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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) Gross margin
Essential Utilities Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 82.7%, down 1.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (83.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 73.7% (fiscal 2022) to 100.0% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 74.8% and above the Utilities sector median of 62.0%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 83.7% | (3.04) |
| FY2024 | 86.7% | 3.87 |
| FY2023 | 82.9% | 9.16 |
| FY2022 | 73.7% | (8.19) |
| FY2021 | 81.9% | (6.79) |
| FY2020 | 88.7% | (11.33) |
| FY2019 | 100.0% | 0.00 |
| FY2018 | 100.0% | 0.00 |
| FY2017 | 100.0% | 0.00 |
| FY2016 | 100.0% | 0.00 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 95.0% | 3.71 |
| Jun 2026 | 91.3% | 18.99 |
| Mar 2026 | 72.3% | (7.67) |
| Dec 2025 | 80.0% | (15.30) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| YORW The York Water Company compare | 100.0% |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | 100.0% |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. compare | 100.0% |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | 82.6% |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 77.7% |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | 68.7% |
| HTO H2O America compare | 60.8% |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | 37.8% |
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 35.4% |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | 74.8% |
| Utilities sector median | 62.0% |
| Market median | 46.4% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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