Essential Utilities (WTRG) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $2.24 billion for Q2 2026, up 12.0% from $2 billion a year earlier and up 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Essential Utilities' Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability came in at $2.09 billion, up 14.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Essential Utilities' Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $1.83 billion in FY2024 (+12.5%), $1.63 billion in FY2023 (+21.0%), $1.35 billion in FY2022 (-4.3%) and $1.41 billion in FY2021 (+11.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with growth averaging 13.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability in the past five years was Q1 2024, with growth of 22.7%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 4.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for the three prior quarters was $2.22 billion (Q1 2026), $2.09 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.01 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.12 Bn | 10.99 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
API Access
Essential Utilities Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-current-deferred-tax-liability", "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=non-current-deferred-tax-liability&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();