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

Essential Utilities Q3 net income rises to $103.8 million; nine-month profit falls

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Essential Utilities reported third-quarter 2026 GAAP net income of $103.8 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, up from $92.1 million, or $0.33, a year earlier, on revenue of $508.3 million, up 6.6%. For the first nine months, net income fell to $434.0 million, or $1.53 per share, from $483.7 million, or $1.73, even though revenue rose 7.1%. The company still expects its pending merger with American Water to close in the first quarter of 2027.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.36 versus $0.33; adjusted EPS was $0.38, excluding merger-related costs of $4.9 million (pre-tax).
  • Nine-month 2026 net income was $434.0 million, or $1.53 per share, versus $483.7 million, or $1.73 per share, in the same period of 2025; merger-related expenses were $22.5 million.
  • Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3606 per share, payable December 1, 2026, to holders of record on November 10, 2026.
  • Essential invested about $1.1 billion in infrastructure in the first nine months of 2026 and is on track to invest $1.7 billion in 2026.

The filing

CompanyEssential Utilities (WTRG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 9:37 AM ET
Accession number0001552781-26-000537

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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