Essential Utilities Inc 's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics

What is ROE for Essential Utilities Inc in the first quarter 2026?
Essential Utilities Inc achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 8.16 % in its first quarter 2026, which is below Essential Utilities Inc 's average return on equity, which stands at 8.5%.

ROE fell compared to the fourth quarter 2025, despite the net income growth of 69.13% from the fourth quarter 2025.

Within the Water Supply industry 5 other companies had a higher return on equity. While return on equity, the total ranking has deteriorated compared to the fourth quarter 2025 from 1178 to 1633.

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Return On Equity	(Mar 31 2026) I. Quarter	(Dec 31 2025) IV. Quarter	(Sep 30 2025) III. Quarter	(Jun 30 2025) II. Quarter	(Mar 31 2025) I. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change	6.7 %	10.63 %	10.28 %	9.04 %	-
Y / Y Net Income Change	-20.93 %	-28.19 %	32.67 %	43.04 %	6.78 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions	557	616	668	646	613
Return On Equity (TTM)	8.16 %	9.18 %	10.21 %	10.11 %	9.81 %
WTRG's Total Ranking	# 1633	# 1178	# 1155	# 1175	# 1253
Equity (TTM) in Millions	6,893	6,857	6,816	6,720	6,460
Seq. Equity Change	0.52 %	0.6 %	1.43 %	4.03 %	4.22 %
Seq. Net Income Change	69.13 %	44.09 %	-14.61 %	-62 %	53.6 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Industry	# 6
Sector	# 68
Overall	# 1633

Return On Equity Statistics
High	Average	Low
10.21 %	8.5 %	7.42 %
(Sep 30 2025)		(Dec 31 2023)

WTRG Annual Return On Equity	(Dec 31 2025) 2025	(Dec 31 2024) 2024	(Dec 31 2023) 2023	(Dec 31 2022) 2022	(Dec 31 2021) 2021
Total Equity in Millions	6,857	6,199	5,896	5,377	5,184
Y / Y Equity Change	10.63 %	5.13 %	9.65 %	3.72 %	33.59 %
Net Income in Millions	616	595	498	465	432
Y / Y Net Income Change	3.54 %	19.49 %	7.09 %	7.79 %	90.34 %
Return On Equity	8.99 %	9.6 %	8.45 %	8.65 %	8.33 %

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Annual Roe Comment

In 2025 ROE fell to 8.99 %, despite net income growth.

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Antero Midstream Corporation	20.38 %
Edison International	19.80 %
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Spire Inc	13.14 %
Hf Sinclair Corporation	13.09 %
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Ugi Corporation	12.89 %
Ipalco Enterprises Inc	12.62 %
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American Electric Power Co Inc	11.90 %
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Mge Energy Inc	11.84 %
Ameren Corporation	11.63 %
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Date modified: 2026-09-08T15:11:41+00:00

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