Every material Form 8-K Middlesex Water filed with the SEC in 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Middlesex Water reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $18.0 million, up from $14.0 million a year earlier, with revenue of $60.2 million, up $6.1 million. The company said higher wholesale demand, customer consumption and base rate increases drove the gains, and it declared a 5.56% dividend increase to $0.38 per share.
Diluted EPS of $0.95 for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with $0.77 a year earlier
Operating revenues of $60.2 million, up $6.1 million; operating expenses rose $1.6 million to $37.9 million
Nine-month diluted EPS of $2.31 versus $1.90, with $84 million invested in infrastructure
Fourth-quarter dividend of $0.38 per share, payable December 1, 2026, to holders of record November 16, 2026
Middlesex Water reported second quarter 2026 results, with net income of $14.8 million and diluted EPS of $0.79, up from $10.8 million and $0.60 a year earlier. Operating revenues rose $7.0 million to $56.4 million, driven by wholesale demand, customer consumption and rate increases, while operating expenses rose about $2.7 million. For shareholders, the filing shows higher earnings and a declared third quarter dividend of $0.36 per share.
Q2 2026 net income was $14.8 million and diluted EPS was $0.79, compared with $10.8 million and $0.60 in Q2 2025.
Q2 2026 operating revenues were $56.4 million, up $7.0 million; operating expenses were $38.1 million, up about $2.7 million.
Six-month diluted EPS was $1.36 versus $1.13 a year earlier; six-month net income was $25.4 million, up $5.1 million.
The board declared a $0.36 per share third quarter dividend, payable September 1, 2026, to holders of record as of August 17, 2026.
Middlesex Water reported first-quarter 2026 results, with net income of $10.6 million and diluted EPS of $0.57, up from $9.5 million and $0.53 a year earlier. Operating revenues rose $4.4 million to $48.7 million, while operating expenses increased about $2.9 million to $35.6 million, so profit grew with sales for the quarter.
Net income was $10.6 million, versus $9.5 million in the first quarter of 2025; diluted EPS was $0.57, versus $0.53.
Operating revenues were $48.7 million, up $4.4 million from $44.3 million, led by the Middlesex System and the Tidewater System.
Operating expenses rose about $2.9 million to $35.6 million, mainly from higher variable production costs and labor costs.
The company invested $21 million in utility infrastructure, about 17% of its planned 2026 investment of $126 million; the $0.36 dividend is payable June 1, 2026.
Middlesex Water appointed Tatyana Kaplan as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective March 26, 2026, and Robert J. Capko stepped down as Principal Accounting Officer, remaining with the company as Corporate Controller. The filing also includes a change in control severance agreement with Ms. Kaplan, which pays benefits only if a change in control occurs and employment is then terminated. The changes affect the company's accounting leadership but the filing does not report any financial results.
Tatyana Kaplan appointed Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 26, 2026
Robert J. Capko departs as Principal Accounting Officer, effective March 26, 2026, and remains an employee as Corporate Controller
Ms. Kaplan's change in control agreement is dated March 26, 2026 and provides severance benefits only after a change in control, defined as acquisition of 20 percent or more of voting shares, among other events
Ms. Kaplan previously was Director of Accounting for Veolia North America's regulated utility business and is a Certified Public Accountant
On February 20, 2026, Middlesex Water amended its at-the-market equity sales agreement, which allows sales of up to $110,000,000 of common stock. Janney Montgomery Scott stopped acting as a sales agent and Huntington Securities was added, while commissions, manner of sale and the maximum offering amount were not changed. The amendment is an administrative change to the existing share sale program, and the filing does not state any shares sold under it.
Maximum aggregate offering amount under the equity sales agreement: $110,000,000, unchanged by the amendment
Amendment dated February 20, 2026; Janney Montgomery Scott LLC ceased as a sales agent and Huntington Securities, Inc. was added
Sales to be made under shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-287177) and a prospectus supplement dated May 12, 2025, as supplemented
Middlesex Water reported 2025 net income of $42.8 million, down $1.5 million from 2024, and diluted EPS of $2.36 versus $2.47, while operating revenues rose about $2.8 million to $194.7 million. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a base rate increase of $14.5 million, which the company says supports its infrastructure investment plans, but the profit decline means shareholders see weaker earnings on the year.
2025 diluted EPS was $2.36, versus $2.47 in 2024; net income was $42.8 million, down $1.5 million.
Q4 2025 diluted EPS was $0.46, versus $0.49 in Q4 2024; Q4 net income was $8.6 million, versus $8.8 million.
NJBPU approved a $14.5 million annual revenue increase, with new rates effective February 23, 2026.
The company plans about $126 million of infrastructure investment in 2026 and $506 million from 2026 through 2028.
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