Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' (WTRG) Payout Ratio came in at 0.70 for Q2 2026, up 25.5% from 0.56 a year earlier and up 1.9% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Essential Utilities' Payout Ratio stood at 0.61, up 4.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Essential Utilities' Payout Ratio was 0.58 in FY2024 (-8.5%), 0.64 in FY2023 (+2.5%), 0.62 in FY2022 (+3.5%) and 0.60 in FY2021 (-26.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 2.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 25.5%; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a decline of 33.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.68 (Q1 2026), 0.61 (Q4 2025) and 0.55 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.12 Bn | 10.99 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.60 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.60 |
API Access
Essential Utilities Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();