Essential Utilities WTRG
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As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.58 Bn 27.38 Bn 874.00 Mn 315.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.89 Bn 11.88 Bn 377.22 Mn 105.73 Mn
3 American States Water 3.53 Bn 3.50 Bn 169.26 Mn 43.27 Mn
4 California Water Service 3.05 Bn 2.96 Bn 263.45 Mn 56.47 Mn
5 H2O America 2.72 Bn 2.61 Bn 197.11 Mn 26.59 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn 14.77 Mn
7 York Water 545.76 Mn 545.20 Mn 17.56 Mn 7.62 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 466.09 Mn 333.46 Mn 10.96 Mn 4.21 Mn
9 Artesian Resources 374.59 Mn 364.79 Mn 29.37 Mn 6.58 Mn
10 Cadiz 339.95 Mn 334.63 Mn -24,000.00 -11.37 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 105.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 224.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 132.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 92.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 107.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 283.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 184.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 69.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 75.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 265.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 135.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 80.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 91.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 191.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 114.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 68.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 82.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 199.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 116.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 50.50 Mn