Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.25%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 5.41×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-06-30; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.25% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-06-30. $13.16M ÷ $5.22B × 100 ≈ 0.25% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 5.41× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $1.86B ÷ $343.63M ≈ 5.41× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 5.22B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 13.16M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 1.86B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 343.63M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | (m) | $5.22B | $13.16M | $1.86B | $343.63M | (m) | 0.25% | 5.41× | Reported |
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $5.20B | $12.93M | $1.85B | $334.32M | (m) | 0.25% | 5.54× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $2.47B | $12.86M | $920.95M | $329.08M | (m) | 0.52% | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $2.38B | $16.27M | $920.57M | $323.45M | (m) | 0.68% | 2.85× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $2.34B | $12.87M | $905.89M | $318.02M | (m) | 0.55% | 2.85× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $2.26B | $11.33M | $865.91M | $311.26M | (m) | 0.50% | 2.78× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $2.09B | $9.79M | $757.67M | $302.47M | (m) | 0.47% | 2.50× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $1.96B | $7.76M | $705.01M | $296.09M | (m) | 0.40% | 2.38× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $1.94B | $8.20M | $687.33M | $287.83M | (m) | 0.42% | 2.39× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $1.94B | $8.96M | $697.29M | $283.97M | (m) | 0.46% | 2.46× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $2.05B | $11.32M | $692.10M | $283.36M | (m) | 0.55% | 2.44× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $2.28B | $12.97M | $688.09M | $279.21M | (m) | 0.57% | 2.46× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $2.30B | $13.69M | $676.54M | $271.11M | (m) | 0.59% | 2.50× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $2.32B | $12.90M | $659.03M | $257.15M | (m) | 0.56% | 2.56× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $2.29B | $12.21M | $661.19M | $238.12M | (m) | 0.53% | 2.78× | Reported |
| 2022-09-30 | (m) | $2.12B | $10.90M | $630.80M | $222.12M | (m) | 0.51% | 2.84× | Reported |
| 2022-06-30 | (m) | $2.05B | $10.50M | $606.39M | $213.76M | (m) | 0.51% | 2.84× | Reported |
| 2022-03-31 | (m) | $1.99B | $10.09M | $597.99M | $210.58M | (m) | 0.51% | 2.84× | Reported |
| 2021-12-31 | (m) | $1.88B | $10.08M | $602.71M | $207.71M | (m) | 0.54% | 2.90× | Reported |
| 2021-09-30 | (m) | $1.82B | $9.66M | $595.97M | $206.72M | (m) | 0.53% | 2.88× | Reported |
| 2021-06-30 | (m) | $1.80B | $9.51M | $599.75M | $204.45M | (m) | 0.53% | 2.93× | Reported |
| 2021-03-31 | (m) | $1.79B | $9.20M | $593.54M | $204.08M | (m) | 0.51% | 2.91× | Reported |
| 2020-12-31 | (m) | $1.46B | $8.16M | $434.69M | $188.44M | (m) | 0.56% | 2.31× | Reported |
| 2020-09-30 | (m) | $1.21B | $7.38M | $387.15M | $169.79M | (m) | 0.61% | 2.28× | Reported |
| 2020-06-30 | (m) | $1.11B | $7.02M | $388.39M | $152.57M | (m) | 0.63% | 2.55× | Reported |
| 2020-03-31 | (m) | $944.14M | $7.13M | $346.22M | $132.64M | (m) | 0.75% | 2.61× | Reported |
| 2019-12-31 | (m) | $889.69M | $7.37M | $340.16M | $125.38M | (m) | 0.83% | 2.71× | Reported |
| 2019-09-30 | (m) | $869.40M | $8.07M | $317.65M | $118.48M | (m) | 0.93% | 2.68× | Reported |
| 2019-06-30 | (m) | $851.91M | $8.19M | $315.48M | $102.87M | (m) | 0.96% | 3.07× | Reported |
| 2019-03-31 | (m) | $844.88M | $8.05M | $321.28M | $103.28M | (m) | 0.95% | 3.11× | Reported |
