Essential Utilities (WTRG) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 consecutive years, with $286.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 2.41% year-over-year to $286.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $286.9 million (up 2.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $286.5 million, up 2.98% from the prior year.
• Shares Outstanding (Entity) was little changed at $286.9 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $286.5 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) topped out at $286.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $256.3 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has averaged $275.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $276.9 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Outstanding (Entity) increased 6.59% — and 2024, when it advanced 0.53%.
• Essential Utilities' Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $267.0 million in 2022, then grew by 3.6% to $276.6 million in 2023, then increased by 0.58% to $278.2 million in 2024, then gained by 2.98% to $286.5 million in 2025, then grew by 0.12% to $286.9 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows WTRG's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at $286.9 million in Q1 2026, $286.5 million in Q4 2025, and $286.4 million in Q3 2025.