Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 265.4M | 206.11M | 232.51M | 272.32M | 299.52M | 147.83M | 196.08M | 185.71M | 240.71M | 129.02M | 183.15M | 219.79M | 401.63M | 81.15M | 102.86M | 105.7M | 310.6M | 82.83M | 148.98M | 157.39M |
| Operating CF Growth % | -11.39% | 39.42% | 18.58% | 46.63% | 24.43% | 14.58% | 7.06% | -15.51% | -40.07% | 58.99% | 78.06% | 107.95% | 29.31% | -2.03% | -30.96% | -32.84% | 21.58% | -5.2% | -15.09% | 5.15% |
| Operating CF / Revenue % | 30.8% | 29.48% | 48.75% | 52.89% | 38.22% | 24.46% | 45.05% | 42.75% | 39.33% | 26.91% | 44.53% | 50.33% | 55.29% | 11.5% | 23.67% | 23.55% | 44.42% | 15.46% | 41.17% | 39.64% |
| Net Income | 224.39M | 132.68M | 92.08M | 107.83M | 283.79M | 184.75M | 69.4M | 75.39M | 265.77M | 135.45M | 80.08M | 91.27M | 191.43M | 114.93M | 68.64M | 82.29M | 199.38M | 116.51M | 50.5M | 80.91M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 110.73M | 107.51M | 107.07M | 103.52M | 99.38M | 96.5M | 92.6M | 90.65M | 89.8M | 88.2M | 86.03M | 85.66M | 83.79M | 80.92M | 82.73M | 79.18M | 78.35M | 76.33M | 74.51M | 74.17M |
| Deferred Taxes | 4.41M | 12.43M | 1.09M | 1.9M | -18.61M | -29.32M | 13.97M | -81K | -12.32M | -39.3M | -5.83M | -1.45M | -33.26M | -10.25M | 1.02M | 5.96M | -19.77M | -21.16M | -6.95M | 259K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 7.08M | 6.77M | 10.94M | 5.84M | -10.58M | -14.73M | 49.34M | 1.93M | -85.51M | 27.5M | -29.86M | -7.86M | -5.03M | 10.11M | 1.26M | -22.16M | 6.23M | -95.89M | 9.91M | -756K |
| Working Capital Changes | -81.2M | -54.29M | 21.34M | 48.92M | -57.07M | -93.79M | -30.77M | 15.07M | -18.09M | -85.23M | 50.75M | 48.65M | 161.26M | -118.61M | -53.48M | -42.31M | 43.7M | 4.31M | 18.72M | 469K |
| Capital Expenditures | -287.45M | -446.89M | -406.93M | -342.09M | -270.54M | -397.25M | -383.63M | -295.87M | -253M | -324.61M | -326.89M | -303.87M | -243.73M | -343.07M | -295.04M | -241.32M | -183.32M | -344.67M | -271.29M | -226.55M |
| CapEx / Revenue % | 33.36% | 63.92% | 85.32% | 66.44% | 34.52% | 65.73% | 88.14% | 68.11% | 41.33% | 67.71% | 79.49% | 69.58% | 33.55% | 48.64% | 67.89% | 53.78% | 26.22% | 64.34% | 74.97% | 57.06% |
| CapEx / D&A | 2.60x | 4.16x | 3.80x | 3.30x | 2.72x | 4.12x | 4.14x | 3.26x | 2.82x | 3.68x | 3.80x | 3.55x | 2.91x | 4.24x | 3.57x | 3.05x | 2.34x | 4.52x | 3.64x | 3.05x |
| CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 0.92x | 0.46x | 0.57x | 0.80x | 1.11x | 0.37x | 0.51x | 0.63x | 0.95x | 0.40x | 0.56x | 0.72x | 1.65x | 0.24x | 0.35x | 0.44x | 1.69x | 0.24x | 0.55x | 0.69x |
| Cash from Investing | -267.46M | -448.82M | -429.1M | -344.95M | -287.88M | -397.24M | -383.93M | -295.63M | -86.48M | -303.02M | -346.31M | -329.19M | -243.21M | -355.23M | -349.06M | -240.78M | -233.23M | -345.19M | -307.09M | -226.07M |
| Acquisitions | 39K | 0 | 268K | -2.69M | -17.31M | 167.41M | -167.52M | 352K | 166.56M | 41.76M | -20.12M | -25.38M | 201K | -11.43M | -54.37M | -20K | -50.01M | 1.82M | -35.87M | 0 |
