On this page of Benford's Law Stocks.com we present our study of Essential Utilities, Inc. — ticker symbol WTRG. SEC filings have been screened by our Benford's Law software, for quarterly 10Q and annual 10K filings from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025 for Essential Utilities, Inc. under CIK number 0000078128. For filings made in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, our algorithm extracts all "tagged" numbers presented by the company; for any non-XBRL filings our algorithm uses its own interal set of rules to extract what it believes to be numbers as found throughout the filings. The format found for each filing is presented below together with the results for WTRG, with the percentage of found numbers beginning with each digit (1's, 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, and 9's) charted against the "normal" range observed throughout our coverage universe, as well as the "normal" range for Essential Utilities, Inc. based on the past WTRG filings our system processed in the past.
Benford Chart for WTRG 10Q Filed 5/12/2025
24.6
20.6
14.3
10.4
6.7
5.4
6.3
5.3
6.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing, WTRG stockholder letter ]
Total numbers found: 757
Recent share count: 275,524,251 (2's column)

■ = Typical range across full coverage universe
# of Numbers Found in Filing
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
757
Normal count compared to other filers, falling within the middle 50%. At this number count, it would take about 8 numbers to move any given column by a full percentage point.
Benford's Law Stocks Score for WTRG = 72
72

Starting from a possible score of 100, we made the following score deductions:
 • We deducted point upon observing the 1's percentage was below the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 2's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • We deducted point upon observing the 5's percentage was below the company's typical historical range.
 • The 7's percentage was higher than the 6's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 7's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
 • The 9's percentage was higher than the 8's percentage, increasing the penalty multiplier.
 • This is the 2nd column with percentage higher than the prior column, resulting in a penalty deduction.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 9's percentage was above the typical coverage universe range.
 • We deducted points (includes the impact of penalty multiplier) upon observing the 9's percentage was above the company's typical historical range.
WTRG's Score Vs. Typical Stock
Benford's Law Stocks Indicator
WTRG
Normal-to-low score compared to other filers, falling within the bottom of the middle 50%.
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Check our work! We provide our Essential Utilities, Inc. Benford's Law analysis for informational purposes only, and our software should be expected to make mistakes and contain errors (nothing you see on this website should be relied upon for any decision-making without first repeating the analysis yourself independently), and so below we present to you all of the numbers our system detected, for the WTRG filing above. This way, you can open the filing on your own and compare what you see below against what you yourself find. This can also be helpful for exploring any columns in particular that caught your eye.

