Every material Form 8-K Essential Utilities 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.
Essential Utilities disclosed that American Water, Essential Utilities and their affiliates filed a Stipulation of Settlement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) on November 2, 2026, in the proceeding to approve the proposed merger. The stipulation was entered into with all parties, including NJBPU staff and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, and is subject to review and approval by the NJBPU. The filing shows progress on regulatory approval, but the merger still requires the NJBPU's approval before it can proceed.
Stipulation of Settlement filed November 2, 2026, with all parties in the NJBPU proceeding
Stipulation posted to the NJBPU website as of November 5, 2026, and remains subject to NJBPU review and approval
Merger agreement with American Water was signed October 26, 2025; Essential Utilities would become a wholly owned subsidiary
Essential Utilities filed an 8-K furnishing American Water's unaudited financial statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, as Exhibit 99.1. The filing is tied to the pending merger under which Essential would become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, and the merger has not yet closed.
American Water third-quarter 2026 operating revenues were $1,510 million, up from $1,451 million a year earlier.
Third-quarter net income attributable to common shareholders was $387 million, compared with $379 million, with diluted EPS of $1.94 in both periods.
Nine-month diluted EPS was $4.56 versus $4.47, and the merger remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
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.
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.
Essential Utilities reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $530.9 million, up 3% from a year earlier, while GAAP net income fell to $105.7 million, or $0.37 per share, from $107.8 million, or $0.38 per share. The company affirmed its 5% to 7% long-term earnings per share growth guidance and said it expects the pending merger with American Water to close in the first quarter of 2027.
Q2 2026 revenue was $530.9 million versus $514.9 million in Q2 2025; GAAP EPS was $0.37 versus $0.38, and adjusted EPS, which excludes merger costs, was $0.38.
Guidance affirmed: long-term EPS growth of 5% to 7% compound annual rate and $1.7 billion of 2026 infrastructure investment.
Quarterly dividend increased 5.25% to $0.3606 per share, payable September 1, 2026, to holders of record on August 11, 2026.
Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the American Water merger on June 22, 2026; Ohio approved it on May 14, 2026.
Essential Utilities reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $861.8 million, up 10% from a year earlier, but GAAP net income fell to $224.4 million, or $0.79 per share, from $283.8 million, or $1.03 per share, in the first quarter of 2025. The prior-year quarter included non-recurring benefits, and the 2026 quarter included $16.3 million of merger-related expenses tied to the pending merger with American Water. The company affirmed its earnings growth guidance and its $1.7 billion 2026 infrastructure investment plan.
Revenue of $861.8 million, up from $783.6 million, driven mainly by regulatory recoveries and purchased gas costs
GAAP EPS of $0.79 versus $1.03; non-GAAP adjusted EPS of $0.83 excludes $0.04 of merger-related transaction costs
Guidance affirmed: 5% to 7% long-term EPS compound annual growth through 2027 from adjusted 2024 EPS of $1.97, and $1.7 billion in 2026 infrastructure investment
Quarterly dividend of $0.3426 per share, payable June 1, 2026, to shareholders of record on May 12, 2026
Essential Utilities closed a $500 million offering of 5.125% senior notes maturing March 15, 2036, issued under a 2019 indenture and a new supplemental indenture dated March 9, 2026. The filing is a routine debt financing that adds $500 million of long-term borrowing, and the filing does not state how the proceeds will be used.
$500 million principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due March 15, 2036, issued March 9, 2026
Interest payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, starting September 15, 2026
Company may redeem the notes before December 15, 2035 at the greater of a make-whole amount or par, and at par afterward
Barclays Capital, PNC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets were representatives of the underwriters
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.
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.
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