Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 1:18 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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