Essential Utilities Inc (WTRG) financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow

Essential Utilities Inc's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement as filed with the SEC (10-K and 10-Q), with the latest fiscal years and quarters. In its latest fiscal year (Dec 31, 2025 · FY), Essential Utilities Inc reported revenue of $2.5B (+18.6% year on year) and net income of $616.4M (+3.5% year on year).

Income statement

Essential Utilities Inc income statement, fiscal years
Line itemDec 31, 2025 · FYDec 31, 2024 · FYDec 31, 2023 · FYDec 31, 2022 · FY
Operating revenues$2.5B$2.1B$2.1B$2.3B
Operations and maintenance$639.6M$587.3M$575.5M$613.6M
Purchased gas$403.8M$277.0M$352.3M$602.0M
Depreciation Expense$403.2M$363.9M$338.7M$315.8M
Goodwill Impairment$14.3M$5.6M$5.0M$5.4M
Taxes other than income taxes$92.8M$94.6M$90.2M$90.0M
Total operating expenses$1.6B$1.3B$1.4B$1.6B
Operating income$921.0M$757.7M$692.1M$661.2M
Interest expense$329.1M$302.5M$283.4M$238.1M
Interest income($1.7M)($3.3M)($3.4M)($3.7M)
Allowance for funds used during construction($26.3M)($21.3M)($17.0M)($23.7M)
Gain on sale of other assets($1.3M)($92.2M)($65.0K)($991.0K)
Other$1.3M($1.4M)($2.6M)$494.0K
Income before income taxes$619.8M$573.5M$431.8M$450.9M
Income tax expense (benefit)$3.4M($21.8M)($66.4M)($14.3M)
Net income$616.4M$595.3M$498.2M$465.2M
Comprehensive income$616.4M$595.3M$498.2M$465.2M
Basic$2.20$2.17$1.86$1.77
Diluted$2.20$2.17$1.86$1.77
Basic280.1M273.9M267.2M262.2M
Diluted280.6M274.4M267.7M262.9M
Essential Utilities Inc income statement, quarters
Line itemJun 30, 2026 · Q2Mar 31, 2026 · Q1Sep 30, 2025 · Q3Jun 30, 2025 · Q2
Operating revenues$530.9M$861.8M$477.0M$514.9M
Operations and maintenance$153.6M$175.8M$153.1M$148.5M
Purchased gas$46.2M$238.6M$22.5M$56.7M
Depreciation Expense$109.6M$107.1M$103.3M$99.5M
Goodwill Impairment$3.7M$3.6M$3.7M$4.0M
Taxes other than income taxes$24.5M$26.0M$24.5M$20.9M
Total operating expenses$337.6M$551.1M$307.2M$329.6M
Operating income$193.3M$310.6M$169.8M$185.3M
Interest expense$89.1M$87.3M$82.3M$79.8M
Interest income($510.0K)($1.6M)($1.1M)($301.0K)
Allowance for funds used during construction($5.7M)($5.8M)($6.2M)($7.0M)
Other, net$1.3M($75.0K)($1.4M)$647.0K
Income before income taxes$109.1M$230.8M$96.4M$112.4M
Income tax expense (benefit)$3.4M$6.4M$4.3M$4.6M
Net income$105.7M$224.4M$92.1M$107.8M
Comprehensive income$105.7M$224.4M$92.1M$107.8M
Basic$0.37$0.79$0.33$0.38
Diluted$0.37$0.79$0.33$0.38
Basic283.7M283.2M281.8M280.3M
Diluted284.1M283.6M282.3M280.7M

