Every Form 4 that Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, 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. executive Colleen Arnold, President - Aqua, reported a sale of company stock. On 2026-08-07, Arnold sold 2,855 shares of Common Stock at $39.55 per share in an open-market or private transaction. Following this sale, Arnold directly held 17,347 Common shares. A separate line item shows 1,830.675 Common Stock 401k shares, representing shares acquired under the company’s 401k plan since the prior report.
Amato Elizabeth B reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director Elizabeth B. Amato reported a compensation-related grant of 3,666 shares of Common Stock on 2026-06-23 at 36.82 per share. This non-derivative award increased her direct holdings to 26,636 shares, as shown after the transaction in the filing.
Hilferty Daniel J III reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director Daniel J. Hilferty III received an award of 3,666 shares of Common Stock at a value of $36.82 per share. After this grant, he directly holds a total of 38,011 shares of the company’s common stock.
Ciesinski David Alan reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director David Alan Ciesinski reported receiving a grant of 3,666 shares of Common Stock, valued at $36.82 per share. This award increases his directly held stake to 16,800 shares, reflecting a routine equity compensation transaction rather than an open-market trade.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director Lewis Wilbert Bryan received a grant of Common Stock as part of his compensation. He acquired 3,666 shares at a price of $36.82 per share in a non-market transaction classified as a grant or award. Following this grant, he directly holds a total of 13,999 shares of the company’s common stock, indicating a relatively modest ownership position for a board member and reflecting routine equity-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director Tamara Louise Linde reported a compensation-related stock grant. On June 23, 2026, she received 3,666 shares of Common Stock at $36.82 per share as a grant or award, classified as a non-derivative acquisition.
Following this grant, Linde directly holds 10,533 shares of Essential Utilities common stock. The filing reflects an equity award rather than an open-market purchase or sale, indicating an increase in her direct ownership position through company-issued shares.
Bruner Christopher L reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Essential Utilities, Inc. director Christopher L. Bruner received a grant of 3,666 shares of Common Stock on June 23, 2026. The shares were valued at $36.82 per share for reporting purposes and represent a compensation-related award, not an open-market purchase.
After this award, Bruner directly holds a total of 10,533 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities EVP and General Counsel Christopher Paul Luning reported equity award activity involving company common stock. He acquired 4,804 shares at no cost upon the earning and vesting of performance-based share units originally granted on February 22, 2023, after the Compensation Committee determined vesting at 63.58% on February 4, 2026.
On the same date, 3,382 shares were withheld and disposed of back to the issuer at $38.78 per share to cover tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units. Following these transactions, he directly held 84,690.5 shares of common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Executive Vice President Daniel Schuller reported updated equity compensation activity. On February 22, 2026, he acquired 6,682 shares of common stock at $0.00 per share through the earning and vesting of performance-based share units originally granted on February 22, 2023, which vested at 63.58%. On the same date, 4,683 shares at $38.78 per share were automatically withheld and returned to the issuer to cover tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units. After these transactions, Schuller held 83,502 common shares directly.
Essential Utilities, Inc. President – Peoples, Michael Huwar, reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. He acquired 2,598.5 shares at no cost through the earning and vesting of performance-based share units that were originally awarded on 2/22/2023, with vesting determined on 02/04/2026 at 63.58%. To cover tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units, 1,939 shares were disposed of back to the issuer at a price of $38.78 per share. After these transactions, Huwar directly owns 21,422.5 shares of Essential Utilities common stock. This amended filing reflects the final calculation of shares withheld for taxes.
Essential Utilities President – Aqua Colleen Arnold reported an amended Form 4 showing equity compensation activity. She acquired 2,747 shares of common stock at no cost upon the earning and vesting of performance-based share units granted on 2/22/2023, which vested at 63.58%. On the same date, 2,053 shares were disposed of back to the company to cover tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported that executive Colleen Arnold, President – Aqua, received 2,747 shares of common stock at no cost through the earning and vesting of performance-based share units granted on February 22, 2023. The Compensation Committee determined vesting at 63.58% on February 4, 2026.
