 67.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 218.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 198.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 198.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 149.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 120.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 131.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 63.42 Mn |