Utilities Regulated Water Stocks: Companies & Metrics

Browse 13 utilities regulated water stocks with financial metrics and performance data (Utilities sector).

Industry market cap: $68.36B
Cap-weighted, today: +4.12%
Cap-weighted, 1 year: −16.20%
Advancing / declining today: 12 / 1

Utilities Regulated Water Stocks

13 stocks in the utilities regulated water industry. Click column headers to sort.

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1	AWK	American Water Works Company, Inc.	$141.70	$27.77B	$5.28B	$1.13B	$5.78	1.87M
2	SBS	Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP	$4.73	$16.49B	$7.61B	$1.50B	$0.43	11.21M
3	WTRG	Essential Utilities, Inc.	$42.76	$12.15B	$2.57B	$554.87M	$1.96	2.30M
4	AWR	American States Water Company	$85.22	$3.36B	$697.48M	$143.13M	$3.66	240.57K
5	CWT	California Water Service Group	$47.76	$2.89B	$1.05B	$133.21M	$2.22	408.60K
6	HTO	H2O America	$58.48	$2.51B	$828.50M	$106.95M	$2.80	524.94K
7	MSEX	Middlesex Water Company	$56.19	$1.05B	$206.14M	$47.90M	$2.59	132.14K
8	YORW	The York Water Company	$31.85	$505.90M	$5.93M	$23.80M	$1.61	176.88K
9	CWCO	Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.	$27.24	$438.79M	$127.61M	$16.16M	$1.01	105.49K
10	CDZI	Cadiz Inc.	$4.34	$365.20M	$11.84M	-$38.10M	−$0.46	1.35M
11	ARTNA	Artesian Resources Corporation	$34.01	$351.32M	$116.94M	$23.61M	$2.29	28.79K
12	PCYO	Pure Cycle Corporation	$10.62	$256.61M	$33.73M	$14.73M	$0.61	86.31K
13	GWRS	Global Water Resources, Inc.	$7.79	$224.42M	$60.11M	$3.13M	$0.11	62.24K

About the Utilities Regulated Water Industry

The Utilities Regulated Water industry includes 13 U.S.-listed companies in the Utilities sector with a combined market capitalization of $68.36B. The largest are American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK, $27.77B), Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS, $16.49B) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG, $12.15B), together 83% of the industry's value.

12 of the 13 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 21.9. 11 of 13 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 2.75% among payers.

Over the past year the median stock is down 2.5%, and 5 of 13 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 6.4% year over year.

Best 1-year performers

H2O America (HTO)+15.6%
American States Water Company (AWR)+11.1%
Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG)+4.8%

Weakest 1-year performers

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS)−73.5%
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO)−20.5%
Cadiz Inc. (CDZI)−19.9%

Highest dividend yields

Profitability

Profitable companies: 12 of 13
Median gross margin: 49.7%
Median net profit margin: 20.2%
Median return on equity: 8.1%

Longest dividend growth streak: H2O America (HTO), 40 consecutive years.

Frequently Asked Questions About Utilities Regulated Water Stocks

How many stocks are in the utilities regulated water industry?

There are 13 publicly traded stocks in the utilities regulated water industry, part of the Utilities sector.

Which utilities regulated water stocks pay the highest dividend yields?

The highest yields in the utilities regulated water industry are Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWRS, 3.85%), Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA, 3.72%) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG, 3.21%). H2O America (HTO) has the longest record of dividend increases, 40 consecutive years.

Which utilities regulated water stocks performed best over the past year?

Over the past year the strongest utilities regulated water stocks were H2O America (HTO, +15.6%), American States Water Company (AWR, +11.1%) and Essential Utilities, Inc. (WTRG, +4.8%). The weakest were Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS, −73.5%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO, −20.5%) and Cadiz Inc. (CDZI, −19.9%).

Are utilities regulated water companies profitable?

12 of the 13 utilities regulated water companies with reported earnings are profitable, with a median gross margin of 49.7%, a median net profit margin of 20.2% and a median return on equity of 8.1%.