Essential Utilities (WTRG) Other Working Capital Changes (2016 - 2022)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of $4.3 million for Q1 2026, down 60.0% year-over-year from $10.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 500.28% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.1 million in Q4 2025.
Analysis
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Other Working Capital Changes (2016 - 2022) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 18 consecutive years, with $4.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes fell 60.0% year-over-year to $4.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$27.5 million (down 193.4% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$21.1 million, down 203.38% from the prior year.
- Other Working Capital Changes grew to $4.3 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from -$1.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $30.7 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$44.4 million in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$402937.5 across 5 years, with a median of $3.1 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Working Capital Changes plunged 354.72% — and 2023, when it soared 3737.11%.
- Essential Utilities' Other Working Capital Changes stood at $30.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 244.48% to -$44.4 million in 2023, then surged by 167.24% to $29.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 103.58% to -$1.1 million in 2025, then jumped by 500.28% to $4.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Other Working Capital Changes at $4.3 million in Q1 2026, -$1.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$32.9 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 27.57 Bn | 27.38 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.89 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 377.22 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.53 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 169.26 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.04 Bn | 2.95 Bn | 263.45 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.71 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 197.11 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 30.96 Mn |
| 7 | York Water | 545.76 Mn | 545.20 Mn | 17.56 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 467.53 Mn | 334.90 Mn | 10.96 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 373.15 Mn | 363.34 Mn | 29.37 Mn |
| 10 | Cadiz | 342.90 Mn | 337.58 Mn | -24,000.00 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -26,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -2.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -6.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -6.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.18 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -12.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -12.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -3.75 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -3.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -36,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -36,000.00 |