Essential Utilities Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 4/6
Essential Utilities has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.3%, while the Water Utilities industry saw earnings declining at 22.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 19.7% per year. Essential Utilities's return on equity is 9.4%, and it has net margins of 29.5%.
Key information
21.3%
Earnings growth rate
16.7%
EPS growth rate
| Water Utilities Industry Growth | 4.8% |
| Revenue growth rate | 19.7% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% |
| Net Margin | 29.5% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Essential Utilities makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 24 | 1,939 | 573 | -3 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 2,054 | 498 | -4 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 2,280 | 478 | -2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 2,303 | 466 | -4 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 2,315 | 457 | -6 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 2,288 | 465 | -8 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 2,118 | 467 | -10 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 2,046 | 449 | -9 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 1,994 | 447 | -9 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 1,878 | 432 | -8 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 1,816 | 418 | -6 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 1,803 | 423 | -4 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 1,791 | 417 | -2 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 1,463 | 285 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 1,215 | 246 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 1,110 | 279 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 944 | 259 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 890 | 225 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 869 | 157 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 852 | 146 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 845 | 158 | 9 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 838 | 192 | 8 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 836 | 249 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 825 | 247 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 816 | 242 | -1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 810 | 240 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 803 | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 815 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 815 | 232 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 820 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 820 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 815 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 816 | 205 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 814 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 809 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 798 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 788 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 780 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 776 | 211 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 767 | 206 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 766 | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 762 | 203 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 762 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 775 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: A2A has a large one-off gain of $92.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: A2A's current net profit margins (29.5%) are higher than last year (19.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: A2A's earnings have grown significantly by 21.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: A2A's earnings growth over the past year (25.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (21.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: A2A earnings growth over the past year (25.2%) exceeded the Water Utilities industry 6.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: A2A's Return on Equity (9.4%) is considered low.