Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow WTRG and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full WTRG filings page.
Essential Utilities, Inc. is holding its 2026 virtual annual meeting on April 29, 2026, where shareholders will vote on electing seven directors, an advisory say-on-pay resolution, and ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor for 2026.
The proxy highlights 2025 results, including earnings per share above initial guidance, a quarterly dividend of $0.3426 per share representing the 35th increase in 34 years, and the 80th consecutive year of dividend payments. The company invested $1.4 billion in water, wastewater, and natural gas infrastructure, advanced over 300 PFAS treatment projects, and continued gas pipeline modernization.
Essential completed acquisitions serving about 10,300 customers for roughly $58 million and has four signed deals in Pennsylvania and Texas expected to serve over 200,000 customers for about $300 million. The proxy also describes a transformative merger announced on October 27, 2025 with American Water, targeting a combined pro forma market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and enterprise value of about $63 billion, and plans to invest about $1.7 billion in infrastructure in 2026.