Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) recorded Share-based Compensation of $4.54 million in Q2 2026, up 5.4% from $4.31 million a year earlier and up 69.4% from the prior quarter.
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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Essential Utilities' Share-based Compensation came in at $13.16 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 2.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $12.86 million, up 31.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Share-based Compensation has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Share-based Compensation came in at $9.79 million in FY2024 (-13.6%), $11.32 million in FY2023 (-7.2%), $12.21 million in FY2022 (+21.1%) and $10.08 million in FY2021 (+23.5%).
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has ranged from $1.01 million in Q4 2025 to $4.93 million in Q3 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation rose in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 51.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Share-based Compensation in the last five years was growth of 220.8% in Q3 2025, against a decline of 77.1% in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.68 million (Q1 2026), $1.01 million (Q4 2025) and $4.93 million (Q3 2025).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.17 Mn |
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Essential Utilities, Inc. Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=WTRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();