Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported 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% on a QoQ basis from $301.6 million in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Payables data on file, last reported at $281.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Payables rose 0.53% year-over-year to $281.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $281.0 million (up 0.53% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $301.6 million, down 23.8% from the prior year.
  • Payables eased 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.
  • The 5-year median for Payables is $248.2 million (2024), against an average of $260.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Payables soared 88.64%; it then fell 23.8% in 2025.
  • Tracing WTRG's Payables over 5 years: stood at $343.3 million in 2022, then fell by 7.24% to $318.5 million in 2023, then grew by 24.27% to $395.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 23.8% to $301.6 million in 2025, then declined by 6.84% to $281.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Payables figures stand at $281.0 million (Q1 2026), $301.6 million (Q4 2025), and $226.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 1.64 Bn
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 138.30 Mn
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 280.95 Mn
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn -
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 394.80 Mn
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 62.88 Mn
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 72.96 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 11.90 Mn
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 20.58 Mn
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 8.37 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 145.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 121.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 221.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 187.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 143.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 115.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 85.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 62.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 79.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 60.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 86.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 68.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 58.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 52.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 80.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 63.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 46.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 50.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 59.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 44.07 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 40.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 33.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 56.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 45.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 47.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 34.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 63.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 48.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 38.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 31.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 65.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 41.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 73.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 31.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 55.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 69.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 42.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 33.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 67.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 60.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 42.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 29.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 44.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 57.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 49.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 57.86 Mn