Buyback yield (TTM)
0.03%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
3.37%
5Y share count change
10.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$2.98M
Cumulative buybacks
$149.31M
Key takeaways
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) repurchased about $2.98M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 10.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 0.29× — repurchases only partially offset SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at -12.1% per year over the latest 5-year window.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
Latest: $2.28M
Overview
In 2025, Essential Utilities (WTRG) buyback spend totalled $2.28M – plunged 43.6% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Essential Utilities buyback spend delivered a -12.1% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Essential Utilities buyback spend peaked at $25.25M in 2015; the latest annual figure is $2.28M in 2025 (91.0% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $25.25M was reported in 2015. The lowest in the available history was $304.00K in 2009.
Essential Utilities Buyback Spend 2025: $2.28M
2025's buyback spend for Essential Utilities came in at $2.28M, plunged 43.6% below 2024.
Essential Utilities Buyback Spend 2024: $4.05M
Essential Utilities posted buyback spend of $4.05M in 2024, edged up 1.7% from 2023.
Essential Utilities Buyback Spend 2023: $3.98M
In 2023, Essential Utilities reported buyback spend of $3.98M, surged 234.0% from 2022.
Essential Utilities Buyback Spend 2022: $1.19M
Essential Utilities buyback spend in 2022 was $1.19M, plunged 63.8% below 2021.
Essential Utilities Buyback Spend 2021: $3.29M
Essential Utilities buyback spend in 2021 was $3.29M.
See more financial history for Essential Utilities (WTRG).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $2.28M | $12.86M | −$10.57M | 0.02% | 0.28B | +2.3% | |
| 2024 | $4.05M | $9.79M | −$5.74M | 0.04% | 0.27B | +2.5% | |
| 2023 | $3.98M | $11.32M | −$7.34M | 0.04% | 0.27B | +1.8% | |
| 2022 | $1.19M | $12.21M | −$11.01M | 0.01% | 0.26B | +1.8% | |
| 2021 | $3.29M | $10.08M | −$6.79M | 0.02% | 0.26B | +1.4% | |
| 2020 | $4.37M | $8.16M | −$3.79M | 0.04% | 0.25B | +17.9% | |
| 2019 | $1.87M | $7.37M | −$5.50M | 0.02% | 0.22B | +21.0% | |
| 2018 | $2.56M | $7.57M | −$5.01M | 0.04% | 0.18B | +0.1% | |
| 2017 | $2.17M | $6.34M | −$4.17M | 0.03% | 0.18B | +0.2% | |
| 2016 | $3.03M | $5.39M | −$2.36M | 0.06% | 0.18B | +0.2% | |
| 2015 | $25.25M | $5.86M | $19.39M | 0.48% | 0.18B | -0.1% | |
| 2014 | $15.76M | $6.82M | $8.94M | 0.33% | 0.18B | +0.5% | |
| 2013 | $12.82M | $5.07M | $7.76M | 0.31% | 0.18B | +1.1% | |
| 2012 | $1.46M | $5.55M | −$4.09M | 0.04% | 0.17B | +0.9% | |
| 2011 | $1.16M | $3.85M | −$2.69M | 0.04% | 0.17B | +1.0% | |
| 2010 | $770.00K | $4.03M | −$3.26M | 0.02% | 0.17B | +0.9% | |
| 2009 | $304.00K | $3.60M | −$3.30M | 0.01% | 0.17B | +1.1% | |
| 2008 | $397.00K | $0.00 | $397.00K | 0.01% | 0.17B | +0.8% | |
| 2007 | $863.00K | $0.00 | $863.00K | 0.03% | 0.17B | +1.4% | |
| 2006 | $972.00K | $0.00 | $972.00K | 0.03% | 0.16B | +2.0% | |
| 2005 | $1.75M | $0.00 | $1.75M | 0.05% | 0.16B | +2.8% | |
| 2004 | $1.08M | $0.00 | $1.08M | 0.05% | 0.16B | +5.6% | |
| 2003 | $1.52M | $0.00 | $1.52M | 0.07% | 0.15B | +3.1% | |
| 2002 | $25.05M | $0.00 | $25.05M | 1.79% | 0.14B | +0.7% | |
| 2001 | $4.49M | $0.00 | $4.49M | 0.29% | 0.14B | +5.1% | |
| 2000 | $4.38M | $0.00 | $4.38M | — | 0.14B | +1.4% | |
| 1999 | $3.30M | $0.00 | $3.30M | — | 0.13B | +1.1% | |
| 1998 | $7.60M | $0.00 | $7.60M | — | 0.13B | +56.7% | |
| 1997 | $4.20M | $0.00 | $4.20M | — | 0.08B | +1.9% | |
| 1996 | $2.30M | $0.00 | $2.30M | — | 0.08B | — | |
| 1995 | $2.90M | $0.00 | $2.90M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $2.20M | $0.00 | $2.20M | — | — | — |
- 2025$2.28M
- 2024$4.05M
- 2023$3.98M
- 2022$1.19M
- 2021$3.29M
- 2020$4.37M
- 2019$1.87M
- 2018$2.56M
- 2017$2.17M
- 2016$3.03M
- 2015$25.25M
- 2014$15.76M
- 2013$12.82M
- 2012$1.46M
- 2011$1.16M
- 2010$770.00K
- 2009$304.00K
- 2008$397.00K
- 2007$863.00K
- 2006$972.00K
- 2005$1.75M
- 2004$1.08M
- 2003$1.52M
- 2002$25.05M
- 2001$4.49M
- 2000$4.38M
- 1999$3.30M
- 1998$7.60M
- 1997$4.20M
- 1996$2.30M
- 1995$2.90M
- 1994$2.20M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 0.29×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Essential Utilities (WTRG)
How Essential Utilities splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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