Essential Utilities (WTRG) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Share-based Compensation of $2.7 million for Q1 2026, up 2.84% year-over-year from $2.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 81.03% on a QoQ basis from $14.1 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $2.7 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 2.84% year-over-year to $2.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $18.6 million (up 161.45% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $26.0 million, up 165.3% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation declined to $2.7 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $14.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $14.6 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $13000.0 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $1.8 million (2025), against an average of $3.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Share-based Compensation plunged 87.54%; it then jumped 2478.87% in 2025.
- Tracing WTRG's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $4.0 million in 2022, then surged by 260.96% to $14.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 69.69% to $4.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 219.24% to $14.1 million in 2025, then sank by 81.03% to $2.7 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Share-based Compensation figures stand at $2.7 million (Q1 2026), $14.1 million (Q4 2025), and $13000.0 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | -7.60 Mn |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 2.68 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 175,000.00 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 1.21 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 401,000.00 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 395,898.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 41,000.00 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 92,000.00 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 32,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 71,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 181,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 181,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 570,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 570,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 702,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 702,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 94,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 9.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 175,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 175,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 99,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 99,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 158,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 158,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 661,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 661,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 160,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 160,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 311,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 311,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 131,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 131,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 1.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.01 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 296,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 296,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 806,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 806,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 836,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 836,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 1.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.67 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 295,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 295,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 1.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 92,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 92,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 221,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 221,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 312,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 312,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 739,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 739,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 1.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 351,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 351,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 102,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 102,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 947,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 947,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 856,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 856,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 412,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 412,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 519,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 519,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 946,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 946,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 788,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 788,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 884,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 884,000.00 |