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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Essential Utilities (WTRG)

Essential Utilities Q4 EPS rises 34% to $0.67; 2025 EPS guidance affirmed

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Essential Utilities reported fourth-quarter 2024 net income of $184.8 million, or $0.67 per share, up from $0.50 a year earlier, and full-year 2024 net income of $595.3 million, or $2.17 per share, up 17%. Full-year results include a gain on the sale of the Pittsburgh-area energy projects, and adjusted full-year EPS was $1.97 (non-GAAP). The company affirmed its 2025 EPS guidance of $2.07 to $2.11 and its multi-year EPS growth target of 5 to 7% a year through 2027.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 revenue was $604.4 million, up 26.1% from $479.4 million; Q4 net income was $184.8 million.
  • Full-year 2024 revenue was $2,086.1 million, up 1.6%, and net income was $595.3 million, or $2.17 per share.
  • Adjusted full-year 2024 EPS was $1.97 (non-GAAP), excluding one-time gains and weather-related items.
  • The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3255 per share, payable June 2, 2025, to holders of record on May 13, 2025.

The filing

CompanyEssential Utilities (WTRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 27, 2025, 10:42 AM ET
Accession number0001552781-25-000041

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 27, 2025.

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