Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payables (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Payables for 17 consecutive years, with $301.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Payables fell 23.8% to $301.6 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $301.6 million through Dec 2025, down 23.8% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $301.6 million for FY2025, 23.8% down from the prior year.
  • Payables for Q4 2025 was $301.6 million at Essential Utilities, up from $226.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Payables was $395.8 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $121.6 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Payables over 5 years is $243.7 million, with a median of $232.2 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Payables soared 88.64% in 2022, then fell 23.8% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Payables stood at $274.7 million in 2021, then grew by 25.01% to $343.3 million in 2022, then dropped by 7.24% to $318.5 million in 2023, then increased by 24.27% to $395.8 million in 2024, then dropped by 23.8% to $301.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Payables over the past three periods came in at $301.6 million, $226.5 million, and $203.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.