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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Return on Equity for 16 consecutive years, with 0.09% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity changed 0.0% to 0.09% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.09% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.09% at Essential Utilities, down from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.1% in Q1 2024, with the low at 0.06% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity increased 3bps in 2021, then fell -2bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.08% in 2021, then decreased by -19bps to 0.07% in 2022, then grew by 27bps to 0.08% in 2023, then grew by 9bps to 0.09% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.09% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.09%, 0.09%, and 0.09% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.