Essential Utilities (WTRG) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Profit After Tax of $224.4 million for Q1 2026, down 20.93% year-over-year from $283.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 51.78% quarter-over-quarter from $147.8 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Profit After Tax for 18 consecutive years, with $224.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Profit After Tax fell 20.93% year-over-year to $224.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $572.1 million (down 2.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $619.8 million, up 8.08% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax improved to $224.4 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $147.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $283.8 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $68.6 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $137.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $104.9 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Profit After Tax jumped 48.98% — and 2026, when it decreased 20.93%.
- Essential Utilities' Profit After Tax stood at $104.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 0.31% to $104.6 million in 2023, then surged by 48.98% to $155.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 5.14% to $147.8 million in 2025, then surged by 51.78% to $224.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Profit After Tax at $224.4 million in Q1 2026, $147.8 million in Q4 2025, and $92.1 million in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.54 Bn | 26.35 Bn | - | 315.00 Mn |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.32 Bn | 11.31 Bn | - | 105.73 Mn |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.37 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 28.74 Mn |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.01 Bn | 2.92 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 56.47 Mn |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.59 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 26.59 Mn |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 14.77 Mn |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 517.28 Mn | 390.95 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 3.93 Mn |
| 8 | York Water | 515.42 Mn | 514.86 Mn | - | 7.62 Mn |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 361.28 Mn | 357.03 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 5.93 Mn |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 275.03 Mn | 266.59 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 2.95 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 105.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 224.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 147.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 92.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 107.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 283.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 155.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 69.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 75.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 265.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 104.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 91.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 191.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 104.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 68.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 82.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 199.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 96.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.50 Mn |