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EBITDA Margin for Essential Utilities (WTRG)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

52.6%

YoY change

−4.49pp

Trough year (2022)

44.2%

Peak year (2001)

113.1%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 55.2%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −4.49pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202555.2%-4.49pp
  • 202459.7%+8.15pp
  • 202351.6%+7.40pp
  • 202244.2%-5.24pp
  • 202149.4%+0.82pp
  • 202048.6%-6.88pp
  • 201955.5%+4.86pp
  • 201850.6%-8.93pp
  • 201759.5%+2.36pp
  • 201657.2%+5.34pp
  • 201551.8%-4.85pp
  • 201456.7%+1.33pp
  • 201355.3%-2.85pp
  • 201258.2%+2.45pp
  • 201155.7%+3.90pp
  • 201051.8%-1.21pp
  • 200953.1%+1.16pp
  • 200851.9%+0.37pp
  • 200751.5%-1.06pp
  • 200652.6%-0.14pp
  • 200552.7%-0.67pp
  • 200453.4%-2.42pp
  • 200355.8%-3.33pp
  • 200259.2%-53.92pp
  • 2001113.1%+57.26pp
  • 200055.8%+6.61pp
  • 199949.2%-36.09pp
  • 199885.3%-1.34pp
  • 199786.6%+35.54pp
  • 199651.1%-48.90pp
  • 1995100.0%+52.95pp
  • 199447.1%-52.95pp
  • 1993100.0%0.00pp
  • 1992100.0%0.00pp
  • 1991100.0%0.00pp
  • 1990100.0%0.00pp
  • 1989100.0%0.00pp
  • 1988100.0%0.00pp
  • 1987100.0%0.00pp
  • 1986100.0%0.00pp
  • 1985100.0%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Essential Utilities's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Essential Utilities (WTRG)

According to Essential Utilities's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 52.6%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, Essential Utilities (WTRG) EBITDA margin totalled 55.22% – contracted 4.5 percentage points year-over-year.

The record annual EBITDA margin stands at 113.07%, reached in 2001; the historical low of 44.15% was recorded in 2022.

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin by Year

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin 2025: 55.2%

2025's EBITDA margin for Essential Utilities came in at 55.22%, contracted 4.5 percentage points from 2024.

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin 2024: 59.7%

Essential Utilities posted EBITDA margin of 59.70% in 2024, expanded 8.1 percentage points from 2023.

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin 2023: 51.6%

In 2023, Essential Utilities reported EBITDA margin of 51.55%, expanded 7.4 percentage points from 2022.

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin 2022: 44.2%

Essential Utilities EBITDA margin in 2022 was 44.15%, contracted 5.2 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.

Essential Utilities EBITDA Margin 2021: 49.4%

Essential Utilities EBITDA margin in 2021 was 49.39%.

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