Essential 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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Reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2019 baseline
“60%”
Period
FY2035
Measure
Company-defined measure
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
… earlier in the release
In 2025, the company expects
to raise a total of approximately $350 million in equity, including $25 million to finance
its recently announced data center investment. To date, in 2025, the company has issued
approximately $300 million of equity using its ATM.
· Anticipate
the reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035 from the
company’s 2019 baseline.
· Multiyear
plan to ensure that finished water does not exceed the federal maximum contaminant level
of the six EPA-regulated PFAS chemicals.
Essential
reaffirms its commitment to substantially reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. The company plans to achieve
these reductions through extensive gas pipeline replacement, the purchase of renewable energy, accelerated methane leak detection
and repair, and various other planned initiatives. Essential continues to be an industry leader regarding water quality with its
commitment to test and treat for six regulated PFAS chemicals across all states served by its regulated water segment. The company
reaffirms its commitment to providing finished water that will meet the EPA timelines and standards.
Guidance Assumptions
Essential
Utilities does not guarantee future results of any kind. Guidance is subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation,
those factors outlined in the “Forward Looking Statements” of this release and the “Risk Factors” section
of the company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and E
later in the release …
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other guidance in this release
Text is the filed exhibit, verbatim.