Essential Utilities Inc.
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Essential Utilities Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.5 billion, up 18.6% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 3.10%, EPS fell 2.63%, free cash flow fell 1.23% and total debt rose 9.41%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash and Short Term Investments |
3.76 | 4.20 | 3.63 | 1,868.92 | 4.83 | 10.57 | 11.40 | 4.61 | 9.16 | 34.78 |
Receivables |
97.39 | 98.60 | 65.83 | 67.14 | 154.78 | 141.03 | 206.32 | 144.30 | 166.52 | 217.19 |
Inventory |
12.96 | 14.36 | 15.84 | 18.38 | 58.40 | 109.56 | 199.74 | 112.67 | 93.93 | 112.45 |
Other current assets |
15.00 | 14.09 | 38.54 | 44.43 | 123.62 | 140.05 | 200.94 | 230.40 | 175.16 | 186.86 |
Total current assets |
128.65 | 131.25 | 147.17 | 2,015.13 | 380.22 | 437.80 | 658.16 | 491.98 | 485.91 | 610.40 |
Property, Plant, Equpment (Net) |
5,001.62 | 5,399.86 | 5,930.33 | 6,345.79 | 9,512.88 | 10,251.87 | 11,130.95 | 12,097.07 | 13,143.48 | 14,263.68 |
Long-Term Investments |
7.03 | 6.67 | 6.96 | 5.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Total) |
42.21 | 42.23 | 52.73 | 63.82 | 2,331.79 | 2,346.58 | 2,345.40 | 2,344.33 | 2,343.99 | 2,351.51 |
Long-term assets (Other) |
979.00 | 752.00 | 827.00 | 921.00 | 1.27 | 1.31 | 33.47 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.45 |
Total non-current assets |
6,030.34 | 6,201.22 | 6,817.32 | 7,333.99 | 13,264.72 | 14,171.55 | 15,019.21 | 16,312.06 | 17,509.38 | 18,828.53 |
Total Assets |
6,158.99 | 6,332.46 | 6,964.50 | 9,361.99 | 13,705.28 | 14,658.28 | 15,719.11 | 16,841.46 | 18,026.55 | 19,464.85 |
Accounts Payable |
47.26 | 59.17 | 77.33 | 74.92 | 177.49 | 192.93 | 238.84 | 221.19 | 258.62 | 276.08 |
Dividends Payable |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 75.81 | 83.93 | 89.44 | — |
Accrued Expenses |
18.37 | 21.36 | 23.30 | 29.82 | 39.41 | 40.82 | 47.06 | 53.08 | 72.28 | 82.47 |
Current Part of Debt |
157.21 | 117.42 | 159.99 | 130.78 | 162.55 | 197.15 | 427.86 | 227.54 | 329.35 | 171.96 |
Current Part of Taxes to Pay |
25.61 | 23.76 | 22.23 | 22.78 | 37.17 | 37.92 | 34.39 | 40.64 | 38.22 | 28.69 |
Other current liabilities |
12.62 | 21.63 | 68.73 | 15.56 | 63.87 | 82.11 | 63.97 | 44.63 | 49.48 | 36.70 |
Total current liabilities |
301.54 | 284.49 | 398.98 | 323.46 | 603.87 | 675.06 | 1,021.87 | 797.93 | 974.67 | 764.48 |
Long Term Debt (Total) |
1,737.61 | 2,007.75 | 2,398.46 | 2,943.33 | 5,507.74 | 5,779.50 | 6,371.06 | 6,826.09 | 7,368.38 | 8,110.17 |
Pension and Post-Retirement Liabilities |
— | — | — | 69.41 | 91.90 | 50.23 | 31.24 | 38.85 | 33.68 | 15.24 |
Long Term Tax Liability (Deferred) |
1,269.25 | 769.07 | 845.40 | 936.16 | 1,258.10 | 1,406.54 | 1,345.77 | 1,628.32 | 1,831.87 | 2,090.12 |
Non-current Liabilities (Other) |
1,000.53 | 1,313.53 | 1,312.29 | 1,197.13 | 1,504.15 | 1,514.27 | 1,534.12 | 1,619.67 | 1,591.70 | 1,605.77 |
Total non-current liabilities |
4,007.39 | 4,090.35 | 4,556.16 | 5,157.66 | 8,417.53 | 8,798.77 | 9,319.85 | 10,147.35 | 10,853.08 | 11,842.91 |
Total liabilities |
4,308.92 | 4,374.84 | 4,955.13 | 5,481.13 | 9,021.40 | 9,473.83 | 10,341.72 | 10,945.28 | 11,827.74 | 12,607.39 |
Additional Paid In Capital |
797.51 | 807.14 | 820.38 | 2,636.56 | 3,379.06 | 3,705.81 | 3,793.26 | 4,137.70 | 4,199.84 | 4,524.52 |
Common Stock (Net) |
90.16 | 90.35 | 90.58 | 111.94 | 124.29 | 128.05 | 133.49 | 138.30 | 139.11 | 143.25 |
Retained Earnings |
1,032.84 | 1,132.56 | 1,174.25 | 1,210.07 | 1,261.86 | 1,434.20 | 1,534.33 | 1,706.68 | 1,949.49 | 2,280.67 |
Treasury Stock |
71.11 | 73.28 | 75.84 | 77.70 | 81.33 | 83.62 | 83.69 | 86.49 | 89.62 | 90.98 |
Common Equity (Total) |
1,850.07 | 1,957.62 | 2,009.36 | 3,880.86 | 4,683.88 | 5,184.45 | 5,377.39 | 5,896.18 | 6,198.81 | 6,857.46 |
Shareholders Equity (Total) |
1,850.07 | 1,957.62 | 2,009.36 | 3,880.86 | 4,683.88 | 5,184.45 | 5,377.39 | 5,896.18 | 6,198.81 | 6,857.46 |
Shareholders Equity and Liabilities (Total) |
6,158.99 | 6,332.46 | 6,964.50 | 9,361.99 | 13,705.28 | 14,658.28 | 15,719.11 | 16,841.46 | 18,026.55 | 19,464.85 |
Shares (Common) |
177.39 | 177.71 | 178.09 | 220.76 | 245.39 | 252.87 | 263.74 | 273.30 | 274.82 | 283.08 |
Shareholders Equity (Tangible) |
1,807.86 | 1,915.39 | 1,956.64 | 3,817.04 | 2,352.09 | 2,837.87 | 3,031.99 | 3,551.85 | 3,854.83 | 4,505.94 |
Net Debt |
1,891.05 | 2,120.97 | 2,554.83 | 1,205.18 | 5,665.47 | 5,966.08 | 6,787.52 | 7,049.01 | 7,688.57 | 8,247.35 |
Total Debt |
1,894.81 | 2,125.17 | 2,558.46 | 3,074.10 | 5,670.30 | 5,976.65 | 6,798.91 | 7,053.62 | 7,697.73 | 8,282.13 |