---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000863110-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARTNA"
cik: "0000863110"
company_name: "ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:04:32.923140+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Artesian Resources Q1 EPS $0.57 (+7.5%), revenue $27.8M (+7.3%)

## Summary
- Net income $5.9M, up 9.2% from $5.4M in Q1 2025.
- Water sales revenue up 7.3% on temporary rate increases and customer growth.
- Operating expenses rose 5.7% driven by payroll, treatment, and distribution costs.
- Capital expenditures of $13.1M for water/wastewater infrastructure including PFAS treatment upgrades.
- Chairman cited investments in aging infrastructure and regulatory compliance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000863110-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARTNA
- cik: 0000863110
- company_name: ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863110/000086311026000038/0000863110-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863110/000086311026000038/artna-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000863110-26-000038.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 9b4dd879bb835194f5f161796070282d6f4c6acb
  claim: ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $27.8 million, net income $5.9 million, EPS $0.57.
  evidence_excerpt: Diluted net income per share increased 7.5% to $0.57, compared to $0.53 for the same period in 2025. Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $5.9 million, a $0.5 million, or 9.2%, increase compared to net income recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Revenues totaled $27.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, $1.9 million, or 7.3%, more than revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863110/000086311026000038/0000863110-26-000038-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.