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Essential Utilities WTRG Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance

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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:DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance.

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 tax credit carryforward valuation allowance?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported tax credit carryforward valuation allowance of $178.6M in Q4 2025.
How has Essential Utilities's tax credit carryforward valuation allowance changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's tax credit carryforward valuation allowance increased by 7.4% year-over-year, from $166.25M to $178.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's tax credit carryforward valuation allowance?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's tax credit carryforward valuation allowance has grown at a 38.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $34.77M to $178.6M.
What does tax credit carryforward valuation allowance mean?
The portion of tax credit assets that the company expects it will not be able to use to reduce future tax payments.
How do you interpret tax credit carryforward valuation allowance?
An increase suggests management has lower confidence in future taxable income or the ability to utilize tax credits, while a decrease suggests improved tax planning or earnings outlook.
How does tax credit carryforward valuation allowance compare across companies?
Common in capital-intensive utilities with significant regulatory tax adjustments; peers should show similar valuation methodologies.