Essential Utilities Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Essential Utilities free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Essential Utilities generated $323.6 million of operating cash flow. That left free cash flow of $323.6 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 61.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 18.8% from the prior year's $272.3 million.
Essential Utilities returned $97.2 million to shareholders: $97.2 million in dividends and $20,000 in share repurchases, equal to 30% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.3 times.
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Essential Utilities cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 105.72M | 224.39M | 132.68M | 92.08M | 107.83M | 283.79M | 184.75M | 69.40M | 75.39M | 265.77M | 135.45M | 80.08M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -1.95% | -20.93% | -28.19% | +32.67% | +43.04% | +6.78% | +36.40% | -13.33% | -17.40% | +38.83% | +17.85% | +16.66% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 113.29M | 110.73M | 107.51M | 107.07M | 103.52M | 99.38M | 96.50M | 92.60M | 90.65M | 89.80M | 88.20M | 86.03M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 4.54M | 2.68M | 1.01M | 4.93M | 4.30M | 2.60M | 4.42M | 1.54M | 2.76M | 1.06M | 2.39M | 1.98M |
| Change in Working Capital | 17.59M | -84.51M | 45.24M | 47.10M | 1.72M | -58.64M | -20.62M | 56.99M | -9.98M | -19.85M | 11.90M | 70.24M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 323.57M | 265.40M | 206.11M | 232.51M | 272.32M | 299.52M | 147.83M | 196.08M | 185.71M | 240.71M | 129.02M | 183.15M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -398.50M | -267.46M | -448.82M | -429.10M | -344.95M | -287.88M | -397.24M | -383.93M | -295.63M | -86.48M | -303.02M | -346.31M |
| Dividends Paid | -97.17M | -97.00M | -96.95M | -96.16M | -91.25M | -89.46M | -89.38M | -89.08M | -84.00M | -83.93M | -83.89M | -81.23M |
| Share Repurchases | -20.00K | -2.92M | -9.00K | -38.00K | -3.00K | -2.23M | -1.81M | -2.00K | -1.00K | -2.23M | -26.00K | -2.00K |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | — | 708.15M | 255.13M | 604.47M | 171.94M | 618.01M | 526.42M | 296.49M |
| Debt Repaid | — | — | — | — | — | -551.15M | -2.75M | -426.75M | -11.32M | -586.65M | -305.75M | -434.03M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 7.64M | 43.20M | 271.09M | 177.91M | 76.92M | -9.00K | 250.12M | 177.47M | 93.53M | -123.64M | 170.11M | 160.03M |
| Net Change in Cash | -67.29M | 41.15M | 28.38M | -18.67M | 4.29M | 11.63M | 720.00K | -10.38M | -16.38M | 30.59M | -3.89M | -3.14M |
| Free Cash Flow | 323.57M | 265.40M | 206.11M | 232.51M | 272.32M | 299.52M | 147.83M | 196.08M | 185.71M | 240.71M | 129.02M | 183.15M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Essential Utilities's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow WTRG's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?