Essential Utilities (WTRG) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported Tax Provisions of $6.4 million for Q1 2026, up 131.01% year-over-year from $2.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 57.89% on a QoQ basis from $15.2 million in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $6.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 131.01% year-over-year to $6.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $30.4 million (up 195.72% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.4 million, up 115.78% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions retreated to $6.4 million in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $15.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $49.0 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$31.6 million in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $1.9 million (2024), against an average of -$760764.7.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Provisions tumbled 461.58%; it then soared 808.75% in 2024.
- Tracing WTRG's Tax Provisions over 5 years: stood at -$10.0 million in 2022, then surged by 590.45% to $49.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 158.96% to -$28.9 million in 2024, then soared by 152.49% to $15.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 57.89% to $6.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WTRG Tax Provisions figures stand at $6.4 million (Q1 2026), $15.2 million (Q4 2025), and $4.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 63.00 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 | 6.39 Mn |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 7.73 Mn |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 1.39 Mn |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.40 Mn |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.29 Mn |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 202,700.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -845,000.00 |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 2.06 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -28.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.84 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 49.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -263,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -17.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -19.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 4.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 58.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 4.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 462,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -7.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 56.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -2.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -8.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -156,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -367,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -2.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 3.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 72.37 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 8.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 5.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 56.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 5.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 8.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 5.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 5.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 6.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 6.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 33.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 27.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 12.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 24.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 18.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 13.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 25.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 19.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 14.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 12.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 21.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 16.85 Mn |