Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Invested Capital of $6.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 4.8% year-over-year from $6.6 billion in Q1 2025, and up 0.59% on a QoQ basis from $6.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $6.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital rose 4.8% year-over-year to $6.9 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $6.9 billion (up 4.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.9 billion, up 8.48% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital climbed to $6.9 billion in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $6.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $12.8 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $5.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $6.2 billion (2024), against an average of $6.9 billion.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Invested Capital jumped 45.46%; it then tumbled 50.59% in 2024.
  • Tracing WTRG's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $12.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 7.0% to $12.8 billion in 2023, then plunged by 50.59% to $6.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 8.48% to $6.9 billion in 2025, then increased by 0.59% to $6.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Invested Capital figures stand at $6.9 billion (Q1 2026), $6.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.0 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 23.81 Bn
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 74.52 Mn
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 6.92 Bn
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 1.83 Bn
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 3.16 Bn
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 3.70 Bn
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 874.07 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 228.77 Mn
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 252.28 Mn
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 436.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 6.88 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 6.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 6.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 12.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.81 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 11.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 8.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 5.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 4.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 7.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 4.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 4.64 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 3.87 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 3.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 2.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 3.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 2.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 1.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 1.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 1.92 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 1.83 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 1.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 1.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 1.30 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 1.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 1.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 1.14 Bn