Essential Utilities (NYSE: WTRG) outlines payout in American Water stock deal
Essential Utilities, Inc. is providing investors with unaudited second‑quarter 2026 consolidated financial statements of its pending merger partner, American Water Works Company, Inc., and incorporating them by reference into Essential’s shelf registration on Form S‑3. The report reiterates that under the merger agreement dated October 26, 2025, American Water’s wholly owned Merger Sub will merge with Essential, leaving Essential as a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, in a stock‑for‑stock transaction where Essential shareholders are expected to receive 0.305 shares of American Water common stock for each Essential share. The combination remains subject to public utility commission and antitrust approvals and other customary closing conditions, and American Water currently estimates closing by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
American Water’s furnished financials show total assets of $36.5 billion as of June 30, 2026 and net income attributable to common shareholders of $315 million for the quarter on $1.36 billion of operating revenues. The company continues heavy infrastructure investment and regulatory growth: it completed the $319 million Nexus regulated systems acquisition, closed additional small system purchases, secured multiple rate increases and has several large general rate cases and infrastructure surcharge filings pending across key states. American Water also raised long‑term capital through two senior note offerings totaling $1.2 billion, monetized a $795 million seller note from a prior divestiture, and entered and partially settled equity forward sale agreements.
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Filing Explained
It adds American Water’s unaudited partner financials to Essential’s S-3 without updating Essential’s accounts, selling shares, or completing the merger.
This voluntary Form 8-K furnishes American Water’s unaudited financial statements and incorporates them by reference into Essential’s Form S-3.
It does not change the completion state of the proposed merger: the filing says the merger has not yet occurred and remains subject to customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals. For Essential, the structural effect is therefore an added disclosure in the registration statement—not an update to Essential’s own financial statements or a completed combination.
The filing says the statements were independently prepared by American Water and have not been independently validated by Essential. Except for the information expressly incorporated into the S-3, the furnished information is not treated as filed by Essential under Section 18 or incorporated into another company filing.
An S-3 shelf registration provides capacity to sell registered securities later; filing it does not itself sell shares.
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Forward Sale Agreements financial
Remaining performance obligations financial
treasury lock agreements financial
cash flow hedges financial
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Explanatory Note
Essential Utilities, Inc. (the “Company”) is electing to furnish this Current Report on Form 8-K as a voluntary disclosure solely to provide certain information related to the pending merger transaction involving the Company and American Water Works Company, Inc. (“American Water”), which information is to be incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277563).
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2025, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) on October 26, 2025 with American Water and Alpha Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of American Water (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water. With the consent of American Water, the Company has elected to furnish as an exhibit to this Form 8-K the unaudited consolidated financial statements of American Water as of June 30, 2026 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025, as included in American Water’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 29, 2026.
The foregoing historical unaudited consolidated financial statements of American Water are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. The Company is not incorporating by reference any other information herein set forth in American Water’s SEC filings. These historical unaudited consolidated financial statements of American Water were independently prepared by American Water; they have not been independently validated by the Company.
This report does not modify or update the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s SEC filings.
The Merger has not yet occurred and is subject to customary closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including, among others, receipt of certain required regulatory approvals. For further information regarding the Merger, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2026, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed on May 7, 2026 and August 5, 2026, and its definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus on Schedule 14A filed on December 31, 2025, in each case, as updated and supplemented by the Company’s other filings with the SEC made from time to time.