Balance sheet

Essential Utilities Inc balance sheet, fiscal years
Line itemDec 31, 2025 · FYDec 31, 2024 · FYDec 31, 2023 · FYDec 31, 2022 · FY
Property, plant and equipment, at cost$17.7B$16.3B$15.0B$13.7B
Less: accumulated depreciation$3.4B$3.1B$2.9B$2.6B
Net property, plant and equipment$14.3B$13.1B$12.1B$11.1B
Cash and cash equivalents$34.8M$9.2M$4.6M$11.4M
Accounts receivable, net$217.2M$166.5M$144.3M$206.3M
Unbilled revenues$167.1M$142.3M$101.4M$170.5M
Inventory - materials and supplies$51.8M$48.6M$47.5M$46.6M
Inventory - gas stored$60.7M$45.3M$65.2M$153.1M
Prepayments and other current assets$59.1M$41.1M$99.9M$39.8M
Regulatory assets$19.8M$32.9M$29.1M$19.3M
Total current assets$610.4M$485.9M$492.0M$658.2M
Regulatory assets$2.1B$1.9B$1.8B$1.3B
Deferred charges and other assets, net$122.2M$112.7M$102.4M$166.7M
Investment in joint venture$8.1B$7.6B——
Funds restricted for construction activity$1.4M$1.4M$1.4M$1.3M
Goodwill$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B
Operating lease right-of-use assets$25.9M$31.3M$37.4M$41.7M
Deferred income tax asset$82.2M$135.0M——
Intangible assets$3.0M$3.3M$3.6M$4.6M
Total assets$19.5B$18.0B$16.8B$15.7B
Common stock at $0.50 par value, authorized 600,000,000 shares, issued 286,505,895 and 278,209,660 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024143.3M139.1M138.3M133.5M
Capital in excess of par value$4.5B$4.2B$4.1B$3.8B
Retained earnings$2.3B$1.9B$1.7B$1.5B
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,423,086 and 3,386,069 shares as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024-91.0M-89.6M-86.5M-83.7M
Total stockholders' equity$6.9B$6.2B$5.9B$5.4B
Long-term debt, excluding current portion$8.2B$7.4B$6.9B$6.4B
Less: debt issuance costs$49.9M$47.9M$44.5M$47.0M
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net of debt issuance costs and unamortized discount on debt$8.1B$7.4B$6.8B$6.4B
Current portion of long-term debt$21.8M$142.8M$67.4M$199.4M
Loans payable$150.1M$186.5M$160.1M$228.5M
Accounts Payable$276.1M$258.6M$221.2M$238.8M
Book overdraft$25.5M$47.7M$13.4M$28.7M
Accrued interest$82.5M$72.3M$53.1M$47.1M
Accrued Income Taxes$28.7M$38.2M$40.6M$34.4M
Regulatory liabilities$11.2M$1.8M$31.3M$35.3M
Other accrued liabilities$168.6M$137.3M$126.9M$130.7M
Total current liabilities$764.5M$974.7M$797.9M$1.0B
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Current$2.1B$1.8B$1.6B$1.3B
Customers' advances for construction$115.5M$113.3M$128.8M$114.7M
Regulatory liabilities$703.3M$764.7M$820.9M$778.8M
Operating lease liabilities$21.6M$27.4M$34.4M$37.7M
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities$15.2M$33.7M$38.9M$31.2M
Other$60.8M$23.9M$24.1M$28.6M
Total deferred credits and other liabilities$3.0B$2.8B$2.7B$2.3B
