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Essential Utilities Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Essential Utilities Inc reported Q2 2025 earnings with revenue growth and higher net income.

The company posted operating revenues of $514.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025. Net income increased to $107.8 million with basic EPS of $0.38. Operating income reached $185.3 million amid higher purchased gas costs and depreciation.

  • Q2 revenue rose 18.5% year-over-year to $514.9 million driven by rate increases and volume.
  • Net income grew 43% to $107.8 million compared to Q2 2024.
  • Operations and maintenance expense increased 4.2% to $148.5 million.
  • Regulated Water and Natural Gas segments both contributed to revenue growth.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$515M

Previous: $434M+18.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.38

Previous: $0.28+35.7%
Operations and maintenance expense

$149M

Previous: $143M+4.2%
Purchased gas costs

$56.7M

Previous: $33.7M+68.2%
Basic average shares outstanding

280.3M

Previous: 273.6M+2.5%
Diluted average shares outstanding

280.7M

Previous: 274.0M+2.5%
Capital Expenditures

-$633M

Previous: -$549M-15.3%
Net Income

$108M

Previous: $75.4M+43.0%
Operating Income

$185M

Previous: $145M+27.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Essential Utilities · Revenue · Quarterly

$515M

Q2 2025+18.5%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Essential Utilities · $510M total across 2 segments · Q2 2025

  • Regulated Water
    $332M
  • Regulated Natural Gas
    $177M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

-0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.0%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

30 / 69 earnings

Positive

+4.9%

Q3 2024

Best reaction

-9.5%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q2 2025
Q1 2026+0.4%+1.2%-0.5%
Q4 2025-0.2%+0.5%+1.1%
Q3 2025+3.3%+2.2%-1.0%
Q1 2025-4.1%-4.7%-6.5%
Q4 2024+0.2%+3.3%+4.7%
Q3 2024+4.9%+3.7%+2.4%
Q2 2024-4.9%-4.8%-5.2%
Q1 2024+1.5%+3.9%+1.4%
Q4 2023-3.4%-4.3%+0.7%
Q3 2023-2.2%-6.0%+1.5%
Q2 2023-0.4%-3.0%-12.6%
Q1 2023-1.5%-1.3%-3.2%
Q4 2022-3.6%-5.4%-4.2%
Q3 2022+1.1%+5.3%+8.8%
Q2 2022-0.1%-1.7%-4.7%
Q1 2022-5.3%+1.7%+4.8%
Q4 2021+2.8%+3.8%+10.0%
Q3 2021+0.4%+1.2%+0.3%
Q2 2021+1.4%-0.3%-0.8%
Q1 2021-1.4%-0.4%+0.9%
Q4 2020-3.4%-3.9%-1.3%
Q3 2020-1.5%+2.9%+14.8%
Q2 2020+1.0%+6.0%-7.8%
Q1 2020-3.4%-4.3%+8.8%
Q4 2019-8.1%-9.9%-19.8%
Q3 2019-0.9%-2.5%+0.4%
Q2 2019+2.8%+5.2%+9.6%
Q1 2019-1.3%-1.9%+2.4%
Q4 2018-0.3%+2.0%+1.7%
Q3 2018-1.0%+0.6%+4.0%
Q2 2018-0.6%+1.2%+0.6%
Q1 2018-3.3%-1.8%-4.6%
Q4 2017-2.3%-7.1%-2.7%
Q3 2017+0.0%+1.7%+7.3%
Q2 2017-0.2%+0.9%-0.4%
Q1 2017-3.9%-3.1%+0.6%
Q4 2016+1.2%+3.3%+4.8%
Q3 2016-3.0%-5.5%-3.5%
Q2 2016-2.8%-4.8%-12.7%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2015-0.4%
Q3 2015+2.2%
Q2 2015+1.5%
Q1 2015-2.2%
Q4 2014-0.0%
Q3 2014+0.9%
Q2 2014+1.8%
Q1 2014+0.1%
Q4 2013-0.3%
Q3 2013-0.1%
Q2 2013-5.1%
Q1 2013+0.5%
Q4 2012+0.3%
Q3 2012-0.4%
Q2 2012+0.4%
Q1 2012+0.3%
Q4 2008-2.4%
Q4 2011-2.4%
Q4 2007-2.4%
Q4 2009-2.4%
Q4 2010-2.4%
Q3 2011+0.3%
Q2 2011-9.5%
Q1 2010+2.5%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q3 2010+1.3%
Q3 2009+1.3%
Q2 2009+0.9%
Q2 2010+0.9%

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