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Essential Utilities WTRG Deferred Tax Liabilities

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$147M+20.5%

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:DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilities.

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 deferred tax liabilities?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported deferred tax liabilities of $2.52B in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities increased by 11.3% year-over-year, from $2.26B to $2.52B.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's deferred tax liabilities has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.56B to $2.52B.
What does deferred tax liabilities mean?
Future tax payments that the company will owe due to current accounting timing differences.
How do you interpret deferred tax liabilities?
An increase is typical for growing utilities and generally indicates that the company is deferring tax payments to support current capital investment.
How does deferred tax liabilities compare across companies?
Standard line item for all corporations; utility peers will show higher levels due to capital-intensive asset bases.