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U.S. Water Industry Analysis
UpdatedMay 28, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies24
- 7D2.6%
- 3M-1.8%
- 1Y-3.7%
- YTD-17.3%
In the last week, the Water industry is up 2.6%, with American Water Works Company up 4.3%. However, the industry is down 3.7% over the past year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 6.4% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the U.S. Water Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 29 May 2022 | US$50.9b | US$8.2b | US$2.0b | 33.1x |
| Tue, 26 Apr 2022 | US$53.5b | US$8.1b | US$2.0b | 33x |
| Thu, 24 Mar 2022 | US$52.7b | US$8.1b | US$2.0b | 33.6x |
| Sat, 19 Feb 2022 | US$50.4b | US$8.1b | US$2.0b | 32.5x |
| Mon, 17 Jan 2022 | US$54.9b | US$8.0b | US$1.5b | 36.5x |
| Wed, 15 Dec 2021 | US$59.1b | US$8.0b | US$1.5b | 36.9x |
| Fri, 12 Nov 2021 | US$55.7b | US$8.0b | US$1.5b | 38.5x |
| Sun, 10 Oct 2021 | US$54.7b | US$8.1b | US$1.6b | 35.3x |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2021 | US$58.4b | US$8.8b | US$537.8m | 36.8x |
| Thu, 05 Aug 2021 | US$58.1b | US$8.7b | US$1.4b | 36.6x |
| Sun, 09 May 2021 | US$51.8b | US$8.6b | US$1.4b | 31.6x |
| Wed, 10 Feb 2021 | US$50.9b | US$8.2b | US$1.2b | 33.1x |
| Tue, 03 Nov 2020 | US$47.8b | US$7.9b | US$1.1b | 31.1x |
| Fri, 07 Aug 2020 | US$48.9b | US$7.6b | US$1.0b | 33.7x |
| Thu, 30 Apr 2020 | US$41.7b | US$7.3b | US$983.1m | 33.7x |
| Sun, 02 Feb 2020 | US$46.7b | US$7.2b | US$954.9m | 38.8x |
| Wed, 06 Nov 2019 | US$43.2b | US$7.1b | US$910.7m | 38.9x |
| Sat, 10 Aug 2019 | US$39.7b | US$7.0b | US$840.2m | 35.6x |
Median PE Ratio
35.5x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the 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 34.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have grown 35% per year over the last three years.
- Revenues for these companies have grown 5.5% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.
Industry Comparison
How does U.S. Water compare with similar industries?
| US Market | 5.92% | |
| Utilities | 4.70% | |
| Water Utilities | 2.59% | |
| Water | 2.59% | |
Industry PEThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere is insufficient data on the sub-industries of this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWK American Water Works Company | US$151.76 | 4.3% +US$1.1b | -2.1% | PS21.4x | |
| WTRG Essential Utilities | US$46.41 | 0.7% +US$80.2m | -2.9% | PS26.9x | |
| AWR American States Water | US$79.69 | 1.1% +US$32.5m | 0.4% | PS33.1x | |
| GWRS Global Water Resources | US$14.39 | 8.1% +US$24.5m | -15.7% | PS69.1x | |
| PCYO Pure Cycle | US$11.06 | 8.2% +US$20.1m | -21.8% | PS51.8x |