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U.S. Water Utilities Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D0.9%
  • 3M-5.5%
  • 1Y-4.3%
  • YTD8.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Water Utilities industry has remained flat. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 4.3% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.2% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 06 Aug 2025US$49.9bUS$10.3bUS$2.2b21.6x23x4.9x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025US$48.3bUS$10.0bUS$2.1b23.1x22.8x4.8x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025US$49.5bUS$10.0bUS$2.1b24x23.3x4.9x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025US$50.1bUS$9.8bUS$2.1b20.7x23.5x5.1x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025US$47.9bUS$9.7bUS$2.1b21.6x22.4x4.9x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025US$46.3bUS$9.6bUS$2.1b20.5x22x4.8x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

27.2x


Total Market Cap: US$55.2bTotal Earnings: US$2.0bTotal Revenue: US$8.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Water Utilities Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.9x202320242025
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 23.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 25.9x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 5.4x 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 grown 2.2% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.8% 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-1.19%
Utilities2.04%
Water Utilities0.94%
Water0.94%
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$37.911.9%
+US$204.0m		-3.9%PE16.5x
AWK American Water Works CompanyUS$141.500.4%
+US$119.6m		-1.5%PE25.5x
CWT California Water Service GroupUS$46.383.1%
+US$82.7m		-12.5%PE20.3x
AWR American States WaterUS$74.621.9%
+US$52.4m		-9.5%PE23.5x
HTO H2O AmericaUS$49.532.1%
+US$36.3m		-15.7%PE17x

Latest News

ARTN.A
US$33.20
Artesian Resources
7D
2.1%
1Y
-9.0%
AWK
US$141.50
American Water Works Company
7D
0.4%
1Y
-1.5%
CWCO
US$29.16
Consolidated Water
7D
-2.1%
1Y
8.7%
GWRS
US$9.60
Global Water Resources
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-20.9%

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Aug 04
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AWR
US$74.62
American States Water
7D
1.9%
1Y
-9.5%
WTRG
US$37.91
Essential Utilities
7D
1.9%
1Y
-3.9%

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Aug 03
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CWT
US$46.38
California Water Service Group
7D
3.1%
1Y
-12.5%

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MSEX
US$51.93
Middlesex Water
7D
-0.6%
1Y
-15.2%
HTO
US$49.53
H2O America
7D
2.1%
1Y
-15.7%
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YORW
US$30.16
York Water
7D
-1.7%
1Y
-21.6%
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7D
-2.5%
1Y
0.2%
CDZI
US$3.12
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7D
3.3%
1Y
4.0%

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