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U.S. Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedDec 21, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-4.1%
  • 3M-11.3%
  • 1Y-5.9%
  • YTD-6.6%

Over the last 7 days, the Water Utilities industry has dropped 5.6%, driven by American Water Works Company declining 5.1%. The industry has fallen 6.7% in the last year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 7.0% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Water Utilities Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Dec 2024US$44.6bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b22.7x22.1x4.7x
Mon, 18 Nov 2024US$48.2bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b24.3x23.8x5.1x
Wed, 16 Oct 2024US$50.1bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b23.4x25.5x5.5x
Fri, 13 Sep 2024US$50.6bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b24x25.7x5.5x
Sun, 11 Aug 2024US$49.7bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b23.9x25.2x5.4x
Tue, 09 Jul 2024US$45.9bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b22.1x23.4x5.1x
Thu, 06 Jun 2024US$46.7bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b21.7x23.8x5.2x
Sat, 04 May 2024US$45.3bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b22.3x23x5x
Mon, 01 Apr 2024US$44.2bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b22.9x24.8x4.9x
Wed, 28 Feb 2024US$42.3bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b22.7x24x4.7x
Fri, 26 Jan 2024US$44.5bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b25.4x25.7x4.9x
Sun, 24 Dec 2023US$48.0bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b28x27.7x5.3x
Tue, 21 Nov 2023US$47.4bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b27.9x27.4x5.2x
Thu, 19 Oct 2023US$43.0bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b25.3x25.4x4.8x
Sat, 16 Sep 2023US$49.2bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.9x29x5.5x
Mon, 14 Aug 2023US$50.5bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.6x29.8x5.7x
Wed, 12 Jul 2023US$50.4bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b33.5x31.5x5.8x
Fri, 09 Jun 2023US$53.0bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b34.5x33.1x6.1x
Sun, 07 May 2023US$52.9bUS$8.6bUS$1.6b34.3x33.2x6.1x
Tue, 04 Apr 2023US$52.3bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b32.7x32.6x6.1x
Thu, 02 Mar 2023US$48.6bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b31.1x30.5x5.7x
Sat, 28 Jan 2023US$54.0bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35.8x26x6.5x
Mon, 26 Dec 2022US$53.4bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35x25.7x6.4x
Wed, 23 Nov 2022US$52.8bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.7x25.4x6.4x
Fri, 21 Oct 2022US$45.0bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b32.6x22.1x5.5x
Sun, 18 Sep 2022US$51.1bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b36.6x25.1x6.2x
Tue, 16 Aug 2022US$55.2bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b39.3x27.2x6.7x
Thu, 14 Jul 2022US$50.4bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b34x24.7x6.1x
Sat, 11 Jun 2022US$50.0bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b32.8x24.5x6.1x
Mon, 09 May 2022US$49.2bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b32x24.3x6.1x
Wed, 06 Apr 2022US$56.1bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b34.9x28x6.9x
Fri, 04 Mar 2022US$52.2bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b32.8x26.1x6.4x
Sun, 30 Jan 2022US$53.1bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b35.6x35.5x6.6x
Tue, 28 Dec 2021US$60.4bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b38.2x40.4x7.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

40.4x


Total Market Cap: US$60.4bTotal Earnings: US$1.5bTotal Revenue: US$8.0bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Water Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 27.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Water Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 22.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 27.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.8x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.8x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have grown 11% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.4% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Utilities industry?

US Market-2.39%
Utilities-1.82%
Water Utilities-4.12%
Water-4.12%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
CDZI CadizUS$4.172.7%
+US$8.3m		32.4%PS56.6x
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