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Total Debt for Essential Utilities (WTRG)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$8.44B

YoY change

+7.9%

5Y CAGR

+7.8%

Peak year (2025)

$8.34B

Total Debt history chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: $8.34B

Total Debt growth chart for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1994 to 2025

Latest: +7.9%

Total Debt history table for Essential Utilities (WTRG) from 1994 to 2025

  • 2025$8.34B+7.9%
  • 2024$7.73B+9.0%
  • 2023$7.09B+3.7%
  • 2022$6.84B+13.5%
  • 2021$6.02B+5.2%
  • 2020$5.73B+85.6%
  • 2019$3.09B+20.6%
  • 2018$2.56B+20.4%
  • 2017$2.13B+12.2%
  • 2016$1.89B+5.5%
  • 2015$1.80B+9.7%
  • 2014$1.64B+2.9%
  • 2013$1.59B-4.7%
  • 2012$1.67B+5.4%
  • 2011$1.58B-4.0%
  • 2010$1.65B+12.0%
  • 2009$1.47B+17.4%
  • 2008$1.26B+1.3%
  • 2007$1.24B+26.1%
  • 2006$982.82M-5.6%
  • 2005$1.04B+13.2%
  • 2004$919.77M+10.5%
  • 2003$832.51M+13.7%
  • 2002$732.29M+14.2%
  • 2001$641.12M+11.8%
  • 2000$573.71M+8.5%
  • 1999$529.00M+96.2%
  • 1998$269.60M+8.0%
  • 1997$249.60M+5.3%
  • 1996$237.00M+20.3%
  • 1995$197.00M+23.1%
  • 1994$160.00M—

Total Debt values are taken from Essential Utilities's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Essential Utilities (WTRG)

According to Essential Utilities's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $8.44B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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 total debt stands at $8.34B (2025) – grew 7.9% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Essential Utilities total debt expanded at a +7.8% compound annual rate, with mixed annual results across the window.

Across the available history, total debt reached its high of $8.34B in 2025 and its low of $160.00M in 1994.

Essential Utilities Total Debt by Year

Essential Utilities Total Debt 2025: $8.34B

In 2025, Essential Utilities reported total debt of $8.34B, grew 7.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Essential Utilities Total Debt 2024: $7.73B

Essential Utilities total debt in 2024 was $7.73B, grew 9.0% from 2023.

Essential Utilities Total Debt 2023: $7.09B

2023's total debt for Essential Utilities came in at $7.09B, edged up 3.7% from 2022.

Essential Utilities Total Debt 2022: $6.84B

Essential Utilities posted total debt of $6.84B in 2022, grew 13.5% from 2021.

Essential Utilities Total Debt 2021: $6.02B

Essential Utilities total debt in 2021 was $6.02B.

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