Essential Utilities WTRG Common Stock Shares Authorized
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SharesOutstanding.
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 common stock shares authorized?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported common stock shares authorized of 283.1M in Q4 2025.
- How has Essential Utilities's common stock shares authorized changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's common stock shares authorized increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from 274.8M to 283.1M.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's common stock shares authorized?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's common stock shares authorized has grown at a 2.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 245.4M to 283.1M.
- What does common stock shares authorized mean?
- The maximum number of common stock shares the company is legally allowed to issue.
- How do you interpret common stock shares authorized?
- An increase in authorized shares often signals potential future capital raises, acquisitions, or stock splits, while a static number indicates no immediate plans for equity expansion.
- How does common stock shares authorized compare across companies?
- Most mature utility companies maintain a large buffer of authorized but unissued shares to provide flexibility for capital-intensive projects.