To cover related tax obligations upon vesting of these performance-based and restricted stock units, 1,925 shares were automatically delivered back to the company. After these award-related transactions, Arnold directly holds 20,232 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Executive Vice President Daniel Schuller reported two Form 4 transactions involving common stock. He acquired 6,682 shares at no cost through the earning and vesting of performance-based share units granted on 2/22/2023, following Compensation Committee certification on 02/04/2026. In a separate transaction, 4,681 shares were disposed back to the issuer at $38.78 per share to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted and performance-based share units, leaving him with 83,504 directly owned shares.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported that executive Michael Huwar, President – Peoples, received an equity award and had shares withheld for taxes. On February 22, 2026, he acquired 2,598.5 shares of common stock at $0 per share from the earning and vesting of performance-based share units granted on February 22, 2023, which vested at 63.58%. On the same date, 2,068 shares were disposed of to the issuer at $38.78 per share to satisfy tax obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units. After these transactions, he directly owned 21,293.5 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported that Chief Accounting Officer Bradley John Palmer received a grant of 246 shares of common stock on February 22, 2026, upon the earning and vesting of performance-based share units awarded on February 22, 2023, representing 63.58% vesting as determined by the Compensation Committee on February 4, 2026. On the same date, 158 shares were transferred to the issuer at $38.7800 per share to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units, and he now directly holds 2,270 shares of common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. executive Colleen Arnold, President - Aqua, reported equity award activity in company common stock. She acquired 2,747 shares on February 22, 2026 as a grant/award with a price of $0.00 per share, increasing her holdings to 22,157 shares.
According to the footnotes, these shares were earned upon the vesting of performance-based share units granted on February 22, 2023, with vesting determined at 63.58% by the Compensation Committee on February 4, 2026. On the same date, 2,053 shares were disposed of at $38.78 per share in a tax-withholding transaction to the issuer, leaving her with 20,104 directly owned shares.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Chris Franklin reported equity compensation activity involving company common stock. He acquired 25,332 shares at no cost upon the earning and vesting of performance-based share units originally granted on 2/22/2023, with the vesting level determined at 63.58% by the Compensation Committee.
On the same date, 17,964 shares were transferred back to the issuer at $38.78 per share to satisfy related tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units. After these transactions, Franklin directly holds 345,456 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. executive vice president and general counsel Christopher Paul Luning reported equity compensation activity in company common stock. He acquired 4,804 shares at no cost through the earning and vesting of performance-based share units originally granted on 2/22/2023, after the Compensation Committee determined vesting on 02/04/2026 at 63.58% of the award.
To satisfy tax obligations triggered by the vesting of restricted stock units and performance-based share units, 3,465 shares were disposed of back to the issuer at $38.78 per share in a tax-withholding transaction. Following these transactions, Luning directly owns 84,607.5 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. executive Christopher Paul Luning, EVP and General Counsel, reported an equity award of Common Stock. He received 4,531 restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to one share of Common Stock at a reference price of $39.73 per share. The filing notes these restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant. Following this award and additional shares acquired under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, his directly held Common Stock position is reported at 83,268.5 shares.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Chris Franklin reported an equity compensation grant on Common Stock. He acquired 10,068 restricted stock units, each representing the right to receive one share at a reference price of $39.73 per share. These restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments on each anniversary of the grant date. Following this award, Franklin directly holds 338,088 shares of Common Stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported an insider transaction by Chief Executive Officer and director Chris Franklin. On 02/05/2026, 5,917 shares of common stock were disposed of at $37.69 per share in a transaction coded "F." According to the filing, this was a disposition to the issuer to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock units, rather than an open-market sale. After this tax-related share disposition, Franklin directly beneficially owned 328,020 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Executive Vice President Daniel Schuller reported a Form 4 transaction involving company common stock. On February 5, 2026, 1,624 shares were surrendered at $37.69 per share to the issuer to cover tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock units. After this tax-withholding transaction, Schuller directly beneficially owned 81,503 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. officer Colleen Arnold, President - Aqua, reported a Form 4 transaction involving company common stock. On February 5, 2026, 643 shares were disposed of at $37.69 per share in a transaction coded "F," which indicates shares were surrendered to the issuer to cover tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock units.
