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Essential Utilities WTRG Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (Current)

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable (Current) at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$861.8M+10.0%
Operating income$310.6M-8.3%
Net income$224.4M-20.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.79-23.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$75.9M+265%
Total debt$8.4B+9.3%
Total equity$6.9B+6.7%
Total assets$19.8B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$265.4M-11.4%
CapEx$137.7M+25.3%
Free cash flow$127.7M-32.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$10.41B+4.7%
Enterprise value$18.74B+6.3%
P/E18.7×+2.5×
P/S4.1×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin35%-3.4pp
Net margin21.8%-5.3pp
FCF margin31.5%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%-1.4pp
Debt / equity1.2×0.0×
Current ratio+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Essential Utilities's allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current)?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) of $61.69M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) increased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $58.94M to $61.69M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current)?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $40.1M to $61.69M.
What does allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) mean?
The estimated amount of customer bills that the company expects will not be paid.
How do you interpret allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current)?
An increase suggests rising credit risk or deteriorating economic conditions for the customer base, potentially impacting future cash flows.
How does allowance for doubtful accounts receivable (current) compare across companies?
Standard accounting estimate for any company with significant accounts receivable.