Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 36.41% for Q2 2026, up 0.43 percentage points from 35.98% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 35.06%, down 3.68 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 37.22%, up 0.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +7.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 36.32% in FY2024 (+2.62 pp), 33.70% in FY2023 (+4.80 pp), 28.90% in FY2022 (-3.19 pp) and 32.09% in FY2021 (+2.37 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 12.19 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 7.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 36.05% (Q1 2026), 32.47% (Q4 2025) and 35.59% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 29.71% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 23.72% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 10 | Essential Utilities | 11.17 Bn | 11.04 Bn | - | 36.41% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 36.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.59% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 35.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 35.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 26.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.04% |
API Access
Essential Utilities Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "WTRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();