Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 23.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales improved to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.0% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.0% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • On a YoY basis, Return on Sales climbed as much as 0 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 0 bps in 2022.
  • Essential Utilities' Return on Sales stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 47 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then increased by 18 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slipped by 18 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then climbed by 23 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Return on Sales at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn - 0.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn - 0.00%
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn 0.00%
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn 0.00%
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.00%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 0.00%
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.00%
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn - 0.00%
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.00%
10 Pure Cycle 274.66 Mn 266.22 Mn 4.29 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%