| Purchase of Investments | 0 | 0 | -22.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sale of Investments | 20M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Investing | -47K | -1.93M | -85K | -172K | -29K | -167.4M | 167.21M | -110K | -48K | -20.16M | 699K | 65K | 321K | -731K | 360K | 562K | 99K | -2.33M | 64K | 479K |
| Cash from Financing | 43.2M | 271.09M | 177.91M | 76.92M | -9K | 250.12M | 177.47M | 93.53M | -123.64M | 170.11M | 160.03M | 100.89M | -149.67M | 262.12M | 256.59M | 89.76M | -29.64M | 263.19M | 159.44M | 59.04M |
| Dividends Paid | -97M | -96.95M | -96.16M | -91.25M | -89.46M | -89.38M | -89.08M | -84M | -83.93M | -83.89M | -81.23M | -75.88M | -75.81M | -75.28M | -75.25M | -70.29M | -67.82M | -67.79M | -67.76M | -61.58M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio % | 43.23% | 73.07% | 104.43% | 84.63% | 31.52% | 48.38% | 128.36% | 111.43% | 31.58% | 61.94% | 101.44% | 83.14% | 39.6% | 65.5% | 109.63% | 85.41% | 34.02% | 58.18% | 134.17% | 76.11% |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K |
| Stock Issued | 5.8M | 4.28M | 95.53M | 149.25M | 66.89M | 7.92M | 36.01M | 3.79M | 3.88M | 3.94M | 307.68M | 3.95M | 23.41M | 67.24M | 4.25M | 4.05M | 4.12M | 4.2M | 304.08M | 4.09M |
| Share Repurchases | -2.92M | -9K | -38K | -3K | -2.23M | -1.81M | -2K | -1K | -2.23M | -26K | -2K | -42K | -3.91M | -136K | -29K | -15K | -1.01M | -4K | -8K | -17K |
| Other Financing | 9.19M | 8.71M | 3.8M | 2.4M | 6.25M | 6.57M | 1.77M | 2.8M | 2.32M | 7.45M | 136K | 1.66M | 6.38M | -2.75M | 5.05M | 2.58M | 4.08M | -746K | 4.41M | 4.18M |
| Net Change in Cash | 41.15M | 28.38M | -18.67M | 4.29M | 11.63M | 720K | -10.38M | -16.38M | 30.59M | -3.89M | -3.14M | -8.51M | 8.75M | -11.97M | 10.39M | -45.32M | 47.73M | 831K | 1.33M | -9.64M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 34.78M | 6.4M | 25.07M | 20.78M | 9.16M | 8.44M | 18.82M | 35.2M | 4.61M | 8.51M | 11.64M | 20.15M | 11.4M | 23.37M | 12.98M | 58.3M | 10.57M | 9.74M | 8.4M | 18.05M |
| Cash at End | 75.93M | 34.78M | 6.4M | 25.07M | 20.78M | 9.16M | 8.44M | 18.82M | 35.2M | 4.61M | 8.51M | 11.64M | 20.15M | 11.4M | 23.37M | 12.98M | 58.3M | 10.57M | 9.74M | 8.4M |
| Free Cash Flow | -22.05M | -240.78M | -174.41M | -69.77M | 28.98M | -249.42M | -187.55M | -110.16M | -12.29M | -195.59M | -143.74M | -84.08M | 157.9M | -261.93M | -192.19M | -135.63M | 127.28M | -261.85M | -122.3M | -69.16M |
| FCF Growth % | -176.09% | 3.46% | 7% | 36.66% | 335.88% | -27.52% | -30.47% | -31.02% | -107.78% | 25.33% | 25.21% | 38.01% | 24.05% | -0.03% | -57.14% | -96.1% | 64.29% | -34.88% | -42.88% | -180.29% |
| FCF Margin % | -2.56% | -34.44% | -36.57% | -13.55% | 3.7% | -41.27% | -43.09% | -25.36% | -2.01% | -40.8% | -34.95% | -19.25% | 21.74% | -37.13% | -44.22% | -30.22% | 18.2% | -48.88% | -33.8% | -17.42% |
| FCF / Net Income % | -9.83% | -181.48% | -189.42% | -64.71% | 10.21% | -135% | -270.23% | -146.13% | -4.62% | -144.41% | -179.51% | -92.12% | 82.48% | -227.9% | -280% | -164.81% | 63.84% | -224.75% | -242.17% | -85.47% |