WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.

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Quality strong, nothing alarming, price roughly fair, growth fading, the market undecided.

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What they do

Essential Utilities, Inc., referred to as “Essential Utilities”, “Essential”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”, a Pennsylvania corporation, is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky under the Aqua and Peoples brands. One of our largest operating subsidiaries, Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc., or Aqua Pennsylvania, accounted for approximately 57% of operating revenues and approximately 72% of income for our Regulated Water segment in 2025.

In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 26, 2026 · SEC EDGAR

P/E19.9
Market value$10.76B
1 year+8.2%
5 years-5.3%

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Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) reported revenue of $531M in Q2 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.1% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with net income of $106M (20% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $2.47B (+19% year on year) and net income $616M. The next results filing is expected around Nov 4, 2026, the same week as a year ago.

What the company said

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  1. Sep 17, 2026As previously disclosed, on October 26, 2025, American Water Works Company, Inc. (“American Water” or the “Company”), Alpha Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Essential Utilities, Inc. (“Essential Utilities”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger …Other event · Form 8-K
  2. Aug 5, 2026Essential Utilities Reports Q2.Earnings release · press release
  3. May 15, 2026American Water and Essential Utilities Proposed Merger Progresses with Approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.Regulation FD disclosure · press release

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