Essential Utilities (WTRG) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 12.95% year-over-year from $2.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 6.19% quarter-over-quarter from $2.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for 18 consecutive years, with $2.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability rose 12.95% year-over-year to $2.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.2 billion (up 12.95% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.1 billion, up 14.1% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability improved to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability topped out at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $1.3 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability has averaged $1.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.7 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability fell 4.56% — and 2024, when it climbed 22.66%.
  • Essential Utilities' Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 21.0% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 12.5% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 14.1% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then rose by 6.19% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.0 billion in Q3 2025.

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

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 2.24 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.00 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.79 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.73 Bn