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Side-by-side financial comparison of MIDDLESEX WATER CO (MSEX) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Middlesex Water Company is a water utility based in the U.S. state of New Jersey that was first incorporated in 1897. The company declared an annual net income of $33.8M, with a revenue of $135.5M for fiscal year 2019.

Essential Utilities is an American utility company that has stakes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. The company provides drinking water and wastewater treatment infrastructure and natural gas. Essential Utilities is the publicly traded ($WTRG) parent company that oversees the continued business of Aqua America and Peoples Natural Gas, who both continue to do business under their original names.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
MSEX
MSEX
WTRG
WTRG
Q4 25
$699.1M
Q3 25
$477.0M
Q2 25
$514.9M
Q1 25
$783.6M
Q4 24
$604.4M
Q3 24
$435.3M
Q2 24
$434.4M
Q1 24
$612.1M
Net Profit
MSEX
MSEX
WTRG
WTRG
Q4 25
$132.7M
Q3 25
$92.1M
Q2 25
$107.8M
Q1 25
$283.8M
Q4 24
$184.8M
Q3 24
$69.4M
Q2 24
$75.4M
Q1 24
$265.8M
Operating Margin
MSEX
MSEX
WTRG
WTRG
Q4 25
32.5%
Q3 25
35.6%
Q2 25
36.0%
Q1 25
43.2%
Q4 24
37.5%
Q3 24
35.6%
Q2 24
33.4%
Q1 24
37.7%
Net Margin
MSEX
MSEX
WTRG
WTRG
Q4 25
19.0%
Q3 25
19.3%
Q2 25
20.9%
Q1 25
36.2%
Q4 24
30.6%
Q3 24
15.9%
Q2 24
17.4%
Q1 24
43.4%
EPS (diluted)
MSEX
MSEX
WTRG
WTRG
Q4 25
$0.46
Q3 25
$0.33
Q2 25
$0.38
Q1 25
$1.03
Q4 24
$0.67
Q3 24
$0.25
Q2 24
$0.28
Q1 24
$0.97

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

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