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Essential Utilities WTRG Pension and other postretirement benefits contributions

Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25

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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:IncreaseDecreaseInPensionAndPostretirementObligations.

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 pension and other postretirement benefits contributions?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported pension and other postretirement benefits contributions of -$986.25K in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's pension and other postretirement benefits contributions changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's pension and other postretirement benefits contributions increased by 58.0% year-over-year, from -$2.35M to -$986.25K.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's pension and other postretirement benefits contributions?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's pension and other postretirement benefits contributions has grown at a -36.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$15.14M to -$3.95M.
What does pension and other postretirement benefits contributions mean?
The net change in the company's long-term obligations for employee retirement and health benefits.
How do you interpret pension and other postretirement benefits contributions?
A decrease often reflects significant cash contributions made to reduce long-term liabilities, improving the balance sheet.
How does pension and other postretirement benefits contributions compare across companies?
Standard disclosure for companies with defined benefit plans, often found in the operating cash flow reconciliation.