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Essential Utilities WTRG Settlement Gain Recorded As Regulatory Liability

Settlement Gain Recorded As Regulatory Liability at other companies

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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 ratio+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept wtrg:SettlementGainRecordedAsRegulatoryLiability.

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 settlement gain recorded as regulatory liability?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported settlement gain recorded as regulatory liability of $3.21M in Q4 2024.
What does settlement gain recorded as regulatory liability mean?
A gain from a legal settlement that is set aside to be returned to customers through future utility rates.
How do you interpret settlement gain recorded as regulatory liability?
An increase indicates a significant legal or regulatory win that will likely lower future customer rates, while a decrease suggests the realization or amortization of these liabilities.
How does settlement gain recorded as regulatory liability compare across companies?
Common in regulated utilities where regulators mandate that specific gains be shared with ratepayers.