Essential Utilities WTRG Total debt
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Essential Utilities’s reported figures.
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 debt?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported total debt of $8.41B in Q1 2026.
- How has Essential Utilities's total debt changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's total debt increased by 9.3% year-over-year, from $7.69B to $8.41B.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's total debt?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's total debt has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.66B to $8.16B.
- What does total debt mean?
- The total amount of money the company owes to lenders and lessors.
- How do you interpret total debt?
- An increase in total debt typically indicates ongoing capital expenditure for infrastructure expansion or maintenance, while a decrease may signal debt repayment or deleveraging efforts. High levels of debt relative to equity or earnings can increase financial risk, particularly in a rising interest rate environment.
- How does total debt compare across companies?
- Regulated utilities typically carry significant debt loads to finance long-lived capital assets, and investors often compare this metric against peers using debt-to-capital or debt-to-EBITDA ratios to assess financial health.