TTM
21.8%
YoY change
−3.63pp
Trough year (1992)
4.6%
Peak year (2014)
29.9%
Latest annual
24.9%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 24.9%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −3.63pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 24.9% | -3.63pp | ||
| 2024 | 28.5% | +4.28pp | ||
| 2023 | 24.3% | +3.92pp | ||
| 2022 | 20.3% | -2.65pp | ||
| 2021 | 23.0% | +3.51pp | ||
| 2020 | 19.5% | -5.76pp | ||
| 2019 | 25.2% | +2.33pp | ||
| 2018 | 22.9% | -6.71pp | ||
| 2017 | 29.6% | +1.05pp | ||
| 2016 | 28.6% | +3.78pp | ||
| 2015 | 24.8% | -5.12pp | ||
| 2014 | 29.9% | +1.12pp | ||
| 2013 | 28.8% | +2.85pp | ||
| 2012 | 25.9% | +5.84pp | ||
| 2011 | 20.1% | +3.02pp | ||
| 2010 | 17.1% | +1.51pp | ||
| 2009 | 15.6% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2008 | 15.6% | -0.15pp | ||
| 2007 | 15.8% | -1.48pp | ||
| 2006 | 17.2% | -1.10pp | ||
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.25pp | ||
| 2004 | 18.1% | -1.21pp | ||
| 2003 | 19.3% | -1.56pp | ||
| 2002 | 20.9% | +1.31pp | ||
| 2001 | 19.6% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2000 | 19.2% | +5.09pp | ||
| 1999 | 14.1% | -4.96pp | ||
| 1998 | 19.1% | +2.04pp | ||
| 1997 | 17.0% | +0.05pp | ||
| 1996 | 17.0% | +1.25pp | ||
| 1995 | 15.7% | +1.36pp | ||
| 1994 | 14.4% | +0.73pp | ||
| 1993 | 13.6% | +9.03pp | ||
| 1992 | 4.6% | -0.92pp | ||
| 1991 | 5.5% | +0.55pp | ||
| 1990 | 5.0% | -0.86pp | ||
| 1989 | 5.8% | -0.91pp | ||
| 1988 | 6.8% | -1.04pp | ||
| 1987 | 7.8% | -1.07pp | ||
| 1986 | 8.9% | -0.57pp | ||
| 1985 | 9.4% | — |
- 202524.9%-3.63pp
- 202428.5%+4.28pp
- 202324.3%+3.92pp
- 202220.3%-2.65pp
- 202123.0%+3.51pp
- 202019.5%-5.76pp
- 201925.2%+2.33pp
- 201822.9%-6.71pp
- 201729.6%+1.05pp
- 201628.6%+3.78pp
- 201524.8%-5.12pp
- 201429.9%+1.12pp
- 201328.8%+2.85pp
- 201225.9%+5.84pp
- 201120.1%+3.02pp
- 201017.1%+1.51pp
- 200915.6%-0.06pp
- 200815.6%-0.15pp
- 200715.8%-1.48pp
- 200617.2%-1.10pp
- 200518.3%+0.25pp
- 200418.1%-1.21pp
- 200319.3%-1.56pp
- 200220.9%+1.31pp
- 200119.6%+0.37pp
- 200019.2%+5.09pp
- 199914.1%-4.96pp
- 199819.1%+2.04pp
- 199717.0%+0.05pp
- 199617.0%+1.25pp
- 199515.7%+1.36pp
- 199414.4%+0.73pp
- 199313.6%+9.03pp
- 19924.6%-0.92pp
- 19915.5%+0.55pp
- 19905.0%-0.86pp
- 19895.8%-0.91pp
- 19886.8%-1.04pp
- 19877.8%-1.07pp
- 19868.9%-0.57pp
- 19859.4%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Essential Utilities (WTRG)
According to Essential Utilities's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 21.8%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
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) net margin is 24.91% – contracted 3.6 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual net margin of 29.91% was reported in 2014. The lowest in the available history was 4.61% in 1992.
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin by Year
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin 2025: 24.9%
2025's net margin for Essential Utilities came in at 24.91%, contracted 3.6 percentage points from 2024.
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin 2024: 28.5%
Essential Utilities posted net margin of 28.54% in 2024, expanded 4.3 percentage points from 2023.
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin 2023: 24.3%
In 2023, Essential Utilities reported net margin of 24.26%, expanded 3.9 percentage points from 2022.
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin 2022: 20.3%
Essential Utilities net margin in 2022 was 20.33%, contracted 2.6 percentage points from 2021.
Essential Utilities Net Profit Margin 2021: 23.0%
Essential Utilities net margin in 2021 was 22.98%.
See more financial history for Essential Utilities (WTRG).
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