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Essential Utilities WTRG Water Treatment Expense Under Contractual Agreement

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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:WaterTreatmentExpenseUnderContractualAgreement.

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 water treatment expense under contractual agreement?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported water treatment expense under contractual agreement of $100.95M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's water treatment expense under contractual agreement changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's water treatment expense under contractual agreement increased by 45.8% year-over-year, from $69.25M to $100.95M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's water treatment expense under contractual agreement?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's water treatment expense under contractual agreement has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $340.26M to $403.82M.
What does water treatment expense under contractual agreement mean?
Costs paid to third parties for treating water under long-term service contracts.
How do you interpret water treatment expense under contractual agreement?
Rising expenses may indicate higher regulatory compliance costs or increased outsourcing of treatment operations.
How does water treatment expense under contractual agreement compare across companies?
Commonly tracked by water utilities to monitor the cost-effectiveness of internal versus outsourced treatment.