Essential Utilities (WTRG) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Essential Utilities (WTRG) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned of $3.56 for Q1 2026, down 13.84% year-over-year from $4.13 in Q1 2025, and up 33.13% quarter-over-quarter from $2.67 in Q4 2025.
Essential Utilities (WTRG) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Essential Utilities (WTRG) has reported Times Interest Earned for 18 consecutive years, with $3.56 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 13.84% year-over-year to $3.56; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.67 (down 4.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8, up 11.72% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned climbed to $3.56 in Q1 2026 per WTRG's latest filing, from $2.67 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $4.13 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $0.02 in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $2.29 across 5 years, with a median of $2.32 in 2025.
- On a YoY basis, Times Interest Earned climbed as much as 18377.44% in 2022 and fell as far as 32.75% in 2022.
- Essential Utilities' Times Interest Earned stood at $2.47 in 2022, then increased by 13.37% to $2.8 in 2023, then advanced by 1.99% to $2.86 in 2024, then fell by 6.48% to $2.67 in 2025, then jumped by 33.13% to $3.56 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WTRG's Times Interest Earned at $3.56 in Q1 2026, $2.67 in Q4 2025, and $2.06 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.66 Bn | 26.47 Bn | - | 3.25 |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.36 Bn | 11.35 Bn | - | 2.17 |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 4.44 |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.02 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 3.41 |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.60 Bn | 2.49 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 2.38 |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 4.54 |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 517.12 Mn | 390.79 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 8.60 |
| 8 | York Water | 517.01 Mn | 516.45 Mn | - | 4.30 |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 362.21 Mn | 357.96 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 2.82 |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 274.66 Mn | 266.22 Mn | 4.29 Mn | 3.49 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.17 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.67 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.06 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.13 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.86 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.02 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.99 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.80 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.24 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.47 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.08 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.49 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.98 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.01 |