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Essential Utilities, Inc. cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Essential Utilities, Inc.'s operations generated $1.01bn of cash; it spent $0 on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.01bn. It returned $374m in dividends and $2.3m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Cash from operations2582633673683663653713963813693395086456009347701,0101,028
Depreciation and amortisation111112108116124127129133137147156257298321344370417439
Stock-based pay444657656878101211101313
Capital spending26630632434730832936538347849600000000
Free cash flow−8−4342215836613−97−1273395086456009347701,0101,028
Free cash flow after stock pay−12−473916532908−103−1353315006355889227619981,014
Dividends paid75818793103112121131141151189233259289317346374387
Share buybacks011113162532324314423
Shares issued1213131310—1115——171716151515

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Essential Utilities, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Essential Utilities, Inc.