# Essential (WTRG) — Earnings

WTRG · NYSE · Stock

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## Most recent quarter

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 |
| SEC filing | [View filing](https://www.sec.gov:443/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000077/wtrg-20260630x10q.htm) |
| Earnings call | [Transcript](http://o.thsi.cn/dc-d-stock-america.teleconference/2fe4b5d1-1a4b-3257-507c-662c61341fb1.html) |

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

| Fiscal period | Report date | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue estimate | Revenue actual |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Q2 2026 | Aug 5, 2026 | $0.37 | $0.38 | 2.34% | $538.9M | $530.9M |
| Q1 2026 | May 7, 2026 | $0.91 | $0.83 | -8.33% | $782.9M | $861.8M |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | $0.42 | $0.47 | 13.23% | $611.6M | $699.1M |
| Q3 2025 | Nov 5, 2025 | $0.28 | $0.33 | 16.53% | $472.4M | $477.0M |
| Q2 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | $0.30 | $0.38 | 25.29% | $469.8M | $514.9M |
| Q1 2025 | May 12, 2025 | $0.80 | $1.03 | 28.22% | $701.9M | $783.6M |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 27, 2025 | $0.64 | $0.67 | 5.48% | $643.2M | $604.4M |
| Q3 2024 | Nov 5, 2024 | $0.24 | $0.25 | 3.61% | $416.9M | $435.3M |
| Q2 2024 | Aug 6, 2024 | $0.32 | $0.28 | -11.33% | $442.8M | $434.4M |
| Q1 2024 | May 3, 2024 | $0.76 | $0.73 | -4.27% | $750.0M | $612.1M |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 23, 2024 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 0.52% | $708.5M | $479.4M |
| Q3 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | $0.29 | $0.30 | 2.85% | $455.2M | $411.3M |
| Q2 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | $0.34 | $0.34 | 0.00% | $469.1M | $436.7M |
| Q1 2023 | May 9, 2023 | $0.71 | $0.72 | 1.88% | $682.9M | $726.5M |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 27, 2023 | $0.41 | $0.44 | 6.64% | $565.9M | $705.4M |
| Q3 2022 | Nov 7, 2022 | $0.22 | $0.26 | 16.85% | $389.5M | $434.6M |
| Q2 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.31 | $0.31 | 1.44% | $416.0M | $448.8M |
| Q1 2022 | May 9, 2022 | $0.74 | $0.76 | 2.18% | $617.1M | $699.3M |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | $0.43 | $0.44 | 1.31% | $496.2M | $535.7M |
| Q3 2021 | Nov 1, 2021 | $0.21 | $0.19 | -8.65% | $367.0M | $361.9M |

## 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.

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