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Essential Utilities WTRG Retained Earnings
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Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.
The source filing: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026.
- Filed
- May 7, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q1 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q1 2026
- Accession
- 0001562762-26-000060
| Liabilities and Equity | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Stockholders' equity: | ||
| Common stock at $0.50 par value, authorized 600,000,000 shares, issued 286,851,236 and 286,505,895 as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | $143,426 | $143,253 |
| Capital in excess of par value | 4,532,634 | 4,524,517 |
| Retained earnings | 2,310,842 | 2,280,669 |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 3,493,159 and 3,423,086 shares as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | (93,693) | (90,983) |
| Total stockholders' equity | 6,893,209 | 6,857,456 |
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 8,415,437 | 8,160,026 |
| Less: debt issuance costs and unamortized discount on debt | 53,814 | 49,859 |
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FAQ
- 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?
- Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.
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