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Essential Utilities WTRG Utility taxes

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Segments

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Water$18.29M+17.3%
Natural Gas$6.03M+4.8%
Other And Eliminations$726K+3.0%

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:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseTaxes.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Essential Utilities's utility taxes?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported utility taxes of $25.98M in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's utility taxes changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's utility taxes increased by 13.6% year-over-year, from $22.88M to $25.98M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's utility taxes?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's utility taxes has grown at a 1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $86.64M to $92.77M.
What does utility taxes mean?
Operating-related taxes paid by the utility, excluding corporate income taxes.
How do you interpret utility taxes?
Changes often reflect shifts in local tax policy, property valuations, or changes in the regulatory environment where the utility operates.
How does utility taxes compare across companies?
Varies by jurisdiction; analysts monitor this to understand the tax burden imposed by the specific states where the utility operates.