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Essential Utilities WTRG Interest Expense

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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:InterestExpense.

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 interest expense?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported interest expense of $87.31M in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's interest expense changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's interest expense increased by 6.4% year-over-year, from $82.07M to $87.31M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's interest expense?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's interest expense has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $207.71M to $329.08M.
What does interest expense mean?
The interest paid on the company's debt obligations.
How do you interpret interest expense?
An increase may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can impact net income and dividend sustainability.
How does interest expense compare across companies?
Standard for capital-intensive industries; highly sensitive to the company's credit rating and interest rate environment.