TTM
47.0%
YoY change
−17.61pp
Trough year (2025)
41.0%
Peak year (2017)
65.1%
Latest annual
41.0%
Gross Margin history chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: 41.0%
Gross Margin change chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 2010 to 2025
Latest: −17.61pp
Gross Margin history table for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 2010 to 2025
| 2025 | 41.0% | -17.61pp | ||
| 2024 | 58.6% | +3.75pp | ||
| 2023 | 54.8% | +7.96pp | ||
| 2022 | 46.9% | -5.70pp | ||
| 2021 | 52.6% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2020 | 52.5% | -10.03pp | ||
| 2019 | 62.6% | -0.63pp | ||
| 2018 | 63.2% | -1.94pp | ||
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.38pp | ||
| 2016 | 63.8% | +1.74pp | ||
| 2015 | 62.0% | -0.99pp | ||
| 2014 | 63.0% | +0.77pp | ||
| 2013 | 62.2% | -1.20pp | ||
| 2012 | 63.4% | +2.96pp | ||
| 2011 | 60.5% | +4.12pp | ||
| 2010 | 56.4% | — |
- 202541.0%-17.61pp
- 202458.6%+3.75pp
- 202354.8%+7.96pp
- 202246.9%-5.70pp
- 202152.6%+0.04pp
- 202052.5%-10.03pp
- 201962.6%-0.63pp
- 201863.2%-1.94pp
- 201765.1%+1.38pp
- 201663.8%+1.74pp
- 201562.0%-0.99pp
- 201463.0%+0.77pp
- 201362.2%-1.20pp
- 201263.4%+2.96pp
- 201160.5%+4.12pp
- 201056.4%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Essential Utilities (WTRG)
According to Essential Utilities's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 47.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Essential Utilities (WTRG) gross margin is 40.96% – contracted 17.6 percentage points year-over-year.
65.13% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2017, against a low of 40.96% during 2025.
Essential Utilities Gross Margin by Year
Essential Utilities Gross Margin 2025: 41.0%
Essential Utilities gross margin in 2025 was 40.96%, contracted 17.6 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Essential Utilities Gross Margin 2024: 58.6%
2024's gross margin for Essential Utilities came in at 58.57%, expanded 3.7 percentage points from 2023.
Essential Utilities Gross Margin 2023: 54.8%
Essential Utilities posted gross margin of 54.82% in 2023, expanded 8.0 percentage points from 2022.
Essential Utilities Gross Margin 2022: 46.9%
In 2022, Essential Utilities reported gross margin of 46.87%, contracted 5.7 percentage points from 2021.
Essential Utilities Gross Margin 2021: 52.6%
Essential Utilities gross margin in 2021 was 52.57%.
See more financial history for Essential Utilities (WTRG).
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