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U.S. Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 23, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M9.2%
  • 1Y-8.1%
  • YTD-0.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Water Utilities industry has remained flat, although notably Cadiz gained 12%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 8.1% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 6.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 23 May 2024US$48.1bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b23.2x24.5x5.3x
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$42.1bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b21.2x23.6x4.7x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$42.8bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b22.5x24.1x4.8x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$43.2bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b23.3x25x4.8x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$48.3bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b26.4x27.9x5.3x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$47.7bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b28.4x27.5x5.3x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$46.9bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b26.6x27.3x5.2x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$43.6bUS$13.9bUS$2.6b25.6x17x3.1x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$48.7bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.1x28.7x5.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$52.4bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b32x31.6x5.9x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$50.9bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b35.4x31.8x5.8x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$51.6bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b33.3x32.2x5.9x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$53.9bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b33.8x33.6x6.3x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$51.6bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b32.2x32.1x6x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$52.2bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35.7x25.1x6.3x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$54.9bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.1x26.4x6.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$54.4bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35.5x26.2x6.6x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$49.3bUS$8.2bUS$2.1b34.4x24x6x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$45.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b32.8x22.6x5.6x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$51.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b36.7x25.5x6.3x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$54.3bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b38.4x26.8x6.7x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$49.6bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b32.9x24.3x6x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$50.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b33.1x24.9x6.2x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$53.9bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b33.9x27.1x6.7x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$52.9bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b33.8x26.4x6.5x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$50.4bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b33.6x25.2x6.3x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022US$54.9bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b36.5x36.7x6.8x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021US$59.1bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b37.8x39.2x7.4x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021US$56.1bUS$8.0bUS$1.5b38.7x36.4x7x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021US$54.7bUS$8.1bUS$1.6b35.3x34.8x6.8x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021US$58.8bUS$8.8bUS$537.8m36.8x109.4x6.6x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021US$57.0bUS$8.7bUS$1.4b36.1x40x6.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

37.9x


Total Market Cap: US$51.2bTotal Earnings: US$1.4bTotal Revenue: US$8.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Water Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 30.2x202220232024
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 24.5x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 30.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 6.0x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 5.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.

Industry Trends

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

US Market-0.19%
Utilities-0.85%
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$3.1412.1%
+US$23.0m
-31.7%PS71.4x
CWCO Consolidated WaterUS$29.381.8%
+US$8.1m
47.2%PE13.9x
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CWCO

US$29.38

Consolidated Water

7D

1.8%

1Y

47.2%

CDZI

US$3.14

Cadiz

7D

12.1%

1Y

-31.7%

SJW

US$58.18

SJW Group

7D

-1.1%

1Y

-22.7%

YORW

US$37.67

York Water

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-11.4%

AWR

US$76.82

American States Water

7D

-1.7%

1Y

-13.0%

ARTN.A

US$39.29

Artesian Resources

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-20.2%

MSEX

US$56.59

Middlesex Water

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-27.5%

PCYO

US$9.33

Pure Cycle

7D

-3.8%

1Y

-4.8%