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

Essential Utilities 2025 net income rises to $616.4 million, EPS $2.20

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Essential Utilities reported full-year 2025 net income of $616.4 million, or $2.20 per share, up from $2.17 in 2024, on revenues of $2.47 billion, up 18.6%. Fourth-quarter net income fell to $132.7 million, or $0.47 per share, from $184.8 million, or $0.67, a year earlier. Shareholders of both companies approved the proposed merger with American Water on February 10, 2026, and the merger remains on track to close in the first quarter of 2027.

Key points

  • Full-year 2025 revenues rose 18.6% to $2,474.6 million from $2,086.1 million, and EPS was $2.20 versus $2.17 in 2024.
  • Fourth-quarter 2025 net income was $132.7 million, or $0.47 per share, down from $184.8 million, or $0.67, in the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Latest guidance targets long-term EPS growth of 5% to 7% compounded annually through 2027, from an adjusted 2024 base of $1.97, with $1.7 billion of regulated infrastructure investment expected in 2026.
  • The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3426 per share, payable June 1, 2026.

The filing

CompanyEssential Utilities (WTRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 26, 2026, 10:18 AM ET
Accession number0001552781-26-000071

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 26, 2026.

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