{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/essential-utilities-grew-operating-income-cash-fell-66",
  "title": "Essential Utilities grew operating income. Cash fell 66%.",
  "summary": "At June 30, cash was $8.6 million, down 65.6% from the comparable period despite a 4.3% rise in operating income.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-05T18:13:02.169147+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Essential Utilities, Inc.",
    "ticker": "WTRG",
    "cik": "78128",
    "sector": "Utilities",
    "industry": "Utilities - Regulated Water"
  },
  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-05",
    "accession": "0000078128-26-000077",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000077/wtrg-20260630x10q.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-04",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000156276225000189/wtrg-20250630x10q.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 2474615000,
      "display": "$2.5B",
      "unit": "usd",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
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        "label": "Filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": 18.62324811743179,
      "display": "+18.6%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0000078128-26-000077",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 37.215930558895025,
      "display": "+37.2%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
        "accession": "0000078128-26-000077",
        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
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  ],
  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "capital_investment",
      "statement": "Depreciation rose as Essential Utilities continued capital spending and acquired water and wastewater systems, linking the latest operating results to an expanding asset base.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $21,125 or 10.4% principally due to continued capital expenditures to expand and improve our utility facilities and our acquisitions of new water and wastewater utility systems.",
      "source_date": "2026-08-05"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "WTRG"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}