Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Payables of $281.0 million for Q1 2026, up 0.53% year-over-year from $279.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.84% quarter-over-quarter from $301.6 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Payables for 18 consecutive years, with $281.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Payables rose 0.53% year-over-year to $281.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $281.0 million (up 0.53% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $301.6 million, down 23.8% from the prior year.
- Payables fell to $281.0 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $301.6 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Payables topped out at $395.8 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $203.6 million in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Payables has averaged $260.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $248.2 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Payables surged 88.64% — and 2025, when it decreased 23.8%.
- Essential Utilities' Payables stood at $343.3 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.24% to $318.5 million in 2023, then gained by 24.27% to $395.8 million in 2024, then fell by 23.8% to $301.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 6.84% to $281.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Payables at $281.0 million in Q1 2026, $301.6 million in Q4 2025, and $226.5 million in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.39 Bn | 26.19 Bn | - | 1.83 Bn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.25 Bn | 11.24 Bn | - | 213.83 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.35 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 94.23 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.00 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 406.43 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.58 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 70.44 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 31.02 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 515.76 Mn | 389.43 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 11.90 Mn |
| 8 | York Water | 513.67 Mn | 513.12 Mn | - | 12.79 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 361.03 Mn | 356.77 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 10.78 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 273.82 Mn | 265.38 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 4.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 213.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 280.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 301.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 226.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 203.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 279.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 395.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 248.24 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 220.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 256.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 318.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 211.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 211.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 251.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 343.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 234.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 214.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 229.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 274.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 184.59 Mn |