Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Pension (2019 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' Pension came in at $14.9 million for Q2 2026, down 59.4% from $36.7 million a year earlier and down 3.1% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Pension (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Essential Utilities' Pension was $15.24 million, down 54.7% from FY2024.
- Pension carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -30.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Pension was $33.68 million in FY2024 (-13.3%), $38.85 million in FY2023 (+24.3%), $31.24 million in FY2022 (-37.8%) and $50.23 million in FY2021 (-45.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Pension in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Pension has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 22.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Pension over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 26.9%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 59.4%).
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Pension at $15.38 million (Q1 2026), $15.24 million (Q4 2025) and $36.03 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 36.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 37.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 31.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 48.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 50.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.69 Mn |
API Access
Essential Utilities, Inc. Pension 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=pension&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "pension", "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=pension&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();