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Essential Utilities WTRG Natural Gas — Utilities Operating Expense Maintenance And Operations

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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$11.23B+5.6%
Enterprise value$19.56B+6.4%
P/E20.2×+3.7×
P/S4.4×-0.1×

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:UtilitiesOperatingExpenseMaintenanceAndOperations.

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
Line itemThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026 / Regulated WaterThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026 / Regulated Natural GasThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026 / Total Reportable SegmentsThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026 / Other and ElimsThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026 / ConsolidatedThree Months Ended / March 31, 2025 / Regulated WaterThree Months Ended / March 31, 2025 / Regulated Natural GasThree Months Ended / March 31, 2025 / Total Reportable SegmentsThree Months Ended / March 31, 2025 / Other and ElimsConsolidated
Revenues from external customers$322,975$528,458$851,433$10,326$861,759$300,848$469,451$770,299$13,327$783,626
Intersegment revenues-954954(954)--1,3461,346(1,346)-
Total operating revenues$322,975$529,412$852,387$9,372$861,759$300,848$470,797$771,645$11,981$783,626
Operations and maintenance expense$103,122$56,233$159,355$16,440$175,795$89,418$55,675$145,093$(7,269)$137,824
Purchased gas-$233,302$233,302$5,313$238,615-$176,959$176,959$7,682$184,641
Depreciation and amortization$69,691$40,580$110,271$458$110,729$60,629$38,339$98,968$409$99,377
Taxes other than income taxes$18,286$6,029$24,315$1,665$25,980$15,592$5,754$21,346$1,533$22,879
Interest expense, net$39,881$27,745$67,626$18,070$85,696$36,563$26,140$62,703$19,133$81,836

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FAQ

What is Essential Utilities's natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations of 5,623,300,000% in Q1 2026.
How has Essential Utilities's natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations increased by 1.0% year-over-year, from 5,567,500,000% to 5,623,300,000%.
What is the long-term trend for Essential Utilities's natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Essential Utilities's natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations has grown at a 0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 22,619,400,000% to 22,765,600,000%.
What does natural gas — utilities operating expense maintenance and operations mean?
Costs incurred for the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the natural gas distribution network, including labor, materials, and administrative overhead. This excludes the direct cost of the commodity itself and reflects the efficiency of the utility's infrastructure management.

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