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Essential Utilities WTRG Deferred Tax Assets Customers Advances For Construction

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$239M
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$239M
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$970K-6.0%
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$970K-6.0%
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York WaterYORW
$22.19M+8.9%
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York WaterYORW
$22.19M+8.9%

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$11.32B+6.4%
Enterprise value$19.65B+6.9%
P/E20.3×+3.9×
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 wtrg:DeferredTaxAssetsCustomersAdvancesForConstruction.

The source filing: Essential Utilities’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026.

Filed
Feb 26, 2026, 3:16 PM EST
Fiscal year
FY2025
Accession
0000078128-26-000050
Line itemDecember 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Tax attributes and credit carryforwards$513,724$494,318
Tax effect of regulatory liabilities for post-retirement benefits43,32444,567
Costs expensed for book not deducted for tax, principally accrued expenses25,10219,642
Customers' advances for construction18,53726,394
Operating lease liabilities7,5249,532
Post-retirement benefits-1,638
Other202,937
608,231599,028

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

FAQ

What is Essential Utilities's deferred tax assets customers advances for construction?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported deferred tax assets customers advances for construction of $18.54M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's deferred tax assets customers advances for construction changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's deferred tax assets customers advances for construction decreased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $26.39M to $18.54M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's deferred tax assets customers advances for construction?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's deferred tax assets customers advances for construction has grown at a -9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $30.16M to $18.54M.
What does deferred tax assets customers advances for construction mean?
This deferred tax asset relates to the tax treatment of customer advances for construction projects. In many jurisdictions, these advances are taxable when received, but the underlying assets are depreciated over time for tax purposes. This creates a temporary difference that results in a deferred tax asset, representing the future tax benefit of the depreciation.

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