Essential Utilities WTRG
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Essential Utilities (WTRG) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $6.4 million for Q1 2026, up 131.01% year-over-year from $2.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 48.57% quarter-over-quarter from $4.3 million in Q3 2025.

Analysis

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with $6.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 131.01% year-over-year to $6.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.3 million (up 60.56% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was -$13.0 million, up 4.77% from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions grew to $6.4 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $4.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $15.8 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$31.6 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged -$2.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions sank 461.58% — and 2024, when it surged 808.75%.
  • Essential Utilities' Tax Provisions stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 177.36% to -$3.7 million in 2023, then jumped by 526.84% to $15.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 72.86% to $4.3 million in 2025, then surged by 48.57% to $6.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WTRG's Tax Provisions at $6.4 million in Q1 2026, $4.3 million in Q3 2025, and $4.6 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.16 Bn 26.97 Bn 874.00 Mn 90.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.75 Bn 11.74 Bn 377.22 Mn 3.39 Mn
3 American States Water 3.46 Bn 3.44 Bn 169.26 Mn 14.48 Mn
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn 15.59 Mn
5 H2O America 2.65 Bn 2.55 Bn 197.11 Mn 4.00 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.08 Bn 1.08 Bn 30.96 Mn 1.79 Mn
7 York Water 541.39 Mn 540.83 Mn 17.56 Mn 166,000.00
8 Consolidated Water 461.93 Mn 329.30 Mn 10.96 Mn 267,746.00
9 Artesian Resources 369.22 Mn 359.42 Mn 29.37 Mn 2.26 Mn
10 Cadiz 344.16 Mn 338.84 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 141.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 4.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 113.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 126.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -263,000.00
Mar 31, 2023 -31.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 99.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 8.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -17.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 78.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.77 Mn