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Essential Utilities WTRG Debt

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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:InterestExpenseDebt.

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 debt?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported debt of $82.27M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's debt changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's debt increased by 8.8% year-over-year, from $75.62M to $82.27M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's debt?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's debt has grown at a 12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $207.71M to $329.08M.
What does debt mean?
Total interest paid on borrowed money.
How do you interpret debt?
An increase suggests higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can pressure net income.
How does debt compare across companies?
Highly comparable across utilities with similar capital structures.