secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
CIK:        0000078128
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001552781-26-000307
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000307/0001552781-26-000307-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000307/e26241_wtrg-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-26-000307

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