Contributions in aid of construction$726.2M$688.8M$645.1M$610.3M
Essential Utilities Inc balance sheet, quarters
Line itemJun 30, 2026Mar 31, 2026Sep 30, 2025Jun 30, 2025
Property, plant and equipment, at cost$18.4B$17.9B$17.3B$16.9B
Less: accumulated depreciation$3.6B$3.5B$3.4B$3.3B
Net property, plant and equipment$14.7B$14.4B$13.9B$13.6B
Cash and cash equivalents$8.6M$75.9M$6.4M$25.1M
Accounts Receivable$207.8M$287.3M$154.7M$198.5M
Unbilled revenues$97.7M$131.2M$88.3M$82.3M
Inventory - materials and supplies$55.8M$56.4M$52.0M$51.1M
Inventory - gas stored$39.9M$15.7M$71.6M$39.4M
Other Non-Operating Current Assets$33.5M$36.2M$28.2M$29.4M
Regulatory assets$21.9M$19.7M$32.4M$13.6M
Total current assets$465.3M$622.6M$433.6M$439.4M
Regulatory assets$2.2B$2.2B$2.1B$2.1B
Deferred charges and other assets, net$126.9M$123.3M$128.4M$103.4M
Funds restricted for construction activity$1.5M$1.5M$1.4M$1.4M
Goodwill$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B$2.3B
Operating lease right-of-use assets$23.7M$24.7M$27.2M$28.5M
Intangible assets$2.8M$2.9M$3.0M$3.1M
Total assets$19.9B$19.8B$18.9B$18.6B
Common stock at $0.50 par value, authorized 600,000,000 shares, issued 287,261,673 and 286,505,895 as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025143.6M143.4M143.2M142.0M
Capital in excess of par value$4.6B$4.5B$4.5B$4.4B
Retained earnings$2.4B$2.3B$2.2B$2.2B
Treasury stock, at cost, 3,488,132 and 3,423,086 shares as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025-93.5M-93.7M-91.2M-91.4M
Total stockholders' equity$7.0B$6.9B$6.8B$6.7B
Long-term debt, excluding current portion$8.5B$8.4B$7.7B$7.7B
Less: debt issuance costs and unamortized discount on debt$52.7M$53.8M$50.1M$46.8M
Long-term debt, excluding current portion, net of debt issuance costs and unamortized discount on debt$8.4B$8.4B$7.7B$7.6B
Current portion of long-term debt$42.3M$26.5M$135.8M$132.1M
Loans payable$41.0M$35.6M$96.4M$18.0M
Accounts Payable$198.9M$172.0M$197.3M$198.1M
Book overdraft$14.9M$11.9M$29.2M$5.5M
Accrued interest$89.7M$92.4M$92.8M$72.2M
Accrued Income Taxes$27.0M$30.0M$27.2M$24.5M
Regulatory liabilities$16.5M$21.8M$740.0K$1.7M
Other accrued liabilities$168.6M$167.2M$148.8M$146.7M
Total current liabilities$599.0M$654.4M$728.1M$598.8M
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Current$2.2B$2.2B$2.0B$2.0B
Customers' advances for construction$118.4M$118.4M$117.4M$113.3M
Regulatory liabilities$709.4M$709.6M$720.5M$721.5M
Operating lease liabilities$18.7M$20.1M$23.0M$24.5M
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities$14.9M$15.4M$36.0M$36.7M
Other$71.6M$62.7M$53.5M$23.5M
Total deferred credits and other liabilities$3.2B$3.1B$3.0B$2.9B
Contributions in aid of construction$729.1M$725.1M$694.9M$690.8M
Total liabilities and equity$19.9B$19.8B$18.9B$18.6B

