Essential Utilities ROE 2012-2026 | WTRG

Current and historical return on equity (ROE) values for Essential Utilities (WTRG) over the last 10 years. Return on equity can be defined as the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
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Essential Utilities ROE - Return on Equity Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Shareholder's Equity Return on Equity
2026-06-30 $0.56B $6.90B 8.05%
2026-03-31 $0.56B $6.82B 8.17%
2025-12-31 $0.62B $6.71B 9.19%
2025-09-30 $0.67B $6.55B 10.22%
2025-06-30 $0.65B $6.39B 10.11%
2025-03-31 $0.61B $6.25B 9.81%
2024-12-31 $0.60B $6.16B 9.67%
2024-09-30 $0.55B $6.08B 8.96%
2024-06-30 $0.56B $6.02B 9.24%
2024-03-31 $0.57B $5.88B 9.73%
2023-12-31 $0.50B $5.74B 8.66%
2023-09-30 $0.48B $5.61B 8.51%
2023-06-30 $0.47B $5.46B 8.53%
2023-03-31 $0.46B $5.40B 8.47%
2022-12-31 $0.47B $5.33B 8.73%
2022-09-30 $0.47B $5.28B 8.84%
2022-06-30 $0.45B $5.23B 8.59%
2022-03-31 $0.45B $5.10B 8.78%
2021-12-31 $0.43B $4.99B 8.68%
2021-09-30 $0.42B $4.87B 8.61%
2021-06-30 $0.42B $4.74B 8.94%
2021-03-31 $0.42B $4.69B 8.91%
2020-12-31 $0.29B $4.64B 6.16%
2020-09-30 $0.25B $4.44B 5.56%
2020-06-30 $0.28B $4.25B 6.57%
2020-03-31 $0.26B $4.05B 6.40%
2019-12-31 $0.22B $3.39B 6.61%
2019-09-30 $0.16B $2.92B 5.34%
2019-06-30 $0.15B $2.47B 5.92%
2019-03-31 $0.16B $2.01B 7.85%
2018-12-31 $0.19B $2.01B 9.56%
2018-09-30 $0.25B $2.00B 12.48%
2018-06-30 $0.25B $1.97B 12.55%
2018-03-31 $0.24B $1.94B 12.41%
2017-12-31 $0.24B $1.92B 12.48%
2017-09-30 $0.24B $1.89B 12.50%
2017-06-30 $0.23B $1.86B 12.52%
2017-03-31 $0.23B $1.84B 12.64%
2016-12-31 $0.24B $1.81B 12.99%
2016-09-30 $0.21B $1.78B 11.98%
2016-06-30 $0.21B $1.75B 11.82%
2016-03-31 $0.20B $1.73B 11.79%
2015-12-31 $0.20B $1.71B 11.76%
2015-09-30 $0.24B $1.69B 14.19%
2015-06-30 $0.24B $1.66B 14.50%
2015-03-31 $0.24B $1.63B 14.70%
2014-12-31 $0.23B $1.60B 14.60%
2014-09-30 $0.23B $1.57B 14.31%
2014-06-30 $0.22B $1.54B 14.32%
2014-03-31 $0.22B $1.50B 14.56%
2013-12-31 $0.22B $1.47B 15.17%
2013-09-30 $0.23B $1.43B 16.19%
2013-06-30 $0.22B $1.39B 15.79%
2013-03-31 $0.21B $1.36B 15.20%
2012-12-31 $0.20B $1.32B 14.93%
2012-09-30 $0.16B $1.29B 12.76%
2012-06-30 $0.15B $1.26B 12.22%
2012-03-31 $0.15B $1.24B 12.20%
2011-12-31 $0.14B $1.22B 11.75%
2011-09-30 $0.14B $1.20B 11.52%
2011-06-30 $0.14B $1.18B 11.95%
2011-03-31 $0.13B $1.16B 11.47%
2010-12-31 $0.13B $1.14B 10.96%
2010-09-30 $0.12B $1.12B 10.95%
2010-06-30 $0.11B $1.11B 10.11%
2010-03-31 $0.11B $1.10B 9.86%
2009-12-31 $0.10B $1.08B 9.61%
2009-09-30 $0.10B $1.07B 9.62%
2009-06-30 $0.11B $1.06B 9.92%
2009-03-31 $0.10B $1.04B 9.77%
2008-12-31 $0.10B $1.02B 9.58%
2008-09-30 $0.10B $1.00B 9.68%
2008-06-30 $0.09B $0.99B 9.33%
2008-03-31 $0.09B $0.97B 9.62%
2007-12-31 $0.10B $0.95B 10.07%
2007-09-30 $0.10B $0.94B 10.32%
2007-06-30 $0.09B $0.92B 10.21%
2007-03-31 $0.09B $0.90B 10.19%
2006-12-31 $0.09B $0.88B 10.49%
2006-09-30 $0.09B $0.85B 10.36%
2006-06-30 $0.09B $0.82B 10.82%
2006-03-31 $0.09B $0.80B 11.16%
2005-12-31 $0.09B $0.78B 11.65%
2005-09-30 $0.09B $0.77B 11.90%
2005-06-30 $0.09B $0.74B 11.75%
2005-03-31 $0.08B $0.72B 11.59%
2004-12-31 $0.08B $0.69B 11.54%
2004-09-30 $0.08B $0.67B 11.48%
2004-06-30 $0.08B $0.66B 11.66%
2004-03-31 $0.07B $0.63B 11.81%
2003-12-31 $0.07B $0.59B 12.14%
2003-09-30 $0.07B $0.54B 13.07%
2003-06-30 $0.07B $0.51B 13.60%
2003-03-31 $0.07B $0.49B 13.97%
2002-12-31 $0.07B $0.49B 13.91%
2002-09-30 $0.06B $0.48B 12.60%
2002-06-30 $0.06B $0.47B 12.23%
2002-03-31 $0.06B $0.47B 12.46%
