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 · 2026-08-05 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +95 | −44 | ~20 | 22 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 4 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 3 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Other information | Text added/removed | +3 | −2 | ~2 | 9 |
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 · 2026-08-05
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 of certain public utility commissions, in each case on such terms and conditions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a “Burdensome Effect” (as defined in the Merger Agreement). As of t…
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we implemented, or received approval to implement, base rate increases that result in a $37,613 increase in annual revenues, as summarized below:
During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the Company implemented infrastructure rehabilitation surcharges designed to increase total operating revenues on an annual basis by $3,653 in its water and wastewater utility operating divisions in Pennsylvania, by $2,610 in its water and wastewater utilit…
On June 12, 2026, the Company’s regulated water and wastewater subsidiary in Indiana filed an application with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission designed to increase rates by $4,813 in the first year of new rates being implemented, then by an additional $1,960 and $308 in the second and thir…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
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 …
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 June 30, 2025, the Company’s regulated water and wastewater operating subsidiaries in Ohio, Aqua Ohio and Aqua Ohio Wastewater, filed applications with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio designed to increase rates in total by $14,653.
On April 30, 2025, the Company’s regulated water and wastewater operating subsidiary in North Carolina, Aqua North Carolina, filed an application with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, which was updated on August 18, 2025. The updated rate case filing requests an increase in rates of $30,154 …
In March 2026, the Company acquired Greenville Municipal Water Authority’s water utility system in Greenville, Pennsylvania which serves approximately 3,000 customers for $18,000. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had four signed purchase agreements for additional water and wastewater systems that a…
Other information
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-05
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 16, 2026, by and between Essential Utilities, Inc. and PNC Bank, National Association
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 1, 2026, by and between PNG Companies, LLC and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank, N.A and Huntington National Bank
First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May 1, 2026, by and between Aqua Pennsylvania and PNC Bank, National Association, Citizens Bank, N.A, and Huntington National Bank
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Aggregate Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Purchased/Sold Pursuant to Trading Arrangement
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, …
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