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U.S. Water Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 28, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y9.0%
  • YTDn/a

The Water is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Consolidated Water has stood out, gaining 3.4%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 9.0% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 8.1% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 29 May 2025US$49.6bUS$10.0bUS$2.1b24.1x23.4x4.9x
Sat, 26 Apr 2025US$50.7bUS$9.8bUS$2.1b21x23.7x5.2x
Mon, 24 Mar 2025US$48.6bUS$9.7bUS$2.1b23.5x22.7x5x
Wed, 19 Feb 2025US$44.4bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b21.5x21.9x4.7x
Fri, 17 Jan 2025US$43.6bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b20.7x21.5x4.6x
Sun, 15 Dec 2024US$47.0bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b23.6x23.2x5x
Tue, 12 Nov 2024US$49.1bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b25x24.3x5.2x
Thu, 10 Oct 2024US$48.4bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b22.4x24.6x5.3x
Sat, 07 Sep 2024US$50.0bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b23.8x25.4x5.5x
Mon, 05 Aug 2024US$51.9bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b25.8x26x5.7x
Wed, 03 Jul 2024US$45.3bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b21.8x23.1x5x
Fri, 31 May 2024US$44.8bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b21.2x22.8x5x
Sun, 28 Apr 2024US$43.4bUS$9.1bUS$1.9b21.3x23.1x4.8x
Tue, 26 Mar 2024US$43.0bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b21.6x24.2x4.8x
Thu, 22 Feb 2024US$44.1bUS$9.1bUS$1.8b23.6x25.1x4.8x
Sat, 20 Jan 2024US$45.8bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b25.5x26.4x5.1x
Mon, 18 Dec 2023US$47.8bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b27.8x27.6x5.3x
Wed, 15 Nov 2023US$44.3bUS$9.1bUS$1.7b27.3x25.5x4.9x
Fri, 13 Oct 2023US$62.8bUS$13.9bUS$2.6b25.6x24.5x4.5x
Sun, 10 Sep 2023US$48.4bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.2x28.6x5.4x
Tue, 08 Aug 2023US$51.1bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b31.5x30.7x5.8x
Thu, 06 Jul 2023US$51.3bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b36.2x32x5.9x
Sat, 03 Jun 2023US$52.5bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b34.3x32.8x6x
Mon, 01 May 2023US$52.6bUS$8.6bUS$1.6b33.5x33x6.1x
Wed, 29 Mar 2023US$51.1bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b32.2x31.8x6x
Fri, 24 Feb 2023US$51.0bUS$8.3bUS$1.6b32.3x32x6.1x
Sun, 22 Jan 2023US$52.7bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35x25.4x6.3x
Tue, 20 Dec 2022US$52.7bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.5x25.4x6.3x
Thu, 17 Nov 2022US$52.2bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.1x25.2x6.3x
Sat, 15 Oct 2022US$45.2bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b31.9x22.2x5.5x
Mon, 12 Sep 2022US$52.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b36.9x26x6.5x
Wed, 10 Aug 2022US$54.0bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b38.3x26.7x6.6x
Fri, 08 Jul 2022US$51.8bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b34.5x25.3x6.3x
Sun, 05 Jun 2022US$51.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b33.6x25.4x6.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.4x


Total Market Cap: US$51.9bTotal Earnings: US$2.0bTotal Revenue: US$8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Water Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 26x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the American Water Utilities industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 26.0x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.5x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 4.9x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 6.9% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Water compare with similar industries?

US Market-0.30%
Utilities-1.16%
Water Utilities-0.73%
Water-0.73%
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$2.795.3%
+US$11.5m		-9.7%PS20x
CWCO Consolidated WaterUS$26.860.8%
+US$3.3m		2.1%PE27x
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US$46.43

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7D

-2.1%

1Y

-3.3%

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HTO

US$52.13

H2O America

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-1.8%

AWK

US$140.87

American Water Works Company

7D

-1.8%

1Y

13.5%

AWR

US$77.98

American States Water

7D

-0.6%

1Y

9.8%

MSEX

US$57.44

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7D

-1.0%

1Y

16.2%

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CWCO

US$26.86

Consolidated Water

7D

0.8%

1Y

2.1%

WTRG

US$38.12

Essential Utilities

7D

-2.0%

1Y

6.0%

YORW

US$32.26

York Water

7D

-2.5%

1Y

-9.5%

CDZI

US$2.79

Cadiz

7D

5.3%

1Y

-9.7%

PCYO

US$10.57

Pure Cycle

7D

-2.0%

1Y

15.8%