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Essential Utilities WTRG Free cash flow margin

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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

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

Calculated from Essential Utilities’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Essential Utilities's free cash flow margin?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported free cash flow margin of 31.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's free cash flow margin increased by 5.2% year-over-year, from 29.9% to 31.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's free cash flow margin?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's free cash flow margin has grown at a 4.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 28% to 35%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.