Essential Utilities WTRG Total Costs & Expenses
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:CostsAndExpenses.
The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Essential Utilities's total costs & expenses?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported total costs & expenses of $551.12M in Q1 2026.
- How has Essential Utilities's total costs & expenses changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's total costs & expenses increased by 23.9% year-over-year, from $444.72M to $551.12M.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's total costs & expenses?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's total costs & expenses has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.28B to $1.55B.
- What does total costs & expenses mean?
- The total cost of doing business, covering all operational and administrative expenses.
- How do you interpret total costs & expenses?
- A rising trend relative to revenue indicates margin compression, while a stable or declining trend suggests effective cost management.
- How does total costs & expenses compare across companies?
- Used to calculate the operating margin; essential for comparing the cost-efficiency of different utility operators.