Essential Utilities (WTRG) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Retained Earnings of $2.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.83% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.32% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 7.83% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.3 billion (up 7.83% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 billion, up 16.99% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings advanced to $2.3 billion in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.3 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $1.9 billion (2024), against an average of $1.9 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Retained Earnings gained 6.98%; it then advanced 16.99% in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then advanced by 11.23% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 14.23% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 16.99% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then climbed by 1.32% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Retained Earnings figures stand at $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.2 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 8.00 Mn |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | -7.19 Mn |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 2.31 Bn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | - |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -13.54 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 1.47 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 218.80 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 118.28 Mn |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 101.92 Mn |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 97.81 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.16 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 860,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 806,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 764,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 636,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 950.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 687,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 933.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 897.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 869.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 788,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 812.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 773.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 667,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 346,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 223,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 635.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 633.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 115,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 544.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 541.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 523.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 256,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 474.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 477.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 501,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 499,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 124,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -148,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 409.40 Mn |