What SEC filings does Essential Utilities, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about WTRG?

A Form 4 for WTRG discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Essential Utilities, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for WTRG?

The 10-K is Essential Utilities, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all WTRG SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Essential Utilities, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for WTRG. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Essential Utilities, Inc. file with the SEC?

Essential Utilities, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling WTRG shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

WTRG SEC Filing News — Essential Utilities, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-17.

Essential Utilities, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates regulated utilities that provide water, wastewater, and natural gas services in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Water; and Regulated Natural Gas segments. It also provides utility service line protection solutions and repair services to households; gas marketing and production activities; and natural gas distribution services. The company serves approximately 5.5 million residential water, commercial water, f…

Sector: Utilities Industry: Utilities - Regulated Water Market Cap: $11.5B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for WTRG currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 1 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

WTRG Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-03-25 — 2026-09-17

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 1 sell

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$118.3K

Colleen Arnold · 2026-08-07

2,885 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 7 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 7 filings in this group are Form 4s for Essential Utilities, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 7 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 6 compensation award and 1 open-market sale. 1 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×6: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Open-market sale ×1: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-11

WTRG insider Arnold Colleen (President - Aqua) sold 2,855 shares (~$112.9K)

Arnold Colleen, listed as President - Aqua at Essential Utilities, Inc., reported an open-market sale of 2,855 WTRG shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,855	$39.55	$112.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Arnold Colleen (President - Aqua) Shares: 2,855 Est. Value: $112.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Amato Elizabeth B (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Amato Elizabeth B (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hilferty Daniel J III (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hilferty Daniel J III (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Ciesinski David Alan (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Ciesinski David Alan (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Lewis Wilbert Bryan (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Lewis Wilbert Bryan (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Linde Tamara Louise (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Linde Tamara Louise (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-24

WTRG insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Bruner Christopher L (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	3,666	$36.82	$135.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Bruner Christopher L (Director) Shares: 3,666

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Essential Utilities, Inc. has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-07

WTRG Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Colleen Arnold (2,885 shares) ~$118.3K

Colleen Arnold filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell WTRG (Essential Utilities, Inc.) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Colleen Arnold Shares: 2,885 Est. Value: $118.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 10 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 10 in this period for Essential Utilities, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-09-17