Growth Metrics

Essential Utilities (WTRG) Total Debt (2016 - 2025)

Essential Utilities (WTRG) has disclosed Total Debt for 17 consecutive years, with $8.2 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Total Debt rose 8.93% to $8.2 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.2 billion through Dec 2025, up 8.93% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.2 billion for FY2025, 8.93% up from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q4 2025 was $8.2 billion at Essential Utilities, up from $7.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $8.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $5.6 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Total Debt over 5 years is $6.8 billion, with a median of $6.7 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Total Debt rose 16.19% in 2021, then grew 3.59% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Total Debt stood at $5.9 billion in 2021, then increased by 11.27% to $6.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 4.17% to $6.9 billion in 2023, then grew by 8.96% to $7.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 8.93% to $8.2 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods came in at $8.2 billion, $7.9 billion, and $7.8 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.