Cash flow statement

Essential Utilities Inc cash flow statement, fiscal years
Line itemDec 31, 2025 · FYDec 31, 2024 · FYDec 31, 2023 · FYDec 31, 2022 · FY
Net income$616.4M$595.3M$498.2M$465.2M
Depreciation and amortization$417.5M$369.6M$343.7M$321.2M
Deferred income taxes($3.2M)($27.8M)($79.8M)($23.0M)
Provision for Doubtful Accounts (CF)$22.2M$21.9M$23.2M$27.6M
Stock-based compensation$12.9M$9.8M$11.3M$12.2M
Gain on sale of utility systems and other assets($1.3M)($92.2M)($65.0K)—
Net change in receivables, deferred purchased gas costs, inventory and prepayments($85.4M)($103.3M)$190.0M($223.3M)
Net change in payables, accrued interest, accrued taxes and other accrued liabilities$14.3M$27.0M($14.6M)$53.8M
Pension and other postretirement benefits contributions($3.9M)($9.4M)($20.3M)($22.0M)
Other, net$21.1M($20.4M)($18.0M)($10.3M)
Net cash flows from operating activities$1.0B$770.3M$933.6M$600.3M
Property, plant and equipment additions, including the debt component of allowance for funds used during construction of $7,975, $7,372 and $5,241($1.4B)($1.3B)($1.2B)($1.1B)
Acquisitions of utility systems, net($57.0M)($665.0K)($45.3M)($116.9M)
Increase in investment in subsidiaries($84.6M)($104.0M)——
Proceeds from the sale of utility systems and other assets$1.5M$167.5M$41.8M$1.1M
Convertible note investment($25.1M)———
Other, net($183.0K)($339.0K)($19.1M)$271.0K
Net cash flows used in investing activities($1.5B)($1.2B)($1.2B)($1.2B)
Customers' advances and contributions in aid of construction$28.3M$19.6M$24.0M$11.7M
Repayments of customers' advances($8.1M)($8.6M)($8.5M)($5.0M)
Net proceeds (repayments) of short-term debt($36.4M)$26.4M($68.4M)$163.5M
Net proceeds from commercial paper program$567.4M———
Proceeds from other long-term debt$1.3B———
Repayments of other long-term debt($1.3B)———
Change in cash overdraft position($22.2M)$34.4M($15.3M)($53.0M)
Stock Repurchases (Issuances)$15.3M$15.5M$16.0M—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from at-the-market sale agreement$300.1M$36.1M$323.0M$63.0M
Proceeds from exercised stock options$956.0K$2.5M$287.0K$2.5M
Repurchase of common stock($2.3M)($4.0M)($4.0M)($1.2M)
Dividends paid on common stock($373.8M)($346.4M)($316.8M)($288.6M)
Other, net$566.0K($5.0K)($171.0K)($230.0K)
Net cash flows from financing activities$525.9M$397.5M$281.4M$578.8M
Net change in cash and cash equivalents$25.6M$4.5M($6.8M)$831.0K
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year$9.2M$4.6M$11.4M$10.6M
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$34.8M$9.2M$4.6M$11.4M
Interest, net of amounts capitalized$310.9M$275.9M$272.5M$225.8M
Income taxes$9.1M$6.7M$7.8M$11.3M
Capital Expenditures$145.0M$135.3M$102.8M$102.1M
Non-cash utility property contributions$34.3M$38.8M$56.3M$35.7M
Essential Utilities Inc cash flow statement, quarters
Line itemJun 30, 2026 · YTDMar 31, 2026 · Q1Sep 30, 2025 · YTDJun 30, 2025 · YTD
Net income$330.1M$224.4M$483.7M$391.6M
Depreciation and amortization$224.0M$110.7M$310.0M$202.9M
Deferred income taxes$5.0M$4.4M($15.6M)($16.7M)
Provision for Doubtful Accounts (CF)$9.3M$3.9M$14.8M$8.6M
Stock-based compensation$7.2M$2.7M$11.8M$6.9M
Gain on sale of utility system and other assets($939.0K)$523.0K($669.0K)($493.0K)
Net change in receivables, deferred purchased gas costs, inventory and prepayments$81.1M$3.3M$14.1M$35.9M
Net change in payables, accrued interest, accrued taxes and other accrued liabilities($65.4M)($80.2M)($29.9M)($44.1M)
Other, net($1.5M)($4.3M)$20.0M($12.9M)
Net cash flows from operating activities$589.0M$265.4M$804.3M$571.8M
Property, plant and equipment additions, including the debt component of allowance for funds used during construction of $3,597 and $4,145($662.2M)($269.2M)($983.1M)($612.6M)
Acquisitions of utility systems, net($23.2M)($18.2M)($57.0M)($20.5M)
Proceeds from the sale of utility systems and other assets$983.0K$39.0K$805.0K$537.0K
Convertible note investment$20.0M$20.0M($22.4M)—
Other, net($1.6M)($47.0K)($286.0K)($201.0K)
Net cash flows used in investing activities($666.0M)($267.5M)($1.1B)($632.8M)
Customers' advances and contributions in aid of construction$17.5M$9.7M$15.4M$10.2M
Repayments of customers' advances($2.0M)($518.0K)($3.7M)($2.2M)
Net repayments of short-term debt($109.1M)($114.6M)($90.2M)($168.5M)
Net repayments (proceeds) from commercial paper program($183.3M)($253.0M)——
Proceeds from other long-term debt$521.5M$510.1M$1.3B$985.7M
Repayments of other long-term debt($7.0M)($813.0K)($1.1B)($1.3B)
Change in cash overdraft position($10.6M)($13.6M)($18.5M)($42.3M)
Stock Repurchases (Issuances)$7.5M$3.8M$11.5M$7.6M
Proceeds from issuance of common stock from at-the-market sale agreement$12.5M$1.8M$300.1M$208.6M
Proceeds from exercised stock options$767.0K$209.0K$509.0K$417.0K
Repurchase of common stock($2.9M)($2.9M)($2.3M)($2.2M)
Dividends paid on common stock($194.2M)($97.0M)($276.9M)($180.7M)
Other, net$26.0K($12.0K)$363.0K$275.0K
Net cash flows from financing activities$50.8M$43.2M$254.8M$76.9M
Net change in cash and cash equivalents($26.1M)$41.1M($2.8M)$15.9M
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period$34.8M$34.8M$9.2M$9.2M
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$8.6M$75.9M$6.4M$25.1M
Capital Expenditures$148.5M$137.7M$135.9M$123.2M
Non-cash utility property contributions$9.7M$6.1M$18.6M$9.1M

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