Middlesex Water Company reports developments for a regulated water and wastewater utility serving customers in New Jersey and Delaware through the Middlesex System and Tidewater Utilities. Company news commonly covers quarterly and annual earnings, infrastructure investment, rate proceedings, customer consumption and growth, cash dividends, and system acquisitions.
Updates also include subsidiary actions such as Delaware water system operations, PFAS-related customer credits, contract services, and executive finance and accounting appointments. The company's recurring disclosures connect utility capital programs, regulatory outcomes, customer service, and non-regulated service activity.
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) reported third-quarter 2026 diluted earnings per share of $0.95, up from $0.77 a year earlier. Net income rose to $18.0 million from $14.0 million, while revenue reached $60.2 million, up $6.1 million. Increased wholesale demand, customer consumption and rate increases supported utility revenue growth.
For the nine months ended September 30, net income reached $43.4 million, versus $34.2 million, and diluted EPS rose to $2.31 from $1.90. Revenue totaled $165.3 million. Infrastructure investment was approximately $84 million against a planned approximately $126 million for 2026. Middlesex requested additional annual revenues through two New Jersey petitions; Delaware regulators approved Tidewater’s proposed $25 thousand asset purchase from Mount Pleasant.
The quarterly dividend increased 5.56% to $0.38 per share, payable December 1, 2026, to holders of record November 16.
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.38 per share, payable December 1, 2026. The dividend is up 5.56% from $0.36 last declared in July 2026, raising the annual rate to $1.52 from $1.44 per share. Shareholders of record on November 16, 2026, qualify for payment. This marks the company's 54th consecutive year of dividend increases.
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) appointed Rebecca Stenholm as vice president of communications and corporate affairs, joining its executive leadership team. She will oversee internal and external communications, government and public affairs, crisis communications, employee engagement and community outreach.
Stenholm brings more than 20 years of communications and public affairs experience, including more than a decade in the water utility sector. Most recently, she held senior communications and public affairs leadership roles at EPCOR, covering its U.S. water operations.
Middlesex Water Company (MSEX) plans to report third-quarter 2026 earnings after the market closes on October 29, 2026.
The results cover the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The earnings release and third-quarter Form 10-Q filing will be available in the Investors section of the company’s website.
Tidewater Utilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX), will provide a second customer bill credit in September 2026, refunding approximately $0.5 million using proceeds from PFAS-related litigation. The one-time credit will appear as a separate line item on monthly water bills.
According to Tidewater, the average bill credit is currently estimated at about $8.50 per customer. The company links this step to its focus on financial stewardship and affordability, alongside investments in PFAS treatment technologies, expanded water quality monitoring, and long-term infrastructure planning to meet state and federal drinking water regulations.
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) reported second quarter 2026 net income of $14.8 million and diluted EPS of $0.79, up from $10.8 million and $0.60 a year earlier. Operating revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 rose to $56.4 million from $49.3 million, driven by higher wholesale demand, increased customer consumption and base rate increases in the Middlesex System, and customer growth and rate increases in the Tidewater System.
For the first half of 2026, net income was $25.4 million with diluted EPS of $1.36, compared with $20.3 million and $1.13 in 2025, on operating revenues of $105.1 million versus $93.6 million. According to Middlesex Water Company, it invested about $53 million in water and wastewater infrastructure during the first six months of 2026, approximately 42% of its planned $126 million 2026 program, and declared a third quarter cash dividend of $0.36 per common share, payable September 1, 2026 to shareholders of record on August 17, 2026.
Middlesex Water (NASDAQ: MSEX) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2026. According to Middlesex Water, the company has paid cash dividends in varying amounts each year since 1912, highlighting a long-standing history of returning cash to shareholders.
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ:MSEX) announced it plans to report financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, after the market close on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The earnings press release and the company’s second quarter 2026 Form 10-Q will be available in the Investors section of its website.
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) reported Q1 2026 net income $10.6M and diluted EPS $0.57, versus $9.5M and $0.53 in Q1 2025. Operating revenue was $48.7M, up $4.4M year-over-year. The company invested $21M in utility infrastructure (≈17% of its $126M 2026 plan) and declared a $0.36 per-share quarterly cash dividend payable June 1, 2026.
Annual meeting is scheduled May 19, 2026. The company noted higher operating expenses driven by increased production and labor costs, partly offset by capitalizable costs.
Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.36 per share, payable June 1, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2026. The company notes it has paid cash dividends in varying amounts continually since 1912.