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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-26-000307"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:19:18.843467+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities Q1: GAAP EPS $0.79, adjusted $0.83; affirms 5-7% growth, gets KY merger nod

## Summary
- GAAP net income $224.4M ($0.79 EPS); adjusted EPS $0.83 excludes $0.04 merger costs.
- Revenue $861.8M (+10% YoY); water segment $323M (+7.4%), gas $529.4M.
- Invested $269M in infrastructure Q1; on track for $1.7B in 2026. Issued $500M 5.125% notes due 2036.
- Merger with American Water: Kentucky PUC approved Apr 20; close expected Q1 2027; 95% shareholder vote.
- Closed $18M Greenville Water Authority acquisition; $285M pending purchases including DELCORA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-26-000307
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000307/0001552781-26-000307-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000307/e26241_wtrg-8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 918a2f23b7ebc8e2a347c7b673dbaa0d8fd55bef
  claim: Essential Utilities, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $861.8 million, net income $224.4 million, EPS $0.79 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: Q1 2026 non-GAAP EPS of $0.83, which reflects business results without the impact of merger-related expenses incurred in the quarter. Revenues for the quarter were $861.8 million compared to $783.6 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 10%. Additional revenues from regulatory recoveries and purchased gas costs were the main revenue drivers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000307/0001552781-26-000307-index.htm

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