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Essential Utilities WTRG Retentions held by customers

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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:BilledContractReceivables.

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 retentions held by customers?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported retentions held by customers of $257.74M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's retentions held by customers changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's retentions held by customers increased by 22.1% year-over-year, from $211.17M to $257.74M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's retentions held by customers?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's retentions held by customers has grown at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $189.28M to $257.74M.
What does retentions held by customers mean?
Billed amounts that are currently being held back or are pending final collection.
How do you interpret retentions held by customers?
An increase may signal potential collection delays or changes in contract terms that impact cash flow timing.
How does retentions held by customers compare across companies?
Common in utility and infrastructure service contracts involving long-term projects.