Essential Utilities

WTRG

Market cap $11.3B

WTRG tops Q4 EPS and revenue estimates as higher water and gas rates lift sales, while the merger with American Water Works progresses toward a 2027 close.

WTRG Reports Earnings

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st, 2025. Essential's net income was $616.4 million or $2.20 per share for the full year of 2025, compared to net income of $595.3 million and $2.17 per share for the prior year. The full year 2024 net income and earnings per share included the benefit of a gain on sale related to the sale of the Pittsburgh area energy projects, as well as extreme w.

BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3426 per share, payable June 1, 2026, to all shareholders of record on May 12, 2026. Essential Utilities has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends for 80 years and has increased the dividend 35 times in the last 34 years. About Essential Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for i.

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BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) expects to report earnings for the full year 2025 following market close on February 25, 2026. The company's conference call with financial analysts will take place on February 26, 2026, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The call and presentation will be webcast live, so interested parties may listen over the internet by logging on to Essential.co and following the link for Investors. The conference call will be archived in the Investor R.

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