What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.57M to $25.96M.

Essential Utilities WTRG Pre-tax stock-based compensation cost

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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 ratio1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense.

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 pre-tax stock-based compensation cost?: Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported pre-tax stock-based compensation cost of $6.49M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost changed year-over-year?: Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost increased by 4.2% year-over-year, from $6.23M to $6.49M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's pre-tax stock-based compensation cost has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.57M to $25.96M.