Essential Utilities, Inc.
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is a regulated utility holding company that provides water, wastewater and natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people across nine states, serving residential, commercial, industrial and other utility customers. Its Aqua-branded subsidiaries operate water and… From the company’s description.
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Essential Utilities, Inc. reported revenue of $2.60B, up 9.2% from a year earlier, and net income of $566.63M. Its operating margin was 35.5%, and operations generated $1.02B in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $2.47B, up 18.6% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $616.37M.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Essential Utilities, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
Essential Utilities, Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) is a regulated utility holding company that provides water, wastewater and natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people across nine states, serving residential, commercial, industrial and other utility customers. Its Aqua-branded subsidiaries operate water and wastewater utilities, while its Peoples-branded subsidiaries distribute natural gas, principally in western Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The company also has nonregulated businesses offering utility service-line protection and repair services, as well as gas marketing and production. Essential reports two segments: Regulated Water, which generated 53.6% of 2025 operating revenue, and Regulated Natural Gas, which generated 45.2%; other activities and eliminations accounted for the remaining 1.2%. In 2025, consolidated operating revenue was approximately $2.47 billion, and the company served about 1.88 million utility customers at year-end. Its water operations span Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia, while gas service is provided in Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The company has expanded through water and wastewater utility acquisitions, completing 12 acquisitions during 2023–2025. Its website is www.essential.co.
Company details
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry (SIC)
- Electric, Gas & Water
- Headquarters
- BRYN MAWR, PA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 78128
- SIC
- 4941
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Essential Utilities, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Essential Utilities, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Essential Utilities, Inc.’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 10 issues of Essential Utilities, Inc.’s debt, $536.73M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.54%, maturing 2027 to 2052.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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