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Essential Utilities WTRG Utilities Operating Expense Gas And Petroleum Purchased

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Segments

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Natural Gas$233.3M+31.8%
Other And Eliminations$3.2M—

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 ratio1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseGasAndPetroleumPurchased.

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
Operating revenues$861,759$783,626
Operating expenses:
Operations and maintenance175,795137,824
Purchased gas238,615184,641
Depreciation107,10996,764
Amortization3,6202,613
Taxes other than income taxes25,98022,879
Total operating expenses551,119444,721

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FAQ

What is Essential Utilities's utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased of $238.62M in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased increased by 29.2% year-over-year, from $184.64M to $238.62M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $340.26M to $403.82M.
What does utilities operating expense gas and petroleum purchased mean?
Reflects the direct costs associated with the procurement of natural gas and petroleum products for distribution to customers. This is a variable cost component that fluctuates based on commodity market prices and total volume demand.

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