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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 invested capital
Essential Utilities Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 3.81%, down 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.81%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.63% (fiscal 2020) to 5.74% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 4.26% and in line with the Utilities sector median of 3.74%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.81% | 0.40 |
| FY2024 | 3.41% | 0.07 |
| FY2023 | 3.34% | (0.06) |
| FY2022 | 3.40% | 0.02 |
| FY2021 | 3.38% | 0.75 |
| FY2020 | 2.63% | (1.55) |
| FY2019 | 4.18% | (0.25) |
| FY2018 | 4.43% | (0.69) |
| FY2017 | 5.12% | (0.45) |
| FY2016 | 5.57% | (0.17) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 9.94% |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | 9.24% |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 6.91% |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. compare | 4.64% |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | 4.28% |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | 3.94% |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | 3.63% |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | 3.56% |
| HTO H2O America compare | 2.92% |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | 4.26% |
| Utilities sector median | 3.74% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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