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The cash flow of Essential Utilities, Inc. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2018, Essential Utilities, Inc.'s operating cash flow was $368.52M and its capital expenditures $495.74M, leaving free cash flow of -$127.22M. Free cash flow was above zero in 1 of the 3 years shown. It ranged from -$127.22M in fiscal 2018 to $13.17M in fiscal 2016. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2018, at $495.74M. No free cash flow figure is on file for fiscal 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$1.01B——
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$770.34M——
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$933.59M——
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$600.31M——
2021ended Dec 31, 2021$644.68M——
2020ended Dec 31, 2020$508.02M——
2019ended Dec 31, 2019$338.52M——
2018ended Dec 31, 2018$368.52M$495.74M-$127.22M
2017ended Dec 31, 2017$381.32M$478.09M-$96.77M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$396.16M$383M$13.17M

Fiscal years as Essential Utilities, Inc. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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