Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Long-Term Deferred Tax for 14 consecutive years, with $82.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 39.1% to $82.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $82.2 million through Dec 2025, down 39.1% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $82.2 million for FY2025, 39.1% down from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q4 2025 was $82.2 million at Essential Utilities, down from $135.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $183.2 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $1.3 million in Q4 2021.
  • Average Long-Term Deferred Tax over 5 years is $88.8 million, with a median of $82.2 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Long-Term Deferred Tax crashed 90.97% in 2021, then skyrocketed 3121.83% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $1.3 million in 2021, then surged by 3121.83% to $42.2 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 334.01% to $183.2 million in 2023, then fell by 26.29% to $135.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 39.1% to $82.2 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods came in at $82.2 million, $135.0 million, and $183.2 million for Q4 2025, Q4 2024, and Q4 2023 respectively.