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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $472.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 24.98% to $472.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.6 billion through Dec 2025, up 16.95% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.6 billion for FY2025, 16.95% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $472.1 million at Essential Utilities, up from $307.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $535.4 million in Q4 2022, with the low at $260.4 million in Q3 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $357.3 million, with a median of $320.3 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses skyrocketed 92.88% in 2021, then crashed 42.95% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $396.1 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 35.17% to $535.4 million in 2022, then crashed by 42.95% to $305.4 million in 2023, then grew by 23.67% to $377.8 million in 2024, then increased by 24.98% to $472.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $472.1 million, $307.2 million, and $329.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.