What is Essential Utilities's federal?

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported federal of $478.25K in Q4 2023.

What does federal mean?

The amount of federal income tax owed for the current year.

How do you interpret federal?

Fluctuations reflect changes in taxable income and the impact of tax planning strategies at the federal level.

How does federal compare across companies?

Standard tax reporting metric used to reconcile effective tax rates across the industry.

Essential Utilities WTRG Federal

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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:CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 federal?: Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported federal of $478.25K in Q4 2023.
What does federal mean?: The amount of federal income tax owed for the current year.
How do you interpret federal?: Fluctuations reflect changes in taxable income and the impact of tax planning strategies at the federal level.
How does federal compare across companies?: Standard tax reporting metric used to reconcile effective tax rates across the industry.