Essential Utilities WTRG Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.
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 weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)?
- Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) of 283.2M in Q1 2026.
- How has Essential Utilities's weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) changed year-over-year?
- Essential Utilities's weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) increased by 2.9% year-over-year, from 275.2M to 283.2M.
- What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) has grown at a 2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1B to 1.1B.
- What does weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) mean?
- This represents the average number of common shares that were outstanding during the reporting period, adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases. It is the denominator used to calculate basic earnings per share.