This Form 8-K, including the unaudited consolidated financial statements of American Water furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is expressly incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277563). Except as expressly set forth in the foregoing sentence, the Company is furnishing to the SEC the information included or incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, and such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such Company filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Historical unaudited consolidated financial statements of American Water Works Company, Inc. as of June 30, 2026 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025 | |
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The exhibits in this Item 9.01 are expressly incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-277563). Except as expressly set forth in the foregoing sentence, the Company is furnishing to the SEC the information included in this Item 9.01, including Exhibit 99.1, and such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any other Company filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such Company filing.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements address, among other things: the expected timing of closing of the Company’s acquisitions; the projected impact of various legal proceedings; the projected effects of recent accounting pronouncements; the proposed Merger; prospects, plans, objectives, expectations and beliefs of management, as well as information contained in this report where statements are preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “future,” “potential,” “probably,” “predictions,” “intends,” “will,” “continue,” “in the event” or the negative of such terms or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions concerning future events, and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the effects of regulation, abnormal weather, geopolitical forces, the impact of inflation and supply chain pressures, including those resulting from changes in government fiscal policies and regulations, the imposition of tariffs, the threat of cyber-attacks and data breaches, changes in capital requirements and funding, the success of growth initiatives, including pending acquisitions, changes to the capital markets, the Company’s ability to control operating expenses and its ability to assimilate acquired operations, as well as those risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in such reports. In addition to the foregoing, there are various risks and other uncertainties associated with the Company’s proposed Merger, including a fixed exchange ratio that will not adjust or account for fluctuations in American Water’s or the Company’s stock price; limitations on the parties’ ability to pursue alternatives to the proposed Merger; an event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; a delay in the timing to consummate the proposed Merger; each party’s ability to obtain required governmental and regulatory approvals required for the proposed Merger (and/or that such approvals may result in the imposition of burdensome or commercially undesirable conditions, including required dispositions, that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the proposed Merger); financial impacts of the proposed Merger on the Company and the combined company’s earnings, earnings per share, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and share price, and any related accounting impacts; any impact of the proposed Merger on the Company’s and the combined company’s ability to declare and pay quarterly dividends on its common stock; the risk of litigation related to the proposed Merger; changes in the parties’ key management and personnel; the amount and nature of incurred transaction costs associated with the proposed Merger; and reduced ownership and voting interests for the Company’s and American Water’s shareholders upon completion of the proposed Merger. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: August 17, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher P. Luning | ||||||
| Name: | Christopher P. Luning | |||||||
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| Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments | The guidance in this standard clarifies the requirements for determining whether to account for certain settlements of convertible debt instruments as induced conversions or extinguishments. The guidance requires an entity to account for a settlement as an induced conversion if the inducement offer includes the issuance of all of the consideration issuable under the conversion privileges provided in the terms of the existing convertible debt instrument. | January 1, 2026 | Prospective | The standard did not have an impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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| Income Statement Disaggregation | The guidance in this standard enhances disclosures related to income statement expenses to further disaggregate expenses in the footnotes to the financial statements. The standard requires disaggregation of any relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement that contains the following expense categories: purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and depletion. Further, the standard requires disclosure of the total amount and the entity’s definition of selling expenses. | Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027 | Prospective, with retrospective application also permitted | The Company is evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and the timing of adoption. | ||||
| Accounting for Internal-Use Software |
The guidance in this standard removes all reference to prescriptive and sequential software development stages, requiring an entity to start capitalizing software costs when the following criteria are both met: (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform the function intended. Further, the standard requires disclosure for all capitalized internal-use software costs and removes the requirement for intangibles disclosures for capitalized internal-use software. |
Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods | Prospective, with a modified transition or retrospective application also permitted | The Company is evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and the timing of adoption. | ||||
| Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities | Introduces authoritative GAAP guidance for accounting and disclosure of government grants received by business entities, addressing the previous lack of specific guidance and reducing diversity in practice. The standard requires grants to be recognized when compliance with conditions is probable and receipt is likely, and allows presentation either as deferred income or as a reduction of related costs. | Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2028 and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods | Modified prospective, modified retrospective, or retrospective applications are permitted | The Company is evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and the timing of adoption. | ||||
| Environmental Credits and Environmental Credit Obligations | Establishes a comprehensive and consistent accounting model for environmental credits and related compliance obligations, an area that previously relied on diverse GAAP analogies. The standard requires entities to recognize environmental credits as assets (measured at cost by default) and to recognize environmental credit obligations as liabilities when incurred based on regulatory or contractual requirements. The standard also clarifies that credits and obligations are accounted for separately, even if they economically offset, and introduces enhanced disclosure requirements about the nature, measurement, and activity of these balances. | Annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods | Retrospective | The Company is evaluating the impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and the timing of adoption. | ||||
