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Essential Utilities Q2 EPS $0.37 Misses $0.39 Estimate, Sales $530.854M Miss $551.300M Estimate

Aug 4, 2026 · 04:48 PM ET· updated 2h ago

Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.39 by 5.13 percent. This is a 2.63 percent decrease over earnings of $0.38 per share from

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Why It Matters

Essential Utilities made less money than experts predicted this quarter—both the profit per share and total sales came in below what Wall Street expected. When a company misses these targets, it's a sign to watch whether their business is slowing down or if they're facing tougher challenges.

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