TTM
35.0%
YoY change
+0.90pp
Trough year (2022)
28.9%
Peak year (1985)
100.0%
Latest annual
37.2%
Operating Margin history chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 37.2%
Operating Margin change chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.90pp
Operating Margin history table for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 37.2% | +0.90pp | ||
| 2024 | 36.3% | +2.62pp | ||
| 2023 | 33.7% | +4.80pp | ||
| 2022 | 28.9% | -3.19pp | ||
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.37pp | ||
| 2020 | 29.7% | -8.52pp | ||
| 2019 | 38.2% | -0.33pp | ||
| 2018 | 38.6% | -2.69pp | ||
| 2017 | 41.2% | +0.60pp | ||
| 2016 | 40.7% | +1.22pp | ||
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.87pp | ||
| 2014 | 40.3% | +1.06pp | ||
| 2013 | 39.2% | -2.67pp | ||
| 2012 | 41.9% | +2.47pp | ||
| 2011 | 39.4% | +4.00pp | ||
| 2010 | 35.4% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2009 | 35.4% | -0.60pp | ||
| 2008 | 36.0% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2007 | 35.9% | -2.68pp | ||
| 2006 | 38.5% | -1.03pp | ||
| 2005 | 39.6% | -0.54pp | ||
| 2004 | 40.1% | -1.72pp | ||
| 2003 | 41.8% | -3.58pp | ||
| 2002 | 45.4% | +1.67pp | ||
| 2001 | 43.7% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2000 | 43.4% | +6.63pp | ||
| 1999 | 36.8% | -28.96pp | ||
| 1998 | 65.8% | -0.32pp | ||
| 1997 | 66.1% | +25.83pp | ||
| 1996 | 40.2% | +0.93pp | ||
| 1995 | 39.3% | +1.75pp | ||
| 1994 | 37.6% | -62.43pp | ||
| 1993 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1992 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1991 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1990 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1989 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1988 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1987 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1986 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1985 | 100.0% | — |
- 202537.2%+0.90pp
- 202436.3%+2.62pp
- 202333.7%+4.80pp
- 202228.9%-3.19pp
- 202132.1%+2.37pp
- 202029.7%-8.52pp
- 201938.2%-0.33pp
- 201838.6%-2.69pp
- 201741.2%+0.60pp
- 201640.7%+1.22pp
- 201539.4%-0.87pp
- 201440.3%+1.06pp
- 201339.2%-2.67pp
- 201241.9%+2.47pp
- 201139.4%+4.00pp
- 201035.4%+0.03pp
- 200935.4%-0.60pp
- 200836.0%+0.16pp
- 200735.9%-2.68pp
- 200638.5%-1.03pp
- 200539.6%-0.54pp
- 200440.1%-1.72pp
- 200341.8%-3.58pp
- 200245.4%+1.67pp
- 200143.7%+0.28pp
- 200043.4%+6.63pp
- 199936.8%-28.96pp
- 199865.8%-0.32pp
- 199766.1%+25.83pp
- 199640.2%+0.93pp
- 199539.3%+1.75pp
- 199437.6%-62.43pp
- 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%—
Operating 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 Operating Margin at Essential Utilities (WTRG)
According to Essential Utilities's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 35.0%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
Essential Utilities (WTRG) most recent annual operating margin stands at 37.22% (2025) – expanded 0.9 percentage points year-over-year.
100.00% stands as the all-time-high annual operating margin, posted in 1985, against a low of 28.90% during 2022.
Essential Utilities Operating Margin by Year
Essential Utilities Operating Margin 2025: 37.2%
2025's operating margin for Essential Utilities came in at 37.22%, expanded 0.9 percentage points from 2024.
Essential Utilities Operating Margin 2024: 36.3%
Essential Utilities posted operating margin of 36.32% in 2024, expanded 2.6 percentage points from 2023.
Essential Utilities Operating Margin 2023: 33.7%
In 2023, Essential Utilities reported operating margin of 33.70%, expanded 4.8 percentage points from 2022.
Essential Utilities Operating Margin 2022: 28.9%
Essential Utilities operating margin in 2022 was 28.90%, contracted 3.2 percentage points from 2021. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Essential Utilities Operating Margin 2021: 32.1%
Essential Utilities operating margin in 2021 was 32.09%.
See more financial history for Essential Utilities (WTRG).
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