Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Form 8-K — Aug 5, 2026
Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) reported Q2 2026 GAAP net income of $105.7 million, or $0.37 per share, versus $107.8 million, or $0.38 per share, in Q2 2025; adjusted EPS was $0.38 excluding $1.2 million of merger-related costs. Q2 revenues rose 3% to $530.9 million, driven by regulatory recoveries and purchased gas costs. For the first half of 2026, revenues grew 7.2% to $1,392.6 million, but net income declined to $330.1 million ($1.16 per share) from $391.6 million ($1.41 per share) a year earlier, pressured by higher interest expense, higher depreciation, and a swing from a prior-year tax benefit to a tax expense, along with $17.5 million of American Water merger-related costs.
Key figures
- Eps
- 0.37
- Revenue
- 530854000
- Guidance
- Long-term EPS CAGR of 5-7% from adjusted 2024 EPS of $1.97 (non-GAAP) through 2027; $1.7 billion of regulated infrastructure investment expected in 2026; guidance excludes DELCORA
- Net Income
- 105725000
- Revenue Yoy
- 3% for Q2 2026; 7.2% for H1 2026
- Total Assets
- 19941987000
- Total equity
- 7018256000
- H1 2026 capex
- 662200000
- H1 2025 revenue
- 1298533000
- H1 2026 revenue
- 1392613000
- H1 merger costs
- 17521000
- Q2 merger costs
- 1191000
- H1 2025 gaap eps
- 1.41
- H1 2026 gaap eps
- 1.16
- Q2 2025 gaap eps
- 0.38
- H1 2025 net income
- 391616000
- H1 2026 net income
- 330117000
- Planned 2026 capex
- 1700000000
- Q2 2025 net income
- 107827000
- Q2 o and m expense
- 153635000
- Q2 interest expense
- 89111000
- Dividend record date
- August 11, 2026
- H1 2026 adjusted eps
- 1.21
- Q2 2026 adjusted eps
- 0.38
- Dividend payable date
- September 1, 2026
- Expected merger close
- Q1 2027
- Delcora purchase price
- 276500000
- Credit line availability
- 960000000
- Regulated gas q2 revenue
- 169300000
- Dividend increase percent
- 5.25
- Integra water texas price
- 4900000
- Regulated water q2 revenue
- 357500000
- Shareholder merger approval
- approximately 95% of voted shares
- Adjusted 2024 eps guidance base
- 1.97
- New quarterly dividend per share
- 0.3606
- Pending pa gas rate case request
- 163200000
- Gas rate awards 2026 annual revenue
- 12700000
- Water rate awards 2026 annual revenue
- 43900000
- Long term debt excl current jun30 2026
- 8421198000
- Total signed acquisition purchase price
- 282000000
- Weighted avg fixed rate long term debt cost
- 4.16%
- Pending water wastewater rate revenue requests
- 79700000
Price after filing
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