{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001552781-23-000062","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WTRG","cik":"0000078128","company_name":"Essential Utilities, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-02-27T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:48.077106+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-19T00:10:51.903486+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Essential Utilities reports record 2022 EPS $1.77, revenue $2.29B; guides 2023 EPS $1.85-$1.90","bullets":["Full-year net income $465.2M ($1.77 EPS) vs $431.6M ($1.67 EPS) in 2021; revenue $2.29B (+21.8%).","Record infrastructure investments of $1.06B in 2022; expects ~$1.1B annually through 2025.","Closed three water/wastewater acquisitions adding $120M rate base and 23,000 customers; signed agreements for nine more systems (~219,000 customers, $380M purchase price).","Board declared quarterly dividend $0.2870 per share, payable June 1, 2023; consecutive quarterly dividend for over 78 years.","2023 EPS guidance $1.85-$1.90; long-term EPS CAGR 5-7% through 2025; rate base growth 6-10% across segments."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000062","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000062.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000062.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000062.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000062/0001552781-23-000062-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000062/e23077_wtrg-8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-19T00:10:51.903486+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"58a7f34d9bac025ec8ea44129a776c70db3ff26f","claim":"Essential Utilities, Inc. reported the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $705.4 million, net income $114.9 million, EPS $0.44.","evidence_excerpt":"regulated natural gas segment volume, and increased regulated water segment volume and customer growth were offset by increased expenses and other items. Revenues increased to $705.4 million in the fourth quarter compared to $535.7 million in the same period of 2021, an increase of 31.7%. Recovery of higher purchased gas costs, and additional revenues from rates and","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000062/0001552781-23-000062-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$705.4 million"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$114.9 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$0.44"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"baec582db6da72d6135af17b5da5737bbc4427be","claim":"Essential Utilities, Inc. reported the year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $2.29 billion, net income $465.2 million, EPS $1.77 per share.","evidence_excerpt":"Essential reported total operating revenues of $2.29 billion in 2022, an increase of 21.8% compared to $1.88 billion in the prior year.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000062/0001552781-23-000062-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"the year ended December 31, 2022"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$2.29 billion"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$465.2 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$1.77 per share"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}