WTRG · Essential Utilities, Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $861.76M | - | $476.97M | $514.91M | $783.63M | - | $435.25M | $434.41M | $612.07M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $551.12M | - | $307.20M | $329.64M | $444.72M | - | $280.17M | $289.12M | $381.40M | - |
| D&A | $110.73M | - | $107.07M | $103.52M | $99.38M | - | $92.60M | $90.65M | $89.80M | - |
| Operating Income | $310.64M | - | $169.77M | $185.27M | $338.90M | - | $155.09M | $145.29M | $230.67M | - |
| Interest Expense | $87.31M | - | $82.27M | $79.81M | $82.06M | - | $76.85M | $73.05M | $73.27M | - |
| Income Tax | $6.39M | - | $4.30M | $4.57M | ($20.59M) | - | $15.84M | $1.86M | ($10.64M) | - |
| Net Income | $224.39M | - | $92.08M | $107.83M | $283.79M | - | $69.40M | $75.39M | $265.77M | - |
| EPS - Basic | $0.79 | - | $0.33 | $0.38 | $1.03 | - | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.97 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.79 | - | $0.33 | $0.38 | $1.03 | - | $0.25 | $0.28 | $0.97 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $75.93M | $34.78M | $6.40M | $25.07M | $20.78M | $9.16M | $8.44M | $18.82M | $35.20M | $4.61M |
| Accounts Receivable | $287.32M | $217.19M | $154.69M | $198.50M | $244.44M | $166.52M | $124.77M | $139.77M | $164.64M | $144.30M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $171.96M | $276.08M | $197.26M | $198.13M | $182.91M | $258.62M | $231.44M | $204.77M | $161.21M | $221.19M |
| Current Assets | $622.63M | $610.40M | $433.57M | $439.38M | $494.48M | $485.91M | $373.93M | $362.73M | $419.53M | $491.98M |
| Total Assets | $19.78B | $19.46B | $18.89B | $18.55B | $18.33B | $18.03B | $17.56B | $17.25B | $17.05B | $16.84B |
| Current Liabilities | $654.45M | $764.48M | $728.11M | $598.76M | $756.61M | $974.67M | $683.14M | $629.15M | $678.61M | $797.93M |
| Long-term Debt | $8.36B | $8.11B | $7.69B | $7.62B | $7.52B | $7.37B | $7.23B | $7.01B | $6.86B | $6.83B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $6.89B | $6.86B | $6.82B | $6.72B | $6.46B | $6.20B | $6.18B | $6.16B | $6.08B | $5.90B |
| Retained Earnings | $2.31B | $2.28B | $2.24B | $2.25B | $2.14B | $1.95B | $1.94B | $1.96B | $1.89B | $1.71B |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $265.40M | - | - | - | $299.52M | - | - | - | $240.71M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($267.46M) | - | - | - | ($287.88M) | - | - | - | ($86.48M) | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | $43.20M | - | - | - | ($9.0K) | - | - | - | ($123.64M) | - |
| CapEx | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | 36.0% | - | 35.6% | 36.0% | 43.2% | - | 35.6% | 33.4% | 37.7% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 48.9% | - | 58.0% | 56.1% | 55.9% | - | 56.9% | 54.3% | 52.4% | - |
| Net margin | 26.0% | - | 19.3% | 20.9% | 36.2% | - | 15.9% | 17.4% | 43.4% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF / Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Effective tax rate | 2.8% | - | 4.5% | 4.1% | -7.8% | - | 18.6% | 2.4% | -4.2% | - |
| Return on assets | 1.1% | - | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.5% | - | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.6% | - |
| Return on equity | 3.3% | - | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4.4% | - | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4.4% | - |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | - | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2.4% | - | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| Quick ratio | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| Cash ratio | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.16 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 19.84 | - | 27.79 | 26.40 | 17.17 | - | 29.19 | 29.72 | 21.39 | - |
| Interest coverage | 3.6x | - | 2.1x | 2.3x | 4.1x | - | 2.0x | 2.0x | 3.1x | - |
| Equity multiplier | 2.87 | 2.84 | 2.77 | 2.76 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.84 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.86 |
| Liabilities / Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.04 | - | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | - | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 122d | - | 118d | 141d | 114d | - | 105d | 117d | 98d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 51.0x | - | 120.9x | 97.7x | 38.4x | - | 154.3x | 133.3x | 38.2x | - |
| P / B | 1.7x | - | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.7x | - | 1.7x | 1.7x | 1.7x | - |
| P / S | 13.3x | - | 23.6x | 20.2x | 13.9x | - | 24.3x | 23.5x | 16.6x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 46.8x | - | 68.4x | 62.4x | 42.0x | - | 71.9x | 73.0x | 52.9x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.0% | - | 9.6% | 18.5% | 28.0% | - | 5.8% | -0.5% | -15.7% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | 5.9% | - | 3.1% | 4.7% | 3.9% | - | 6.3% | - | 15.5% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | 16.8% | - | 6.5% | 6.0% | 25.1% | - | 12.3% | 14.7% | 24.9% | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | -8.3% | - | 9.5% | 27.5% | 46.9% | - | 12.9% | -6.4% | 2.3% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -20.9% | - | 32.7% | 43.0% | 6.8% | - | -13.3% | -17.4% | 38.8% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | -23.3% | - | 32.0% | 35.7% | 6.2% | - | -16.7% | -17.6% | 34.7% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | 3.1% | - | 8.3% | 7.0% | 10.7% | - | 9.6% | - | 44.7% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 19.8% | - | 8.4% | 5.6% | 38.8% | - | -8.0% | 2.3% | 60.9% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 6.7% | 10.6% | 10.3% | 9.0% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Water Supply
Comparing Essential Utilities against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$1.37/share trailing 12 months · +5.2% YoY
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| May 12, 2026 | $0.3430 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $0.3430 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.3430 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $0.3430 |
| May 13, 2025 | $0.3260 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $0.3260 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | $0.3260 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $0.3260 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.3070 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | $0.3070 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | $0.3070 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $0.3070 |
| May 11, 2023 | $0.2870 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | $0.2870 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | $0.2870 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $0.2870 |
| May 12, 2022 | $0.2680 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | $0.2680 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | $0.2680 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $0.2680 |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.2510 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | $0.2510 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | $0.2510 |
| Aug 13, 2020 | $0.2510 |