Essential UtilitiesKPI data tables
Essential Utilities operating metrics behind the KPI charts, newest period first (up to 24 periods per chart). Periods use each company's own fiscal labels where the source does; each table names its source.
| Period | Regulated water | Regulated natural gas |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 779.5 | 650.4 |
| 2024 | 726.7 | 603 |
| 2023 | 668.7 | 527.5 |
| 2022 | 576.3 | 479.3 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K Note 19 Segment Information, Capital expenditures line ($ thousands). 2025 water $779,543 / gas $650,437 and 2024 water $726,698 / gas $603,049: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. 2023 water $668,720 / gas $527,538: same 2025 10-K comparative. 2022 water $576,314 / gas $479,335: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm.
| Period | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.727 | 37.394 | 50.597 |
| 2024 | 50.67 | 33.642 | 47.959 |
| 2023 | 51.698 | 33.151 | 48.324 |
| 2022 | 61.093 | 37.24 | 49.017 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K MD&A Regulated Natural Gas delivered volumes, retail and transportation, thousand cubic feet, converted to Bcf (divide by 1,000,000). 2025, 2024, 2023: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. 2022: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm.
| Period | Actual HDD | 20-year average HDD |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,380 | 5,341 |
| 2024 | 4,288 | 5,240 |
| 2023 | 4,558 | 5,427 |
| 2022 | 5,648 | 5,438 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K MD&A Regulated Natural Gas Heating Degree Days and Average Heating Degree Days footnotes. Actual HDD subtracts the day's high/low average from 65 F at Pittsburgh, PA. Average is the historical 20-year NWS average for that location. 2025, 2024, 2023: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. 2022 actual 5,648 and average 5,438: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm.
| Period | Regulated water | Regulated natural gas |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.8 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 7.3 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 2.9 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K MD&A Rate Base Growth, estimated rate base in thousands of dollars. Year-end 2025 $12,400,000 ($7,800,000 water, $4,600,000 gas): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. Year-end 2024 $11,500,000 ($7,300,000 water, $4,200,000 gas): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm. Year-end 2023 $10,400,000 ($6,900,000 water, $3,500,000 gas): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276224000047/wtrg-20231231x10k.htm. Year-end 2022 $9,300,000 ($6,400,000 water, $2,900,000 gas): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000129/e23131_wtrg-ars.pdf.
| Period | Water | Wastewater | Natural gas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 935,334 | 201,269 | 747,410 |
| 2024 | 930,046 | 193,821 | 745,439 |
| 2023 | 923,590 | 190,119 | 743,746 |
| 2022 | 913,524 | 181,721 | 756,341 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K MD&A Regulated Water utility customers table and Regulated Natural Gas gas utility customers table (year-end counts). 2025, 2024, 2023: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. 2022 water and gas classes: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm.
| Period | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Illinois | Texas | North Carolina | Other states |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42,778 | 14,342 | 8,996 | 8,237 | 5,727 | 6,124 |
| 2024 | 43,794 | 13,979 | 8,774 | 8,038 | 5,809 | 6,705 |
| 2023 | 42,525 | 13,560 | 8,421 | 8,703 | 5,824 | 6,526 |
| 2022 | 42,666 | 14,604 | 8,784 | 8,606 | 5,934 | 6,272 |
Source: Essential Utilities Form 10-K MD&A Regulated Water sendout by state table, million gallons. 2025, 2024, 2023: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm. 2022: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000036/wtrg-20241231x10k.htm. Sendout is treated water delivered to distribution systems.