What is Essential Utilities's U.S. federal income taxes?

Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported U.S. federal income taxes of 12,043,000,000% in Q4 2024.

What does U.S. federal income taxes mean?

The total federal income tax expense or benefit from ongoing business activities.

How do you interpret U.S. federal income taxes?

Reflects the company's federal tax liability relative to its pre-tax income.

How does U.S. federal income taxes compare across companies?

Standard metric for all U.S. corporations subject to federal income tax.

Essential Utilities WTRG U.S. federal income taxes

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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:FederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Essential Utilities's U.S. federal income taxes?: Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported U.S. federal income taxes of 12,043,000,000% in Q4 2024.
What does U.S. federal income taxes mean?: The total federal income tax expense or benefit from ongoing business activities.
How do you interpret U.S. federal income taxes?: Reflects the company's federal tax liability relative to its pre-tax income.
How does U.S. federal income taxes compare across companies?: Standard metric for all U.S. corporations subject to federal income tax.