WTRG — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of WTRG's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-07 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-05
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +48 | −123 | ~25 | 13 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | −34 | ~3 | 2 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | −34 | ~2 | 2 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | −34 | ~1 | 1 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +1 | −4 | ~1 | 11 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Risk factors
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Essential Utilities, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”), a Pennsylvania corporation, is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, India…
Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain remaining customary conditions, including the receipt of certain governmental approvals, including (a) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and (b) the approval …
Our business is subject to various economic factors that affect our customers and our industry. We continue to evaluate the evolving macroeconomic environment, including those impacts resulting from potential changes to environmental regulations and geopolitical conflicts, and to take action to miti…
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, two of the Company’s water and wastewater utility operating divisions in Ohio and two of the Company’s wastewater utility operating divisions in Indiana implemented approved base rate increases designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual b…
On March 27, 2026, the Company’s natural gas operating subsidiary in Pennsylvania filed an application with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to increase operating revenues for its natural gas distribution service by approximately $163,000 annually.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
Essential Utilities, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”), a Pennsylvania corporation, is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water, wastewater, or natural gas services to an estimated 5.5 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, India…
half of the total number of water or wastewater customers we serve, who are located in the suburban areas in counties north and west of the City of Philadelphia and in 28 other counties in Pennsylvania. Our other regulated water or wastewater utility subsidiaries provide similar services in seven ad…
In January 2024, the Company completed the sale of its interest in three non-utility local microgrid and distributed energy projects for $165,000, which resulted in a gain on sale of $91,236. The sale is consistent with the Company’s long-term strategy of focusing on its core business and will allow…
Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain customary conditions, including, without limitation: approval by American Water’s shareholders of the issuance of the shares of American Water Common Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration in the Merger; approval of the Merger Agreement by the
Company’s shareholders; and receipt of certain governmental approvals, including (a) the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and (b) the approval of certain public utility commissions, in each case on such terms a…
Market risk (Item 3)
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
The market price of shares of Essential Common Stock or American Water Common Stock will fluctuate and the Exchange Ratio will not be adjusted to reflect such fluctuations, and as a result, the Merger Consideration at the date of the closing of the Merger may vary significantly from the date the Mer…
Upon completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of Essential Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.305 shares of American Water Common Stock. The number of shares of American Water Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement for each share of Essential Commo…
Stock at the time of completion of the Merger may vary significantly from the price on the date the Merger Agreement was executed and/or the date or dates of special shareholder meetings to be held in connection with the Merger. Because we may not complete the Merger until a significant period of ti…
The Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including the receipt of consents and approvals from various governmental and regulatory entities and third parties, and a failure to obtain all such consents or approvals or to satisfy such other closing conditions could prevent or delay the comp…
We anticipate that, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory and other consents and approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions, the Merger will be completed in the first quarter of 2027. Among other closing conditions, completion of the Merger is conditioned up…
Controls & procedures
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
The market price of shares of Essential Common Stock or American Water Common Stock will fluctuate and the Exchange Ratio will not be adjusted to reflect such fluctuations, and as a result, the Merger Consideration at the date of the closing of the Merger may vary significantly from the date the Mer…
Upon completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of Essential Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.305 shares of American Water Common Stock. The number of shares of American Water Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement for each share of Essential Commo…
Stock at the time of completion of the Merger may vary significantly from the price on the date the Merger Agreement was executed and/or the date or dates of special shareholder meetings to be held in connection with the Merger. Because we may not complete the Merger until a significant period of ti…
The Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including the receipt of consents and approvals from various governmental and regulatory entities and third parties, and a failure to obtain all such consents or approvals or to satisfy such other closing conditions could prevent or delay the comp…
We anticipate that, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory and other consents and approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions, the Merger will be completed in the first quarter of 2027. Among other closing conditions, completion of the Merger is conditioned up…
Legal proceedings
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
The market price of shares of Essential Common Stock or American Water Common Stock will fluctuate and the Exchange Ratio will not be adjusted to reflect such fluctuations, and as a result, the Merger Consideration at the date of the closing of the Merger may vary significantly from the date the Mer…
Upon completion of the Merger, each outstanding share of Essential Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive 0.305 shares of American Water Common Stock. The number of shares of American Water Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement for each share of Essential Commo…
Stock at the time of completion of the Merger may vary significantly from the price on the date the Merger Agreement was executed and/or the date or dates of special shareholder meetings to be held in connection with the Merger. Because we may not complete the Merger until a significant period of ti…
The Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including the receipt of consents and approvals from various governmental and regulatory entities and third parties, and a failure to obtain all such consents or approvals or to satisfy such other closing conditions could prevent or delay the comp…
We anticipate that, subject to the receipt of all required regulatory and other consents and approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of all other closing conditions, the Merger will be completed in the first quarter of 2027. Among other closing conditions, completion of the Merger is conditioned up…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2026, to Indenture dated as of April 23, 2019, between Essential Utilities, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 9, …
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-05
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among American Water Works Company, Inc., Alpha Merger Sub, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc., dated as of October 26, 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 27, 2025)
Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 7, 2025, to Indenture Dated as of April 23, 2019, between Essential Utilities, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 7…
The Merger Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 herewith has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about American Water or the Company, or any of their or our respective subsidiaries or affi…
Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of American Water or the Company, or any of their or our respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Additionally, the representations, war…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice