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U.S. Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D2.0%
  • 3M14.7%
  • 1Y19.1%
  • YTD15.0%

The Water Utilities industry is up 2.0% in the last week, with American Water Works Company up 1.6%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 19%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 7.5% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 21 Apr 2025US$51.3bUS$9.8bUS$2.1b21.5x24x5.3x
Wed, 19 Mar 2025US$50.0bUS$9.7bUS$2.1b24.1x23.4x5.1x
Fri, 14 Feb 2025US$44.4bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b20.9x21.9x4.7x
Sun, 12 Jan 2025US$42.7bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b20.7x21.1x4.5x
Tue, 10 Dec 2024US$47.6bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b23.5x23.5x5.1x
Thu, 07 Nov 2024US$49.1bUS$9.4bUS$2.0b23.9x24.3x5.2x
Sat, 05 Oct 2024US$50.1bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b22.9x25.4x5.5x
Mon, 02 Sep 2024US$50.1bUS$9.2bUS$2.0b24.4x25.5x5.5x
Wed, 31 Jul 2024US$50.1bUS$9.1bUS$2.0b24.2x25.4x5.5x
Fri, 28 Jun 2024US$45.6bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b22x23.2x5x
Sun, 26 May 2024US$45.7bUS$9.0bUS$2.0b22.8x23.3x5.1x
Tue, 23 Apr 2024US$42.6bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b21.5x23.9x4.8x
Thu, 21 Mar 2024US$42.8bUS$8.9bUS$1.8b22.1x24.1x4.8x
Sat, 17 Feb 2024US$44.8bUS$9.1bUS$1.8b23.7x25.6x4.9x
Mon, 15 Jan 2024US$47.8bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b26.6x27.6x5.3x
Wed, 13 Dec 2023US$47.5bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b28x27.4x5.2x
Fri, 10 Nov 2023US$45.6bUS$9.0bUS$1.7b26.7x26.3x5x
Sun, 08 Oct 2023US$62.6bUS$13.9bUS$2.6b25.9x24.4x4.5x
Tue, 05 Sep 2023US$48.7bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b29.1x28.7x5.5x
Thu, 03 Aug 2023US$52.0bUS$8.9bUS$1.7b32.1x31.2x5.9x
Sat, 01 Jul 2023US$50.9bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b35.8x31.8x5.8x
Mon, 29 May 2023US$51.8bUS$8.7bUS$1.6b33.7x32.3x5.9x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$54.1bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b33.5x33.7x6.3x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$49.4bUS$8.5bUS$1.6b31.2x30.7x5.8x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$52.5bUS$8.3bUS$1.6b35.9x33.3x6.3x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$54.9bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.1x26.4x6.6x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$54.9bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b35.4x26.5x6.6x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$51.5bUS$8.3bUS$2.1b34.8x24.8x6.2x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$44.7bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b32.5x22x5.5x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$51.8bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b36.4x25.5x6.3x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$54.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b38.8x27.1x6.7x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$52.0bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b34.2x25.4x6.3x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$50.9bUS$8.2bUS$2.0b33.1x24.9x6.2x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$51.1bUS$8.1bUS$2.0b32.2x25.7x6.3x
Price to Earnings Ratio

25.7x


Total Market Cap: US$51.1bTotal Earnings: US$2.0bTotal Revenue: US$8.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Water Utilities 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 industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 5.6x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Water Utilities industry have grown 2.4% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.4% 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-1.12%
Utilities1.96%
Water Utilities1.96%
Water1.96%
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
WTRG Essential UtilitiesUS$40.530.9%
+US$101.9m		12.9%PE18.8x
YORW York WaterUS$35.623.9%
+US$19.4m		1.6%PE25.2x
AWR American States WaterUS$80.150.5%
+US$14.2m		16.2%PE26x
CDZI CadizUS$2.724.6%
+US$9.8m		20.9%PS23.2x
CWCO Consolidated WaterUS$24.231.1%
+US$4.1m		-0.08%PE21.5x
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CWCO

US$24.23

Consolidated Water

7D

1.1%

1Y

-0.08%

AWR

US$80.15

American States Water

7D

0.5%

1Y

16.2%

CDZI

US$2.72

Cadiz

7D

4.6%

1Y

20.9%

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Apr 17

SJW

US$54.61

SJW Group

7D

-1.4%

1Y

1.0%

AWK

US$148.40

American Water Works Company

7D

-0.3%

1Y

24.4%

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Apr 16

WTRG

US$40.53

Essential Utilities

7D

0.9%

1Y

12.9%

MSEX

US$62.66

Middlesex Water

7D

-0.3%

1Y

30.5%

CWT

US$50.89

California Water Service Group

7D

-0.2%

1Y

12.0%

PCYO

US$9.96

Pure Cycle

7D

1.0%

1Y

3.3%

GWRS

US$10.17

Global Water Resources

7D

-1.0%

1Y

-16.6%

YORW

US$35.62

York Water

7D

3.9%

1Y

1.6%

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ARTN.A

US$34.66

Artesian Resources

7D

-0.1%

1Y

-0.5%