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.
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From Essential Utilities's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$5.12B
+10.1%
$5.69
+5.6%
21.7%
FY2024
$4.65B
+10.3%
$5.39
+10.0%
22.6%
FY2023
$4.22B
+84.3%
$4.90
+176.8%
22.4%
FY2022
$2.29B
+21.8%
$1.77
+6.0%
20.3%
FY2021
$1.88B
+28.4%
$1.67
+49.1%
23.0%
Frequently asked questions
When is Essential Utilities's next earnings date?
Essential Utilities has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Essential Utilities earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Essential Utilities reported diluted EPS of $0.36 (+9.1% year over year) on revenue of $508.26M (+6.6%).
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