Essential Utilities (WTRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 consecutive years, with $2.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 2.84% year-over-year to $2.7 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 million (down 77.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $12.9 million, down 48.42% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation improved to $2.7 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $1.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $19.6 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at $12000.0 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $3.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.6 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation surged 14000.0% — and 2025, when it tumbled 97.44%.
• Essential Utilities' Share-based Compensation stood at $13.6 million in 2022, then slumped by 82.39% to $2.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 716.96% to $19.6 million in 2024, then plunged by 94.83% to $1.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 164.62% to $2.7 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WTRG's Share-based Compensation at $2.7 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 million in Q4 2025, and $13000.0 in Q3 2025.