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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) Return on equity
Essential Utilities Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 8.13%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.44%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.65% (fiscal 2020) to 13.1% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 9.21% and below the Utilities sector median of 8.82%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 9.44% | (0.40) |
| FY2024 | 9.84% | 1.00 |
| FY2023 | 8.84% | 0.03 |
| FY2022 | 8.81% | 0.06 |
| FY2021 | 8.75% | 2.10 |
| FY2020 | 6.65% | (0.97) |
| FY2019 | 7.62% | (2.06) |
| FY2018 | 9.68% | (2.91) |
| FY2017 | 12.6% | (0.51) |
| FY2016 | 13.1% | 1.16 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | 17.7% |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 13.6% |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | 10.1% |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. compare | 9.95% |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | 9.00% |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | 8.08% |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | 7.61% |
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 7.12% |
| HTO H2O America compare | 5.63% |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | 9.21% |
| Utilities sector median | 8.82% |
| Market median | 1.07% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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