Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Operating Leases (2019 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Operating Leases for 7 consecutive years, with $21.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Leases fell 21.27% to $21.6 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $21.6 million through Dec 2025, down 21.27% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $21.6 million for FY2025, 21.27% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Leases for Q4 2025 was $21.6 million at Essential Utilities, down from $23.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Leases was $53.5 million in Q1 2021, with the low at $21.6 million in Q4 2025.
  • Average Operating Leases over 5 years is $36.3 million, with a median of $35.8 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Leases dropped 21.9% in 2022, then fell 8.6% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Leases stood at $48.2 million in 2021, then dropped by 21.9% to $37.7 million in 2022, then dropped by 8.6% to $34.4 million in 2023, then decreased by 20.27% to $27.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 21.27% to $21.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases over the past three periods came in at $21.6 million, $23.0 million, and $24.5 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.