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U.S. Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D4.3%
  • 3M-11.5%
  • 1Y-2.4%
  • YTD0.3%

In the last week, the Water Utilities industry is up 4.3%, with all of the companies up. The industry has been flat over the past 12 months despite the gain this week. Earnings are forecast to grow by 7.2% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025US$44.5bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b20.6x22x4.7x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024US$46.8bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b23.8x23.1x5x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024US$47.8bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b24x23.6x5.1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024US$49.0bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b22.7x24.9x5.4x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024US$50.5bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b23.9x25.7x5.5x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024US$50.1bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b24x25.4x5.5x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024US$45.1bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b22.1x23x5x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024US$46.3bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b21.7x23.5x5.1x
Wed, 01 May 2024US$44.0bUS$9.1bUS$1.9b21.4x23.4x4.8x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024US$43.9bUS$9.0bUS$1.8b22.9x24.7x4.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024US$42.9bUS$9.1bUS$1.7b23x24.6x4.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024US$46.4bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b25.9x26.8x5.1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023US$48.3bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b27.8x27.9x5.3x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023US$47.1bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b27.9x27.2x5.2x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023US$60.8bUS$13.9bUS$2.6b25.5x23.7x4.4x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023US$48.7bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.3x28.7x5.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023US$50.2bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b30.9x29.7x5.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023US$49.9bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b33.4x31.1x5.7x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023US$52.5bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b33.9x32.8x6x
Thu, 04 May 2023US$52.1bUS$8.6bUS$1.6b34.3x32.7x6.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023US$52.7bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b32.6x32.9x6.2x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023US$50.3bUS$8.3bUS$1.6b32.5x31.5x6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023US$53.6bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.9x25.8x6.5x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022US$53.0bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.7x25.5x6.4x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022US$52.3bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.3x25.2x6.3x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022US$45.2bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b31.9x22.2x5.5x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022US$52.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b38.6x26x6.5x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022US$55.2bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b38.9x27.2x6.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022US$51.1bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b34.1x25x6.2x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022US$52.4bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b33.8x25.6x6.4x
Fri, 06 May 2022US$49.0bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b31.8x24.3x6.1x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022US$57.0bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b34.8x28.4x7x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022US$51.3bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b32.5x25.6x6.3x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022US$52.8bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b35.8x35.3x6.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

35.3x


Total Market Cap: US$52.8bTotal 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 26.6x202320242025
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 22.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 26.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.7x.
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 Market3.25%
Utilities4.25%
Water Utilities4.26%
Water4.26%
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
AWK American Water Works CompanyUS$126.604.6%
+US$1.1b
-0.2%PE25.1x
WTRG Essential UtilitiesUS$35.013.8%
+US$348.8m
-6.8%PE17.6x
AWR American States WaterUS$74.885.1%
+US$138.0m
-3.7%PE25.5x
CWT California Water Service GroupUS$44.485.2%
+US$129.7m
-6.9%PE13.1x
SJW SJW GroupUS$48.034.8%
+US$72.8m
-23.5%PE17.7x
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