Growth Metrics

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

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Shares Repurchased of $2.9 million for Q1 2026, up 30.93% year-over-year from $2.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 32400.0% on a QoQ basis from $9000.0 in Q4 2025.

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $2.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 30.93% year-over-year to $2.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.0 million (down 26.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.3 million, down 43.58% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased climbed to $2.9 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $9000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $3.9 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $1000.0 in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $38000.0 (2025), against an average of $848823.5.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Shares Repurchased jumped 6876.92%; it then plunged 99.5% in 2025.
  • Tracing WTRG's Shares Repurchased over 5 years: stood at $136000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 80.88% to $26000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 6876.92% to $1.8 million in 2024, then sank by 99.5% to $9000.0 in 2025, then soared by 32400.0% to $2.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Shares Repurchased figures stand at $2.9 million (Q1 2026), $9000.0 (Q4 2025), and $38000.0 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (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 -
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 2.93 Mn
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn -
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 823,000.00
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn -
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn -
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn -
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn -
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 9,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 38,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 38,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 3,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 3,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 2.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 2,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 1,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 1,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 2.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 26,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 26,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 2,000.00
Sep 30, 2023 2,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 42,000.00
Jun 30, 2023 42,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 3.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 136,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 136,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 29,000.00
Sep 30, 2022 29,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 15,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 15,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 1.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 4,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 8,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 8,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 17,000.00
Jun 30, 2021 17,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 3.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 20,000.00
Dec 31, 2020 20,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 2,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 2,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 4,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 4,000.00
Mar 31, 2020 4.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 4.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 8,000.00
Sep 30, 2019 8,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 2,000.00
Jun 30, 2019 2,000.00
Mar 31, 2019 1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 1.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 63,000.00
Dec 31, 2018 63,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 1,000.00
Sep 30, 2018 1,000.00
Mar 31, 2018 2.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 2.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 51,000.00
Dec 31, 2017 51,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 23,000.00
Sep 30, 2017 23,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 40,000.00
Jun 30, 2017 40,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 2.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 2.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 123,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 123,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 46,000.00
Sep 30, 2016 46,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 32,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 32,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 2.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 2.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 4.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 4.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 12.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 4.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 3.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 11.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 11.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 376,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 376,000.00
Mar 31, 2014 1.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 8,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 8,000.00
Sep 30, 2013 1.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 1.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 10.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 10.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 1.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 332,000.00
Sep 30, 2012 332,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 449,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 449,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 683,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 683,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 162,000.00
Dec 31, 2011 162,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 3,000.00
Sep 30, 2011 3,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 264,000.00
Jun 30, 2011 264,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 734,000.00
Mar 31, 2011 734,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 26,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 26,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 217,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 217,000.00
Jun 30, 2010 183,000.00
Jun 30, 2010 183,000.00
Mar 31, 2010 344,000.00
Mar 31, 2010 344,000.00
Dec 31, 2009 2,000.00
Dec 31, 2009 2,000.00
Sep 30, 2009 2,000.00
Sep 30, 2009 2,000.00