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| (a) | In 2026, $ |
Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
Other Revenues Not from Contracts with Customers (a) |
Total Operating Revenues |
||||||||||
Regulated Businesses: |
||||||||||||
Water services: |
||||||||||||
Residential |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Fire service |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
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Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total water services |
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Wastewater services: |
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Residential |
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Commercial |
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Industrial |
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Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total wastewater services |
||||||||||||
Miscellaneous utility charges |
||||||||||||
Alternative revenue programs |
— | |||||||||||
Lease contract revenue |
— | |||||||||||
Total Regulated Businesses |
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Other |
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Total operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes revenues associated with alternative revenue programs, lease contracts and intercompany rent, which are outside the scope of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers |
Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
Other Revenues Not from Contracts with Customers (a) |
Total Operating Revenues |
||||||||||
Regulated Businesses: |
||||||||||||
Water services: |
||||||||||||
Residential |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Fire service |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
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Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total water services |
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Wastewater services: |
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Residential |
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Commercial |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
||||||||||||
Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total wastewater services |
||||||||||||
Miscellaneous utility charges |
||||||||||||
Alternative revenue programs |
— | |||||||||||
Lease contract revenue |
— | |||||||||||
Total Regulated Businesses |
||||||||||||
Other |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes revenues associated with alternative revenue programs, lease contracts and intercompany rent, which are outside the scope of ASC 606, and accounted for under other existing GAAP. |
Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
Other Revenues Not from Contracts with Customers (a) |
Total Operating Revenues |
||||||||||
Regulated Businesses: |
||||||||||||
Water services: |
||||||||||||
Residential |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Fire service |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
||||||||||||
Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total water services |
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Wastewater services: |
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Residential |
||||||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
||||||||||||
Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total wastewater services |
||||||||||||
Miscellaneous utility charges |
||||||||||||
Alternative revenue programs |
— | |||||||||||
Lease contract revenue |
— | |||||||||||
Total Regulated Businesses |
||||||||||||
Other |
||||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes revenues associated with alternative revenue programs, lease contracts and intercompany rent, which are outside the scope of ASC 606, and accounted for under other existing GAAP. |
Revenues from Contracts with Customers |
Other Revenues Not from Contracts with Customers (a) |
Total Operating Revenues |
||||||||||
Regulated Businesses: |
||||||||||||
Water services: |
||||||||||||
Residential |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Fire service |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
||||||||||||
Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total water services |
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Wastewater services: |
||||||||||||
Residential |
||||||||||||
Commercial |
||||||||||||
Industrial |
||||||||||||
Public and other |
||||||||||||
Total wastewater services |
||||||||||||
Miscellaneous utility charges |
||||||||||||
Alternative revenue programs |
— | |||||||||||
Lease contract revenue |
— | |||||||||||
Total Regulated Businesses |
||||||||||||
Other |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Total operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Includes revenues associated with alternative revenue programs, lease contracts and intercompany rent, which are outside the scope of ASC 606, and accounted for under other existing GAAP. |
As of June 1, 2026 |
||||
Identifiable assets: |
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
$ | |||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts |
||||
Unbilled revenues |
||||
Regulatory assets |
||||
Total identifiable assets |
||||
Liabilities assumed: |
||||
Accounts payable |
( |
) | ||
Accrued taxes |
( |
) | ||
Other current liabilities |
( |
) | ||
Regulatory liabilities |
( |
) | ||
Contributions in aid of construction |
( |
) | ||
Total liabilities assumed |
( |
) | ||
Net identifiable assets acquired |
||||
Goodwill |
||||
Aggregate purchase price |
$ | |||
Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |
Gain (Loss) on Fixed-Income Securities |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Employee Benefit Plan Funded Status |
Amortization of Prior Service Cost |
Amortization of Actuarial Loss |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2026 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net other comprehensive (loss) income |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2026 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2025 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net other comprehensive income (loss) |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2025 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||
Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
Gain (Loss) on Cash Flow Hedges |
Gain (Loss) on Fixed-Income Securities |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|||||||||||||||||||||
Employee Benefit Plan Funded Status |
Amortization of Prior Service Cost |
Amortization of Actuarial Loss |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2025 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net other comprehensive income |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2026 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2024 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net other comprehensive income (loss) |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2025 |
$ | ( |
) | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||
Commercial Paper Limit |
Letters of Credit |
Total (a) |
||||||||||
