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Essential Utilities WTRG Payments to Acquire Buildings

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$269.25M-0.5%

Segments

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Water$178.18M+14.4%
Natural Gas$91.07M-20.7%

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$11.23B+5.6%
Enterprise value$19.56B+6.4%
P/E20.2×+3.7×
P/S4.4×-0.1×

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:PaymentsToAcquireBuildings.

The source filing: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.

Filed
May 7, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q1 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q1 2026
Accession
0001562762-26-000060
Line itemThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026Three Months Ended / March 31, 2025
Other, net(4,279)(10,697)
Net cash flows from operating activities265,405299,517
Cash flows from investing activities:
Property, plant and equipment additions, including the debt component of allowance for funds used during construction of $1,816 and $1,891(269,249)(270,539)
Acquisitions of utility systems, net(18,204)(17,552)
Proceeds from the sale of utility systems and other assets39240
Convertible note investment20,000-
Other, net(47)(29)

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FAQ

What is Essential Utilities's payments to acquire buildings?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported payments to acquire buildings of $269.25M in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's payments to acquire buildings changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's payments to acquire buildings decreased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $270.54M to $269.25M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's payments to acquire buildings?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's payments to acquire buildings has grown at a 8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.02B to $1.43B.
What does payments to acquire buildings mean?
Reflects the cash outflows used to purchase, construct, or improve physical buildings and facilities. This is a key component of capital expenditures (CapEx) for companies requiring significant physical infrastructure.

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