Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.96 by 18.56 percent. This is a 23.3 percent decrease over earnings of $1.03 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $861.759 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $782.900 million by 10.07 percent. This is a 9.97 percent increase over sales of $783.626 million the same period last year.