HighGravityDataEssential Utilities — Nov 4, 2025 release
Fiscal 2025 third-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001552781-25-000394
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GAAP earnings per share vs. prior
“above the prior guidance range of $2.07-$2.11 due to non-recurring benefits”
Period
FY2025
Measure
GAAP-tied
Source
Guidance table
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GAAP earnings per share vs. prior for FY2025
“above the prior guidance range of $2.07-$2.11 due to non-recurring benefits”
Quarterly cash dividend for Q4 FY2025
“$0.3426 per share”
Quarterly cash dividend
“$0.3426 per share of common stock”
Greene County data center water treatment pl… for FY2029
“expected to be operational in mid-2029”
Merger with American Water Works Company, Inc. for Q1 FY2027
“expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2027”
Long-term earnings per share growth for the long term
“compounded annual growth rate of 5 to 7% from the adjusted 2024 earnings per share of $1.97 (Non-GAAP)”
Long-term earnings per share compounded annu… for the long term
“5 to 7%”
Regulated infrastructure investments for FY2029
“approximately $7.8 billion”
Regulated water segment rate base compounded… for FY2029
“approximately 6%”
Regulated natural gas segment rate base comp… for FY2029
“approximately 11%”
Combined regulated utility rate base compoun… for FY2029
“over 8%”
Regulated water customer base (equivalent dw… for the long term
“between 2 and 3%”
Equity raise via ATM program for FY2027
“expects to raise equity via its ATM program”
Equity raised via ATM program for FY2025
“expects to raise a total of approximately $350 million in equity, including $25 million to finance its recently announced data center investment”
Reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse … for FY2035
“60%”
PFAS compliance for the long term
“Multiyear plan to ensure that finished water does not exceed the federal maximum contaminant level of the six EPA-regulated PFAS chemicals”
Multiyear plan for finished water PFAS compl… for the long term
“does not exceed the federal maximum contaminant level of the six EPA-regulated PFAS chemicals”
Regulated infrastructure investments for FY2025
“$1.4 to $1.5 billion”
Regulated natural gas customer base for FY2025
“stable”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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ibit 99.1
Essential
Utilities Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
· Earnings
per share of $0.33 for Q3 2025 vs. $0.25 for Q3 2024
· For
2025, expect to achieve GAAP earnings per share above the prior guidance range of $2.07-$2.11
due to non-recurring benefits; reaffirm long-term guidance
· Invested
$983 million in the first nine months of the year; on track to invest $1.4 to $1.5 billion
in infrastructure in 2025
· Announced
$26 million investment in major data center in Western Pennsylvania
· Announced
agreement to combine with American Water to create a leading regulated U.S. water and
wastewater utility
BRYN MAWR, Pa. (November 4, 2025)
– Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Essential’s
net income of $92.1 million or $0.33 per share for the third quarter of 2025 compared favorably to $69.4 million or $0.25 per
share reported for the third quarter of 2024.
“As
we delivered another robust quarter, both our water and gas divisions continue to contribute to Essential’s consistent track record
of growth and fidelity to our stakeholder commitments,” said Essential Utilities Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Christopher
Franklin. “With our recently announced investment in an exciting data center project, we are demonstrating our advanced
capability to innovate so we can meet evolving customer and community needs.”
Operating Re
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other guidance in this release
Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.