Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG)

Return on assets (ROA)

		Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Net income (ttm)	US$ in thousands	595,314	546,007	556,681	572,564	498,226	477,710	466,272	457,295	465,237	466,811	448,676	447,299	431,612	417,813	423,042	416,757	284,849	246,369	279,126	259,400
Total assets	US$ in thousands	18,026,600	17,564,600	17,252,100	17,054,300	16,841,500	16,432,800	16,101,900	15,818,300	15,719,100	15,279,800	15,046,200	14,877,000	14,658,300	14,236,500	13,934,000	13,821,900	13,705,300	13,399,500	13,028,400	12,929,000
ROA		3.30%	3.11%	3.23%	3.36%	2.96%	2.91%	2.90%	2.89%	2.96%	3.06%	2.98%	3.01%	2.94%	2.93%	3.04%	3.02%	2.08%	1.84%	2.14%	2.01%

December 31, 2024 calculation

ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $595,314K ÷ $18,026,600K
= 3.30%

Essential Utilities Inc's return on assets (ROA) has shown a fluctuating trend over the past few years. The ROA was relatively stable around 2% to 2.1% from March 2020 to June 2021. There was a notable increase in ROA to around 3% in the following quarters, indicating improved efficiency in generating profits from its assets. However, the ROA declined slightly in the subsequent periods, ranging between 2.9% to 3.3% up to December 2024. Overall, Essential Utilities Inc has demonstrated a moderate level of effectiveness in utilizing its assets to generate profits over the analyzed period.