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Essential Utilities WTRG Regulatory liabilities

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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:RegulatoryLiabilityCurrent.

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 regulatory liabilities?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported regulatory liabilities of $21.83M in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's regulatory liabilities changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's regulatory liabilities decreased by 3.3% year-over-year, from $22.58M to $21.83M.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's regulatory liabilities?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Essential Utilities's regulatory liabilities has grown at a -10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $19.87M to $11.2M.
What does regulatory liabilities mean?
Money the utility owes back to customers due to regulatory requirements.
How do you interpret regulatory liabilities?
An increase suggests future rate reductions or credits to customers, while a decrease may indicate the fulfillment of these obligations.
How does regulatory liabilities compare across companies?
Common across all regulated utilities; peer levels depend on specific state regulatory commission rulings.