Essential Utilities (WTRG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2012 - 2025)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $82.2 million for Q4 2025, down 39.1% year-over-year from $135.0 million in Q4 2024, and down 39.1% quarter-over-quarter from $135.0 million in Q4 2024.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 14 consecutive years, with $82.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 39.1% year-over-year to $82.2 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $82.2 million (down 39.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $82.2 million, down 39.1% from the prior year.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax declined to $82.2 million in Q4 2025 per WTRG's latest filing, from $135.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $183.2 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $1.3 million in Q4 2021.
- Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $88.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $82.2 million in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Long-Term Deferred Tax slumped 90.97% — and 2022, when it soared 3121.83%.
- Essential Utilities' Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $1.3 million in 2021, then jumped by 3121.83% to $42.2 million in 2022, then soared by 334.01% to $183.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 26.29% to $135.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 39.1% to $82.2 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $82.2 million in Q4 2025, $135.0 million in Q4 2024, and $183.2 million in Q4 2023.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.28 Bn | 26.09 Bn | - |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.21 Bn | 11.20 Bn | - |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.35 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 278.03 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 2.98 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 263.45 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.57 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 197.11 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 515.76 Mn | 389.43 Mn | 10.92 Mn |
| 8 | York Water | 512.56 Mn | 512.01 Mn | - |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 362.94 Mn | 358.68 Mn | 26.56 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 273.94 Mn | 265.50 Mn | 4.29 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 82.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 135.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 183.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 32.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 92.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 113.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 79.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 732.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 728.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 716.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 32.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 685.88 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 672.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 669.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 67.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 653.36 Mn |