Essential Utilities (WTRG) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $551.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 23.92% year-over-year to $551.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 19.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.6 billion, up 16.95% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses grew to $551.1 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $472.1 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $551.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $273.8 million in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $377.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $329.6 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses surged 35.17% — and 2023, when it slumped 42.95%.
• Essential Utilities' Operating Expenses stood at $535.4 million in 2022, then sank by 42.95% to $305.4 million in 2023, then rose by 23.67% to $377.8 million in 2024, then gained by 24.98% to $472.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 16.74% to $551.1 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WTRG's Operating Expenses at $551.1 million in Q1 2026, $472.1 million in Q4 2025, and $307.2 million in Q3 2025.