Total availability |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Outstanding debt |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Remaining availability as of June 30, 2026 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Total remaining availability of $ |
As of December 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||
Commercial Paper Limit |
Letters of Credit |
Total (a) |
||||||||||
Total availability |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Outstanding debt |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Remaining availability as of December 31, 2025 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Total remaining availability of $ |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Availability on Revolving Credit Facility |
Total Available Liquidity |
||||||||||
Available liquidity as of June 30, 2026 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Available liquidity as of December 31, 2025 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
|||||||||||||
Components of net periodic pension benefit cost: |
||||||||||||||||
Service cost |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Interest cost |
||||||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Amortization of actuarial loss |
||||||||||||||||
Net periodic pension benefit cost |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Components of net periodic other postretirement benefit credit: |
||||||||||||||||
Interest cost |
$ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Expected return on plan assets |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Amortization of prior service credit |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Net periodic other postretirement benefit credit |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||||
For the Three Months Ended June 30, |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
2026 |
2025 |
2026 |
2025 |
|||||||||||||
Numerator: |
||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Denominator: |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Basic |
||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive common stock equivalents |
||||||||||||||||
Effect of dilutive forward sale agreements |
||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—Diluted |
||||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount |
At Fair Value |
|||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
|||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock with mandatory redemption requirements |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Amount |
At Fair Value |
|||||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
|||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock with mandatory redemption requirements |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Long-term debt |
||||||||||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Restricted funds |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Rabbi trust investments |
||||||||||||||||
Deposits |
||||||||||||||||
Other investments: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market and other |
||||||||||||||||
Fixed-income securities |
||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Deferred compensation obligations |
||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Total |
|||||||||||||
Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
Restricted funds |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Rabbi trust investments |
||||||||||||||||
Deposits |
||||||||||||||||
Other investments: |
||||||||||||||||
Money market and other |
||||||||||||||||
Fixed-income securities |
||||||||||||||||
Mark-to-market |
||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
||||||||||||||||
Liabilities: |
||||||||||||||||
Deferred compensation obligations |
||||||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost Basis |
Gross Unrealized Gains |
Gross Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
|||||||||||||
Available-for-sale |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||
Amortized Cost Basis |
Gross Unrealized Gains |
Gross Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
|||||||||||||
Available-for-sale |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Amount |
||||
Other investments - Available-for-sale |
||||
1 year - 5 years |
$ | |||
5 years - 10 years |
||||
Greater than 10 years |
||||
Total |
$ | |||
As of or for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||
Regulated Businesses |
Other |
Consolidated |
||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||
Operation and maintenance (a) |
||||||||||||
Other segment items (b) |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
||||||||||||
Interest expense |
||||||||||||
Interest income |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |
$ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cash paid for capital expenditures |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Significant segment expense. |
| (b) | Other segment items included in segment net income includes General taxes, Non-operating benefit costs, net, and Other income (expense), net, primarily Allowance for other funds used during construction. |
As of or for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
||||||||||||
Regulated Businesses |
Other |
Consolidated |
||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||
Operation and maintenance (a) |
||||||||||||
Other segment items (b) |
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
||||||||||||
Interest expense |
||||||||||||
Interest income |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cash paid for capital expenditures |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Significant segment expense. |
| (b) | Other segment items included in segment net income includes General taxes, Non-operating benefit costs, net, and Other income (expense), net, primarily Allowance for other funds used during construction. |
As of or for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 |
||||||||||||
Regulated Businesses |
Other |
Consolidated |
||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||
Operation and maintenance (a) |
||||||||||||
Other segment items (b) |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
||||||||||||
Interest expense |
||||||||||||
Interest income |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
( |
) | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders |
$ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cash paid for capital expenditures |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Significant segment expense. |
| (b) | Other segment items included in segment net income includes General taxes, Non-operating benefit costs, net, and Other income (expense), net, primarily Allowance for other funds used during construction. |
As of or for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 |
||||||||||||
Regulated Businesses |
Other |
Consolidated |
||||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Less: |
||||||||||||
Operation and maintenance (a) |
||||||||||||
Other segment items (b) |
||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
||||||||||||
Interest expense |
||||||||||||
Interest income |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
||||||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Total assets |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cash paid for capital expenditures |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (a) | Significant segment expense. |
| (b) | Other segment items included in segment net income includes General taxes, Non-operating benefit costs, net, and Other income (expense), net, primarily Allowance for other funds used during construction. |