Essential (WTRG) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.38
- EPS estimate
- $0.37
- EPS surprise
- +2.34%
- Revenue surprise
- −1.49%
- Revenue
- $530.9M
- Revenue estimate
- $538.9M
- Reported
- Aug 5, 2026
Essential reported Q2 2026 results on August 5, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.38, ahead of the $0.37 estimate by 2.34%. Revenue was $530.9 million, 1.49% below the $538.9 million consensus. EPS was unchanged from Q2 2025, while revenue rose about 3% from $514.9 million. In Q1 2026, EPS of $0.83 missed its estimate by 8.33% and fell about 19% from a year earlier.
Earnings are seasonal, and Q1 brings the highest EPS of each year in the table. Annual EPS rose from $1.77 in 2022 to $1.86 in 2023, $1.93 in 2024 and $2.21 in 2025. Revenue was less steady, slipping from $2.29 billion in 2022 to $2.05 billion in 2023 before climbing to $2.47 billion in 2025. The first half of 2026 adds up to $1.21 per share, about 14% less than the $1.41 of the first half of 2025. Over the last 20 quarters, Essential beat the EPS estimate 15 times, missed 4 times and matched it once.
Third-quarter results have come out between November 1 and November 7 in each of the past five years. That points to early November 2026 for Q3, which will show whether the year-to-date gap with 2025 narrows.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.37 | $0.38 | +2.34% | $530.9M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | May 7, 2026 | $0.91 | $0.83 | −8.33% | $861.8M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.42 | $0.47 | +13.23% | $699.1M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $0.28 | $0.33 | +16.53% | $477.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.38 | +25.29% | $514.9M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | May 12, 2025 | $0.80 | $1.03 | +28.22% | $783.6M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 | $0.64 | $0.67 | +5.48% | $604.4M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.25 | +3.61% | $435.3M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 6, 2024 | $0.32 | $0.28 | −11.33% | $434.4M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 3, 2024 | $0.76 | $0.73 | −4.27% | $612.1M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 23, 2024 | $0.50 | $0.50 | +0.52% | $479.4M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.30 | +2.85% | $411.3M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | $0.34 | $0.34 | +0.00% | $436.7M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $0.71 | $0.72 | +1.88% | $726.5M | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | $0.41 | $0.44 | +6.64% | $705.4M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.26 | +16.85% | $434.6M | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.31 | $0.31 | +1.44% | $448.8M | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | May 9, 2022 | $0.74 | $0.76 | +2.18% | $699.3M | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | $0.43 | $0.44 | +1.31% | $535.7M | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | $0.21 | $0.19 | −8.65% | $361.9M | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Essential (WTRG) last report earnings?
Essential last reported on Aug 5, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did WTRG beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Essential reported EPS of $0.38 for Q2 2026 against a $0.37 estimate — a 2.34% beat.
How much revenue did WTRG report last quarter?
Essential reported $530.9M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $538.9M.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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