1's 2's 3's
We found 186 numbers that start with the digit 1. Here they are:
16,538,396
16,275,377
13,320,374
13,143,476
166,522
115,975
142,310
11,676
17,447
1,907,786
111,981
112,712
1,426
1,420
18,327,161
18,026,554
140,053
139,105
1,949,492
142,523
142,807
186,542
182,914
1,770
119,882
137,279
1,965,139
1,831,868
113,861
113,323
18,327,161
18,026,554
137,824
136,900
184,641
129,675
1,088
10,642
1.03
1.03
140,053
139,105
1,949,492
1.00
1.99
12,663
11,732
1,256,609
1,258,003
1,238,302
1,239,032
11,800
11,800
1,125,000
1,125,000
142,523
142,807
13,985,076
13,567,190
139,105
1,949,492
104,369
1,627,009
155,823
185
162
140,053
138,297
1,706,675
1
1
117,210
160,694
173
175
1,049
1,122
138,438
1,888,521
18,605
12,323
1,061
122
18,212
10,697
1,642
1,891
1,807
17,552
166,563
1,317
175
162
123,642
11,628
109,976
163,877
151,831
11,154
10,381
1,274
17,668
15,607
10,764
1,188
13
1,151
11,981
14,872
10,654
1,000
18,000
100
1,100
1,125
18,000
16,000
198,000
165,000
1,000,000
1,627,009
145,500
1,000,000
186,542
1,416
106
195,300
103,775
153,857
131
197,684
1,094,883
1,268
12
12
1,132
1,112
1,071
1,105
103
110,940
10,808
11,632
11.4
11,535
11.1
111,000
10,910
19.0
1,900
1,340
1,496
13,327
1,346
1,346
1,346
11,981
145,093
137,824
136,600
136,900
176,959
176,959
184,641
125,542
125,542
129,675
199
15,592
1,533
16,324
1,480
19,133
12,138
1,100
127
137
193
10,642
107,922
189,505
13,638
155,688
114,851
152,231
100,767
We found 156 numbers that start with the digit 2. Here they are:
280,337,601
20,784
244,437
2,024,947
2,340,713
2,340,713
280,106,564
278,209,660
2,143,020
258,615
2,369
26,034
27,447
26,558
24,788
2,896,019
2,795,851
2,613
22,879
25,024
230,666
229
237
263,194
255,130
20,595
283,789
265,772
283,789
265,772
275,194
273,377
275,687
273,738
2,143,020
2,703
2,637
2.00
2.99
205,929
206,297
27,829
27,888
224
2.40
2.704
20,000
20,000
283,789
283,789
22
22
2,234
2,234
2,592
2,407
250
2,143,020
265,772
265,772
2,231
2,231
2
274
223
283,789
265,772
2,604
237
299,517
240,713
270,539
252,998
240
29
287,880
2,171
2,420
2,234
2,231
223
20,784
206,926
2,891
2,702
2,810
247,227
2,891
227,698
2,810
268
246,922
228,354
2,950
2,300
200
276,500
2,277,447
2,340,713
2,277,447
2,340,713
20,784
275,194
273,377
275,687
273,738
268
200
23.20
26
229
211
210,249
269
28.50
2,877
267
2,250
21,000
23.8
2,886
2,035
22,879
25,024
279,894
279,894
21,346
22,879
23,544
25,024
26,140
25,356
237
237
237
264
20,348
24,919
20,595
20,810
29,150
2,302
297,427
283,789
209,940
273,845
265,772
270,539
270,539
252,998
252,998
24,060
22,575
21.0
2.25
24,224
We found 108 numbers that start with the digit 3. Here they are:
3,218,022
3,131,901
34,844
32,854
30,045
31,263
3,194
3,273
3,440,655
3,386,069
34,936
38,219
35,767
33,680
381,403
338,905
3.00
3.99
312,260
312,260
31,000
31,000
3,099,319
3,101,096
3.01
3.59
3255
3255
3,760
3,812
337
342
3071
3071
3,823
3,882
357
3,812
3,882
342
30,588
35,200
38,361
302,073
35,594
3,160
3,624
323,180
305
324,331
3,000
37,750
3,664,762
31,253
31,324
361
30.00
30.00
358
38.61
34.25
37.95
3,110
37.73
36.51
34.25
38.10
33
35.54
38.34
309,736
37.83
35.54
36.60
33
33
3.69
36.87
35.33
35.28
36.61
3,978
36.76
3
3
304
357
3,991
3,908
372
363
32
3,945
37,940
3,000
32,847
300,848
323,333
300,848
324,331
300
38,339
32,411
36,563
34,790
3,688
331
31
4's 5's 6's
We found 79 numbers that start with the digit 4. Here they are:
49,318
48,619
45,311
41,139
494,481
485,911
4,268,626
4,199,836
46,811
47,908
47,714
444,721
4,681
442
4,268,626
4,199,836
4.00
4.99
447
413,000
400,000
400,000
4.276
4.80
46,811
47,908
4,199,836
4,268,626
4,137,696
4,971
4,142,610
47,945
48
4,094
41,204
4,612
45,477
41,737
42,171
471,985
48,743
470,797
48,730
4,400
400
4,018
42
4,841
4,841
421
421
493
441
40.00
4.19
42.77
41.40
44.92
4.22
4,266
4,696
401
401
466
4,155
469,451
470,797
45,917
4,133
409
4,732
4,681
4,681
44
411
442
4,571
4,324
4.2
We found 51 numbers that start with the digit 5. Here they are:
50
5,832
56
50
5.00
5.99
570,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
500,000
5.30
500,000
500,000
5.375
500,000
500,000
5.95
52
5
5,896,183
59
51
551,150
586,649
5,919
5,740
542
51,303
51,035
500
54,374
58,425
58,425
563,656
59,974
592,097
53,481
5,820
5,490
5,915
587
55,675
57,194
5,754
5,832
5,832
56
5,602
We found 41 numbers that start with the digit 6. Here they are:
600,000,000
6,460,091
6,198,809
6,510
689,458
688,845
612,069
6,460,091
6,198,809
6.00
6.99
6,198,809
62,267
63,080
61,455
6,460,091
62,872
6,081,127
618,008
63,080
61,351
601
656
67
63,000
651
651
6,688,157
6,431,777
68
6.73
6,000
6,961
603,227
612,069
604,225
612,069
60,629
62,703
60,146
63,905
7's 8's 9's
We found 48 numbers that start with the digit 7. Here they are:
7,571,796
7,416,289
7,524,985
7,368,381
72,281
756,608
728,660
764,745
783,626
73,273
7.00
7.99
7,714,319
7,559,096
7,571,796
7,416,289
7,524,985
7,368,381
78
78
73
7,756
7,065
72,623
708,150
70,491
7,844
7,600
7,714,319
7,559,096
715,687
7.95
78
751
73,000
7,658
770,299
783,626
771,645
783,626
7,844
7,269
7,682
7,220
72,284
769
7,232
7.8
We found 40 numbers that start with the digit 8. Here they are:
89,624
89,289
88,130
89,441
88,716
82,065
89,624
8.00
8.99
89,624
813
88
86,485
83,998
83,998
80
80
88,442
89,804
86,483
89,463
83,930
8,983
8,142
890
89,289
846
889
803,110
81
833
8,877
8,842
89,418
89,605
89,804
81,836
80
8,340
8,073
We found 48 numbers that start with the digit 9. Here they are:
9,156
91,608
90,055
974,668
96,764
989
91,625
97
97
91,608
99
9.00
9.99
90,054
90,054
9,703
91,608
99,377
91,625
9,126
97,252
9
9,156
91,576
9,181
9,051
96,523
91,236
900,000
9,156
907
906,902
9,703
940
93,000
9,070
938
998
998
998
90,683
98,968
99,377
993
91,581
91,625
91,625
9.50
While the above WTRG 10Q Filed 5/12/2025 is interesting in isolation, we have found that it is also useful to take a look at older Essential Utilities, Inc. filings processed by our Benford's Law Stocks algorithm, to see how the company's filings "typically look" on a Benford's Law analysis. Below we repeat the 10Q Filed 5/12/2025 but instead of the chart comparing against the typical company across our coverage universe, below we show the same chart compared against the typical WTRG 10Q and 10K filings that we have processed historically. This is followed by similar charts for each of those historical filings.

