---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-24-000417"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T12:46:34.440939+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Q2 2024 EPS $0.28 vs $0.34 YoY; dividend raised 6% to $0.3255/share

## Summary
- Q2 net income $75.4M ($0.28 EPS) vs $91.3M ($0.34 EPS) in Q2 2023; revenue $434.4M (-0.5% YoY).
- Warm weather (44% warmer than normal) reduced natural gas volumes; O&M expenses rose to $142.5M.
- Quarterly dividend increased 6% to $0.3255/share, payable Sept 3, 2024; 34th increase in 33 years.
- Expects to exceed original 2024 EPS guidance of $1.96-$2.00 due to gain on sale of energy plant assets.
- Infrastructure investments of $1.3-1.4B in 2024; $7.2B through 2028; pending rate cases for $325.9M in incremental annual revenues.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-24-000417
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278124000417/0001552781-24-000417-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278124000417/e24330_wtrg-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000417
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-24-000417.txt

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