| 2018-12-31 | (m) | $838.09M | $7.57M | $323.18M | $98.90M | (m) | 0.90% | 3.27× | Reported |
| 2018-09-30 | (m) | $835.66M | $7.29M | $333.64M | $95.77M | (m) | 0.87% | 3.48× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $824.53M | $6.96M | $328.07M | $92.82M | (m) | 0.84% | 3.53× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $816.09M | $6.47M | $327.17M | $90.49M | (m) | 0.79% | 3.62× | Reported |
| 2017-12-31 | (m) | $809.52M | $6.34M | $328.97M | $88.34M | (m) | 0.78% | 3.72× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $803.01M | $6.13M | $323.96M | $85.58M | (m) | 0.76% | 3.79× | Reported |
| 2017-06-30 | (m) | $814.60M | $6.00M | $324.27M | $83.34M | (m) | 0.74% | 3.89× | Reported |
| 2017-03-31 | (m) | $815.05M | $5.90M | $323.15M | $82.07M | (m) | 0.72% | 3.94× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $819.88M | $5.39M | $325.58M | $80.59M | (m) | 0.66% | 4.04× | Reported |
| 2016-09-30 | (m) | $820.14M | $4.77M | $328.24M | $79.87M | (m) | 0.58% | 4.11× | Reported |
| 2016-06-30 | (m) | $814.60M | $4.38M | $325.51M | $78.94M | (m) | 0.54% | 4.12× | Reported |
| 2016-03-31 | (m) | $816.49M | $5.33M | $322.26M | $77.72M | (m) | 0.65% | 4.15× | Reported |
| 2015-12-31 | (m) | $814.20M | $5.86M | $321.10M | $76.54M | (m) | 0.72% | 4.20× | Reported |
| 2015-09-30 | (m) | $808.53M | $6.40M | $319.08M | $75.81M | (m) | 0.79% | 4.21× | Reported |
| 2015-06-30 | (m) | $798.01M | $6.96M | $319.07M | $75.56M | (m) | 0.87% | 4.22× | Reported |
| 2015-03-31 | (m) | $787.56M | $6.83M | $318.76M | $75.75M | (m) | 0.87% | 4.21× | Reported |
| 2014-12-31 | (m) | $779.90M | $6.82M | $314.36M | $76.40M | (m) | 0.87% | 4.11× | Reported |
| 2014-09-30 | (m) | $782.34M | $6.17M | $314.18M | $76.88M | (m) | 0.79% | 4.09× | Reported |
| 2014-06-30 | (m) | $774.13M | $5.91M | $305.26M | $77.24M | (m) | 0.76% | 3.95× | Reported |
| 2014-03-31 | (m) | $772.76M | $5.38M | $305.07M | $77.35M | (m) | 0.70% | 3.94× | Reported |
| 2013-12-31 | (m) | $768.64M | $5.07M | $305.24M | $77.32M | (m) | 0.66% | 3.95× | Reported |
| 2013-09-30 | (m) | $767.52M | $5.57M | $307.72M | $77.21M | (m) | 0.73% | 3.99× | Reported |
| 2013-06-30 | (m) | $777.74M | $5.40M | $320.87M | $77.45M | (m) | 0.69% | 4.14× | Reported |
| 2013-03-31 | (m) | $773.77M | $5.35M | $327.24M | $77.78M | (m) | 0.69% | 4.21× | Reported |
| 2012-12-31 | (m) | $757.76M | $5.55M | $321.52M | $77.76M | (m) | 0.73% | 4.13× | Reported |
| 2012-09-30 | (m) | $761.74M | $5.08M | $318.08M | $77.73M | (m) | 0.67% | 4.09× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $738.48M | $5.05M | $303.74M | $77.69M | (m) | 0.68% | 3.91× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $718.59M | $4.12M | $287.97M | $77.69M | (m) | 0.57% | 3.71× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $711.96M | $3.85M | $285.81M | $77.80M | (m) | 0.54% | 3.67× | Reported |
| 2011-09-30 | (m) | $750.33M | $3.78M | $295.94M | $79.69M | (m) | 0.50% | 3.71× | Reported |
| 2011-06-30 | (m) | $746.66M | $3.60M | $291.14M | $78.77M | (m) | 0.48% | 3.70× | Reported |
| 2011-03-31 | (m) | $736.88M | $4.05M | $282.38M | $77.17M | (m) | 0.55% | 3.66× | Reported |
| 2010-12-31 | (m) | $726.07M | $4.03M | $272.08M | $75.65M | (m) | 0.56% | 3.60× | Reported |
| 2010-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-03-31 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-12-31 | (m) | $670.54M | $3.60M | $237.46M | $68.61M | (m) | 0.54% | 3.46× | Reported |
| 2009-09-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-06-30 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-12-31 | (m) | $626.97M | $3.87M | $225.80M | $68.57M | (m) | 0.62% | 3.29× | Reported |
| 2007-12-31 | (m) | $566.47M | (m) | (m) | $64.23M | (m) | (m) | (m) | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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