10Q Filed 5/12/2025
24.6
20.6
14.3
10.4
6.7
5.4
6.3
5.3
6.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 72
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 757

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 8/6/2024
28.2
19.0
14.5
10.8
7.2
5.0
5.5
5.6
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 92
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,023

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 8/8/2023
27.1
18.3
12.7
12.4
8.3
6.4
4.5
5.4
5.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 97
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,083

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 11/9/2022
26.0
19.5
11.1
12.9
9.5
7.0
4.3
5.5
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 86
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,171

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10K Filed 3/1/2022
28.0
16.7
14.7
9.3
11.4
5.7
5.0
4.5
4.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 81
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 2,073

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 5/10/2021
26.7
16.8
12.7
12.0
10.4
5.3
6.7
5.0
4.4
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 94
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 825

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 8/6/2020
27.4
18.4
14.2
8.7
10.2
5.5
6.0
5.0
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 90
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,143

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10K Filed 2/27/2025
26.6
17.5
14.5
10.0
9.5
8.2
4.2
4.4
5.1
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 83
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,967

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 5/8/2024
27.0
18.3
13.0
11.8
7.8
6.1
4.7
7.8
3.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 77
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 721

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 5/9/2023
28.2
19.0
10.6
11.7
9.4
6.7
5.4
6.0
3.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 87
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 777

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 8/9/2022
27.0
17.1
11.0
13.8
9.1
5.8
5.7
6.2
4.2
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 76
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,086

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 11/5/2021
26.1
19.2
12.8
11.1
10.5
5.5
5.0
4.8
4.9
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 98
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,263

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10K Filed 3/1/2021
28.3
16.5
14.6
8.8
10.1
6.4
5.8
4.8
4.7
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 97
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 2,012

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 11/6/2024
27.3
18.4
14.4
11.1
8.3
4.7
4.1
5.8
5.8
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 94
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,095

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 11/7/2023
27.4
18.4
12.6
12.3
8.2
6.3
4.1
6.3
4.6
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 92
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,151

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10K Filed 3/1/2023
28.9
17.6
13.9
10.2
10.0
6.1
4.4
4.4
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,989

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 5/10/2022
28.0
17.0
11.1
12.0
10.4
7.5
5.5
4.4
4.0
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 96
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 742

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 8/6/2021
27.6
16.4
12.7
11.9
9.8
4.5
7.0
5.7
4.5
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 89
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,179

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
10Q Filed 11/6/2020
26.5
19.9
13.6
10.8
8.8
5.5
5.5
5.1
4.3
 
%1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Benford's Law Stocks Score: 99
XBRL? ✓  [ original filing ]
Total numbers found: 1,226

■ = Typical WTRG range from 8/6/2020 to 5/12/2025
NCL 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
84
TBH 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
87
DIT 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
80
KMI 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
99
NFLX 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
67
DRI 10K Filed 7/18/2025:
98
FEIM 10K Filed 7/18/2025:
60
AXP 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
98
MMM 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
97
ALV 10Q Filed 7/18/2025:
92
ANGO 10K Filed 7/18/2025:
86
FR 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
53
TCBI 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
84
UAL 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
81
SGRP 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
75
ELV 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
91
MLRT 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
98
NKE 10K Filed 7/17/2025:
92
KMTS 10K Filed 7/17/2025:
98
IIIN 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
95
FAST 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
96
SNA 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
85
MMC 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
88
TRV 10Q Filed 7/17/2025:
92
PEP 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
92
TFIN 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
97
PKE 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
39
TRONU 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
23
COOLU 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
26
KACUF 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
67
OAKUU 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
43
EZOO 10Q Filed 7/16/2025:
76
OMC 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
75
CBRRF 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
62
DBMM 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
9
NTRP 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
81
CCEL 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
53
BTCY 10K Filed 7/15/2025:
49
LVO 10K Filed 7/15/2025:
99
HUDA 10Q Filed 7/15/2025:
56
 

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