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Essential Utilities WTRG Retained Earnings

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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 us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

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 retained earnings?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported retained earnings of $2.31B in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's retained earnings changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's retained earnings increased by 7.8% year-over-year, from $2.14B to $2.31B.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's retained earnings?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's retained earnings has grown at a 12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.26B to $2.28B.
What does retained earnings mean?
The total profits the company has kept and reinvested since it started.
How do you interpret retained earnings?
An increase signals profitable operations and growth, while a decrease may indicate net losses or high dividend payouts.
How does retained earnings compare across companies?
Standard metric for assessing long-term financial health and dividend sustainability.