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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-24-000578"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T05:40:16.770018+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities Q3 EPS $0.25 down from $0.30; reinstates 5-7% long-term EPS growth guidance

## Summary
- Q3 net income $69.4M ($0.25/sh) vs $80.1M ($0.30/sh) YoY; revenue up 6% to $435.3M.
- Reinstates multi-year EPS guidance: 5-7% CAGR through 2027; 2025 EPS $2.07-$2.11.
- Peoples Natural Gas rate case approved with $93M annual revenue increase and weather normalization.
- $500M three-year notes issued; quarterly dividend $0.3255/sh payable Dec 2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-24-000578
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278124000578/0001552781-24-000578-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278124000578/e24435_wtrg-8k.htm

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