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Essential Utilities WTRG Water — Operating Income

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '22

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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 ratio1×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Essential Utilities in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

The official record: Essential Utilities’s 10-Q, filed November 9, 2022, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Essential Utilities's water — operating income?
Essential Utilities (WTRG) reported water — operating income of $138.15M in Q3 2022.
How has Essential Utilities's water — operating income changed year-over-year?
Essential Utilities's water — operating income increased by 24.3% year-over-year, from $111.14M to $138.15M.
What does water — operating income mean?
Profit from core water utility operations before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret water — operating income?
An increase signals improved operational efficiency or rate-based growth, while a decrease suggests rising operating costs or regulatory challenges.
How does water — operating income compare across companies?
Standard operating profit metric used across all regulated utility peers.