After this tax-related share disposition, Arnold directly beneficially owned 19,410 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. executive Christopher Paul Luning, EVP and General Counsel, reported a tax-related stock transaction. On 02/05/2026, 1,112 shares of common stock were disposed of at $37.69 per share, coded "F," which indicates shares were withheld or surrendered to the issuer to cover tax obligations.
According to the filing, this disposition was made to satisfy taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock units. After this transaction, Luning beneficially owned 78,723.87 shares of Essential Utilities common stock in direct ownership.
Essential Utilities, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Bradley John Palmer reported a routine share disposition related to tax withholding. On February 5, 2026, 89 shares of common stock were surrendered to the issuer at $37.69 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting restricted stock units. After this transaction, Palmer directly beneficially owned 2,182 shares of Essential Utilities common stock.
Essential Utilities, Inc. insider Form 4 shows a tax-related share disposition. Michael Huwar, President - Peoples, disposed of 652 shares of Essential Utilities common stock on 02/05/2026 at $37.69 per share under transaction code "F," which reflects shares withheld to cover taxes on vesting restricted stock units. After this withholding, he beneficially owns 20,763 shares directly.
Essential Utilities Chief Executive Officer Chris Franklin reported new equity awards and updated holdings. On January 23, 2026, he received 36,788 shares of Common Stock at a price of $0, described as restricted stock units that convert into one share each and vest in three equal annual installments after designated performance goals are achieved.
On the same date, he was granted 88,375 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, which also vest one-third each year starting January 23, 2027 and expire on January 23, 2036. Following these awards, he holds 333,937 shares of Common Stock directly and 33,111.61 shares indirectly through the company’s 401(k) plan, reflecting accumulated plan purchases since the prior report.
Essential Utilities EVP and General Counsel Christopher Paul Luning reported new equity awards and updated holdings. On January 23, 2026, he received 6,351 restricted stock units of Common Stock at $0 per share, vesting one-third each year on the anniversary.
He was also granted 15,258 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, which vest one-third each year starting January 23, 2027 and expire on January 23, 2036. After these transactions, he beneficially owned 79,835.87 shares of Common Stock directly and 1,764.53 shares indirectly through the company 401(k) plan, plus the newly granted 15,258 options.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported an equity award to its Chief Accounting Officer, Palmer Bradley John. On January 23, 2026, he received 933 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units at a price of $0 per share, which vest in three equal annual installments.
On the same date, he was also granted 2,242 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, likewise vesting one-third each year starting January 23, 2027 through January 23, 2036. Following these awards, he beneficially owns 2,271 Common shares directly and 2,242 stock options.
Essential Utilities, Inc.’s president Colleen Arnold reported new equity awards. On January 23, 2026, she received 3,833 restricted stock units of common stock at a price of $0, increasing her directly held common shares to 20,053.
She was also granted 9,207 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, exercisable starting January 23, 2027 and expiring January 23, 2036. Both the restricted stock units and the options vest one-third each year on the grant anniversary. In addition, she indirectly holds 1,796.72 common shares through the company’s 401(k) plan.
Essential Utilities, Inc. reported new equity awards to President Michael Huwar. On January 23, 2026, he received 3,650 shares of Common Stock as a restricted stock unit award at a cash price of $0, bringing his directly held Common Stock to 21,415 shares.
He was also granted 8,769 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, exercisable starting January 23, 2027 and expiring January 23, 2036. Both the restricted stock units and options vest in three equal annual installments on each anniversary of the grant date.
Essential Utilities executive vice president Daniel Schuller reported new equity awards in the company. On January 23, 2026, he received 9,183 restricted stock units, each representing one share of common stock, which vest in three equal annual installments on the anniversary of the grant.
He was also granted 22,060 stock options with an exercise price of $39.19 per share, vesting one-third each year starting January 23, 2027 until their expiration on January 23, 2036. Following these transactions, he beneficially owned 83,127 shares of common stock directly and 1,073 shares through the company’s 401(k) plan.