SuperworthEssential Utilities profit margin WTRG
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 21.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 35.1%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −6.0 pts
- Peer median
- 20.5%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities kept 21.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 35.1%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 23.5%.
The median for 4 water utilities of a similar size is 20.5%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 24.9% | 37.2% |
| FY2024 | 28.5% | 36.3% |
| FY2023 | 24.3% | 33.7% |
| FY2022 | 20.3% | 28.9% |
| FY2021 | 23.0% | 32.1% |
| FY2020 | 19.5% | 29.7% |
| FY2019 | 25.2% | 38.2% |
| FY2018 | 22.9% | 38.6% |
| FY2017 | 29.6% | 41.2% |
| FY2016 | 28.6% | 39.7% |
| FY2015 | 24.8% | 39.4% |
| FY2014 | 29.9% | 40.3% |
| FY2013 | 29.0% | 39.6% |
| FY2012 | 25.9% | 42.4% |
| FY2011 | 20.8% | 40.9% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 21.6% | −6.0 pts | 35.1% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 21.8% | −5.3 pts | 35.0% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 24.9% | −3.6 pts | 37.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 28.1% | +0.2 pts | 38.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 27.6% | −1.1 pts | 38.7% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 27.2% | −2.4 pts | 38.4% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 28.5% | +4.3 pts | 36.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 27.8% | +6.9 pts | 35.9% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 28.7% | +8.5 pts | 35.5% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 29.5% | +9.8 pts | 36.0% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 24.3% | +3.9 pts | 33.7% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 21.0% | −1.1 pts | 30.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Regulated Water nearest Essential Utilities' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| WTRGEssential Utilities | 21.6% |
| AWKAmerican Water Works | 21.3% |
| AWRAmerican States Water | 20.5% |
| CWTCalifornia Water Service | n/m |
| HTOH2O America | 12.9% |
| Peer median | 20.5% |
Where Essential Utilities ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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