Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $2.3 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 16.99% to $2.3 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.3 billion through Dec 2025, up 16.99% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.3 billion for FY2025, 16.99% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $2.3 billion at Essential Utilities, up from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $2.3 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.4 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $1.8 billion, with a median of $1.7 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Retained Earnings grew 6.98% in 2022, then increased 16.99% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then increased by 6.98% to $1.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 11.23% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 14.23% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then rose by 16.99% to $2.3 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods came in at $2.3 billion, $2.2 billion, and $2.2 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.