Growth Metrics

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

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $283.2 million for Q1 2026, up 2.9% year-over-year from $275.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.12% on a QoQ basis from $280.1 million in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) data on file, last reported at $283.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) rose 2.9% year-over-year to $283.2 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $283.2 million (up 2.9% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $280.1 million, up 2.24% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) improved to $283.2 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $280.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) topped out at $283.2 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $262.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) is $273.4 million (2024), against an average of $270.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) grew 3.48%; it then gained 0.66% in 2025.
  • Tracing WTRG's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) over 5 years: stood at $262.2 million in 2022, then grew by 1.88% to $267.2 million in 2023, then gained by 2.52% to $273.9 million in 2024, then gained by 2.24% to $280.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.12% to $283.2 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) figures stand at $283.2 million (Q1 2026), $280.1 million (Q4 2025), and $279.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.41 Bn 24.28 Bn 714.00 Mn 195.00 Mn
2 Aris Mining 20.22 Bn 19.75 Bn 233.28 Mn 1.17 Bn
3 Essential Utilities 10.60 Bn 10.53 Bn 685.96 Mn 283.18 Mn
4 American States Water 2.95 Bn 2.94 Bn 104.19 Mn 38.55 Mn
5 California Water Service 2.62 Bn 2.52 Bn 183.34 Mn 59.70 Mn
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 37.93 Mn
7 Middlesex Water 966.38 Mn 964.34 Mn 25.70 Mn 18.55 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 470.56 Mn 349.42 Mn 10.92 Mn 16.00 Mn
9 York Water 431.27 Mn 431.27 Mn 13.98 Mn 14.44 Mn
10 Artesian Resources 334.72 Mn 330.46 Mn 26.56 Mn 10.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 283.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 280.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 279.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 277.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 275.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 273.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 273.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 273.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 273.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 267.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 265.14 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 264.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 264.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 262.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 262.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 262.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 261.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 257.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 258.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 254.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 254.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 249.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 254.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 245.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 236.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 215.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 232.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 198.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 178.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 177.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 177.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 177.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 177.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 177.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 177.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 177.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 177.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 177.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 177.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 177.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 177.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 176.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 176.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 177.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 176.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 176.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 176.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 176.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 176.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 176.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 176.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 175.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 175.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 174.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 173.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 173.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 138.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 172.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 138.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 138.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 137.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 136.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 136.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 136.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 136.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 135.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 135.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 135.63 Mn