2001-12-31 $0.06B $0.46B 12.93%
2001-09-30 $0.06B $0.45B 13.24%
2001-06-30 $0.06B $0.44B 13.12%
2001-03-31 $0.06B $0.42B 13.47%
2000-12-31 $0.05B $0.40B 13.33%
2000-09-30 $0.05B $0.38B 13.36%
2000-06-30 $0.05B $0.37B 12.96%
2000-03-31 $0.05B $0.37B 12.62%
1999-12-31 $0.04B $0.36B 10.02%
1999-09-30 $0.03B $0.33B 9.82%
1999-06-30 $0.03B $0.29B 10.95%
1999-03-31 $0.04B $0.26B 13.46%
1998-12-31 $0.04B $0.23B 18.84%
1998-09-30 $0.04B $0.22B 19.24%
1998-06-30 $0.04B $0.21B 16.73%
1998-03-31 $0.03B $0.20B 13.03%
1997-12-31 $0.02B $0.19B 11.53%
1997-09-30 $0.02B $0.19B 11.70%
1997-06-30 $0.02B $0.18B 11.46%
1997-03-31 $0.02B $0.18B 11.16%
1996-12-31 $0.02B $0.17B 11.49%
1996-09-30 $0.02B $0.17B 11.85%
1996-06-30 $0.02B $0.17B 12.16%
1996-03-31 $0.02B $0.16B 12.46%
1995-12-31 $0.02B $0.16B 12.12%
1995-09-30 $0.02B $0.15B 11.71%
1995-06-30 $0.02B $0.15B 11.18%
1995-03-31 $0.02B $0.15B 10.65%
1994-12-31 $0.02B $0.15B 10.74%
1994-09-30 $0.02B $0.15B 10.15%
1994-06-30 $0.01B $0.15B 9.61%
1994-03-31 $0.01B $0.14B 9.74%
1993-12-31 $0.01B $0.14B 10.22%
1993-09-30 $0.01B $0.13B 10.79%
1993-06-30 $0.01B $0.12B 5.79%
1993-03-31 $0.01B $0.11B 5.36%
1992-12-31 $0.01B $0.11B 4.69%
1992-09-30 $0.01B $0.10B 4.94%
1992-06-30 $0.01B $0.10B 6.15%
1992-03-31 $0.01B $0.10B 6.27%
1991-12-31 $0.01B $0.10B 6.28%
1991-09-30 $0.01B $0.09B 5.39%
1991-06-30 $0.01B $0.09B 6.65%
1991-03-31 $0.00B $0.09B 4.56%
1990-12-31 $0.00B $0.09B 4.68%
1990-09-30 $0.00B $0.09B 4.66%
1990-06-30 $0.01B $0.09B 9.30%
1990-03-31 $0.01B $0.09B 10.56%
1989-12-31 $0.01B $0.06B 12.55%
1989-09-30 $0.01B $0.06B 14.40%
1989-06-30 $0.01B $0.06B 14.69%
1989-03-31 $0.01B $0.06B 15.00%
1988-12-31 $0.01B $0.08B 11.29%
1988-09-30 $0.01B $0.08B 10.06%
1988-06-30 $0.01B $0.08B 8.83%
1988-03-31 $0.01B $0.08B 8.86%
1987-12-31 $0.01B $0.08B 8.89%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Utilities Utility - Water Supply $11.646B $2.475B
Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater and natural gas services in the United States. The company provides utility services to nearly five million people in the U.S. It completed the acquisition of Peoples Gas. It has identified 12 operating segments and 2 reportable segments, namely Regulated Water and Regulated Natural Gas. The Regulated Water segment comprises 8 operating segments for its water and wastewater regulated utility companies, and the Regulated Natural Gas segment includes 1 operating segment representing natural gas utility companies. Also, the company includes 3 of its operating segments in Other. The Other segment represents non-regulated natural gas operations, Aqua Resources and Aqua Infrastructure. Its water supplies are primarily self-supplied and processed at surface water treatment plants as well as numerous well stations in the states in which it conducts business.
Stock Name Country Market Cap PE Ratio
American Water Works (AWK) United States $27.007B 23.43
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Brazil $18.685B 20.74
American States Water (AWR) United States $3.392B 23.44
California Water Service Group (CWT) United States $2.930B 21.34
Middlesex Water (MSEX) United States $1.042B 21.36
York Water (YORW) United States $0.531B 20.30
Consolidated Water (CWCO) Cayman Islands $0.452B 0.00
Artesian Resources (ARTNA) United States $0.356B 15.04
Cadiz (CDZI) United States $0.301B 0.00
Pure Cycle (PCYO) United States $0.266B 18.11
Global Water Resources (GWRS) United States $0.245B 94.44
Air Water Ventures (WATR) United States $0.059B 0.00