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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-25-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T02:52:33.645972+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities FY2024 EPS $2.17 (+17% YoY), revenue $2.09B, reaffirms 2025 guidance $2.07-$2.11

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $2.17 vs $1.86 in 2023; adjusted EPS $1.97; net income $595.3M.
- Revenue $2.09B (+1.6%); water segment revenue up 5.9% to $1.22B; gas segment down to $843M.
- PA PUC approved Aqua PA rate settlement raising rates $73M; total rate awards in 2024 $147.8M.
- Reaffirms 2025 EPS guidance $2.07-$2.11 and multi-year CAGR 5-7% from $1.97 (Non-GAAP).
- Quarterly dividend $0.3255/share, payable June 2, 2025; board declared Feb 19, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-25-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278125000041/0001552781-25-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278125000041/e25070_wtrg-8k.htm

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