---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028862"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSEX"
cik: "0000066004"
company_name: "MIDDLESEX WATER CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:18:05.294450+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Middlesex Water Q1 EPS $0.57 vs $0.53; revenue $48.7M up 10% YoY

## Summary
- Net income $10.6M, diluted EPS $0.57; YoY increases from $9.5M and $0.53.
- Operating revenues $48.7M (+$4.4M) driven by wholesale demand, consumption, base rate hikes.
- Invested $21M in water/wastewater infrastructure; $126M planned for full 2026.
- Declared $0.36/share dividend payable June 1, 2026 to record May 15; 53rd consecutive annual increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028862
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSEX
- cik: 0000066004
- company_name: MIDDLESEX WATER CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+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/66004/000162828026028862/0001628280-26-028862-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66004/000162828026028862/msex-20260430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028862
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028862.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028862.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MIDDLESEX WATER CO reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $48.7 million, net income $10.6 million, EPS $0.57.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $48.7 million
  - Net income: $10.6 million
  - EPS: $0.57
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Middlesex reported net income of $10.6 million and diluted EPS of $0.57, compared to net income of $9.5 million and diluted EPS of $0.53 for the same quarter in 2025. Operating revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, were $48.7 million, an increase of $4.4 million, compared to $44.3 million for the same quarter last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66004/000162828026028862/0001628280-26-028862-index.htm

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