secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)
CIK:        0000078128
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T14:48:20+00:00
Accession:  0001552781-26-000404
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Essential Utilities Q2 GAAP EPS $0.37, revenue up 3%; dividend raised 5.25%; merger on track for Q1 2027
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- Q2 2026 GAAP net income $105.7M ($0.37 EPS) vs $107.8M ($0.38 EPS) in Q2 2025; adjusted EPS $0.38.
- Revenue $530.9M, up 3% from $514.9M; regulated water revenue up 7.6% to $357.5M.
- Quarterly dividend increased 5.25% to $0.3606/share, payable Sept 1, 2026 to holders of record Aug 11, 2026.
- Merger with American Water received approvals from Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky; expected close Q1 2027.
- Affirms 5-7% CAGR EPS growth from 2024 adjusted $1.97; on track for $1.7B infrastructure investment in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000404/0001552781-26-000404-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000404/e26327_wtrg-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-26-000404

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