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WTRG Utilities Utilities Regulated Water
Essential Utilities Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.5 billion, up 18.6% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.56%
- EPS
- +12.1%
- Free cash flow
- −1.23%
- Total debt
- +1.34%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG) Free cash flow
Essential Utilities Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was −$475.0M, compared with −$392.6M in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $1.0B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −$3.8B (fiscal 2020) to $11.5M (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. Essential Utilities Inc. ranks 10th of 12 Utilities Regulated Water companies by free cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$475.0M | — |
| FY2024 | −$392.6M | — |
| FY2023 | −$269.1M | — |
| FY2022 | −$578.3M | — |
| FY2021 | −$410.3M | — |
| FY2020 | −$3.8B | — |
| FY2019 | −$268.5M | — |
| FY2018 | −$272.2M | — |
| FY2017 | −$101.3M | — |
| FY2016 | $11.5M | — |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $229.2M | — |
| Jun 2026 | −$73.4M | — |
| Mar 2026 | −$22.0M | — |
| Dec 2025 | −$240.0M | — |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | $30.4M |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | $20.7M |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | −$14.1M |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | −$39.1M |
| HTO H2O America compare | −$246.7M |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | −$266.9M |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | −$509.5M |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | −$659.9M |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. compare | −$1.2B |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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