NYSE$WTRG

Essential Utilities Inc · Q3 2025 earnings

Q3 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Essential Utilities reported Q3 2025 revenue of $477.0M, net income of $92.1M, diluted EPS of $0.33.

For Q3 2025, Essential Utilities reported Revenue was $477.0M, net income was $92.1M, diluted EPS was $0.33. Management discusses operating performance, liquidity, and outlook in the quarterly filing.

  • Revenue $477.0M for Q3 2025.
  • Net income $92.1M.
  • Diluted EPS $0.33.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$477M

Previous: $435M+9.6%
EPS (adj)

$0.33

Previous: $0.25+32.0%
O&M Expense

$153M

Previous: $144M+6.0%
Purchased Gas Costs

$22.5M

Previous: $19.1M+17.9%
Basic Avg Shares

281.8M

No prior period
Diluted Avg Shares

282.3M

No prior period
Avg Cost of LT Debt

4.1%

No prior period
Available Credit Lines

$1.14B

No prior period
Quarterly Dividend

$0.34

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$1.04B

Previous: -$933M-11.5%
Net Income

$92.1M

Previous: $69.4M+32.7%
Operating Income

$170M

Previous: $155M+9.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Essential Utilities · Revenue · Quarterly

$477M

Q3 2025+9.6%vs Q3 2024
Beat estimate in 8 of 15 quarters(53%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Essential Utilities · $405M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Regulated Water
    $311M+3.1%
  • Regulated Natural Gas
    $94.8M-20.3%

Forward guidance

MD&A discusses underwriting results, investment income, rate environment, and capital returns.

Tailwinds

  • Premium and investment income support operating earnings.
  • Capital and liquidity remain adequate for dividends and growth.

Headwinds

  • Catastrophe losses or reserve development may affect quarters.
  • Interest-rate and credit-cycle shifts impact investment income.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2025

Historical avgQ3 2025

-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
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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