Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Shares Outstanding for 17 consecutive years, with $283.1 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding rose 1.75% to $283.1 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $283.1 million through Dec 2025, up 1.75% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $283.1 million for FY2025, 1.75% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding for Q4 2025 was $283.1 million at Essential Utilities, down from $286.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Outstanding was $286.4 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $248.9 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Shares Outstanding over 5 years is $269.3 million, with a median of $270.6 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Shares Outstanding increased 0.26% in 2021, then rose 6.59% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding stood at $252.9 million in 2021, then increased by 4.3% to $263.7 million in 2022, then rose by 3.62% to $273.3 million in 2023, then grew by 1.8% to $278.2 million in 2024, then increased by 1.75% to $283.1 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding over the past three periods came in at $283.1 million, $286.4 million, and $283.9 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.