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Regulated Water Stocks

DeltaScreener covers 13 Regulated Water companies listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX. The table below shows the 13 largest by market capitalisation; every figure on this page is a median across those 13, not an average, because a handful of loss-making micro-caps would otherwise distort it.

Companies13
Combined market cap$54.98B
Median P/E20.6
Median ROE8.1%
Dividend payers11 of 13

Across the largest Regulated Water companies, the median price-to-earnings ratio is 20.6, median return on equity is 8.1%, the median net margin is 12.9%, 11 of the 13 largest pay a dividend.

Largest Regulated Water companies

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. $142.75 $28.37B 22.65 10.15% 2.73%
WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. $43.11 $12.23B 20.09 8.05% 3.66%
AWR American States Water Company $85.44 $3.39B 22.63 13.50% 2.63%
CWT California Water Service Group $48.04 $2.97B 20.63 7.62% 2.92%
HTO H2O America $58.90 $2.47B 21.02 6.35% 2.93%
WTTR Select Water Solutions, Inc. $18.14 $2.34B 74.47 3.50% 1.42%
MSEX Middlesex Water Company $56.03 $1.06B 20.52 9.57% 2.69%
YORW The York Water Company $31.82 $516.39M 19.11 9.38% 2.96%
CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. $27.79 $445.00M 29.56 7.38% 1.86%
CDZI Cadiz, Inc. $4.34 $367.08M — -206.70% —
ARTNA Artesian Resources Corporation - Class A Non-Voting $34.10 $352.15M 14.62 9.37% 3.81%
PCYO Pure Cycle Corporation $10.78 $259.77M 17.87 9.98% —
GWRS Global Water Resources, Inc. $7.93 $228.35M 73.71 3.63% 3.69%

Highest dividend yield in Regulated Water

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE Yield
ARTNA Artesian Resources Corporation - Class A Non-Voting $34.10 $352.15M 14.62 9.37% 3.81%
GWRS Global Water Resources, Inc. $7.93 $228.35M 73.71 3.63% 3.69%
WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. $43.11 $12.23B 20.09 8.05% 3.66%
YORW The York Water Company $31.82 $516.39M 19.11 9.38% 2.96%
HTO H2O America $58.90 $2.47B 21.02 6.35% 2.93%
CWT California Water Service Group $48.04 $2.97B 20.63 7.62% 2.92%
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. $142.75 $28.37B 22.65 10.15% 2.73%
MSEX Middlesex Water Company $56.03 $1.06B 20.52 9.57% 2.69%
AWR American States Water Company $85.44 $3.39B 22.63 13.50% 2.63%
CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. $27.79 $445.00M 29.56 7.38% 1.86%

Lowest P/E in Regulated Water

Companies reporting a loss are excluded, since a negative P/E is not a valuation measure.

TickerCompany PriceMarket capP/EROE
ARTNA Artesian Resources Corporation - Class A Non-Voting $34.10 $352.15M 14.62 9.37%
PCYO Pure Cycle Corporation $10.78 $259.77M 17.87 9.98%
YORW The York Water Company $31.82 $516.39M 19.11 9.38%
WTRG Essential Utilities, Inc. $43.11 $12.23B 20.09 8.05%
MSEX Middlesex Water Company $56.03 $1.06B 20.52 9.57%
CWT California Water Service Group $48.04 $2.97B 20.63 7.62%
HTO H2O America $58.90 $2.47B 21.02 6.35%
AWR American States Water Company $85.44 $3.39B 22.63 13.50%
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. $142.75 $28.37B 22.65 10.15%
CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. $27.79 $445.00M 29.56 7.38%

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Regulated Water stocks — frequently asked questions

How many Regulated Water stocks are there?

DeltaScreener covers 13 Regulated Water companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX.

What is the largest Regulated Water company?

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is the largest Regulated Water company by market capitalisation, at $28.37B.

What is a typical P/E ratio for Regulated Water stocks?

Across the 13 largest Regulated Water companies the median price-to-earnings ratio is 20.6. Individual companies vary widely, and loss-making companies have no meaningful P/E at all.

Which Regulated Water stock has the highest dividend yield?

Artesian Resources Corporation - Class A Non-Voting (ARTNA) has the highest dividend yield among Regulated Water stocks at 3.81%. A high yield can reflect a falling share price as much as a generous dividend.

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