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Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO

Nasdaq · stock · Water Supply · website · IPO 1994-12-15 · LEI

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. statistics & valuation

Market cap$471.8M
P / E25.7×
P / S3.6×
P / B2.1×
P / FCF14.0×
Dividend yield1.68%
Net margin13.9%
Return on equity8.1%
FCF margin25.5%
Net cash$123.8M
Net debt / EBITDA-4.9×
Enterprise value USD$348.1M
EV / EBITDA13.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.3%
Return on capital8%
Graham number -39.5%$19.06

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($19.06); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.80% 10.30% 17.20% 17.70% 5.10% 1.30% 6.20% 16.40% 21.10% 13.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
41.90% 40.40% 40.70% 41.10% 36.90% 35.20% 32.30% 34.40% 34.10% 36.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
3.70% 3.80% 12.10% 17.00% 11.50% 3.00% 9.90% 20.60% 13.60% 13.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2.60% 3.90% 6.90% 6.80% 2.20% 0.50% 3.50% 15.40% 13.10% 8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
14.9M 15.0M 15.1M 15.1M 15.2M 15.3M 15.4M 15.9M 15.9M 16.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$37.1M -$31.3M -$42.0M -$43.7M -$40.2M -$50.5M -$42.4M -$99.3M -$123.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.40% 3.70% 6.50% 6.30% 2.10% 0.50% 3.00% 13.50% 11.60% 7.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.50% 17.80% -10.90% 20.20% 23.70% 10.60% 16.60% 2.30% 23.50% 25.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.27 $0.41 $0.75 $0.80 $0.24 $0.06 $0.38 $1.86 $1.77 $1.14 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. trades at about 27.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.8×–169.3×, median 33.2×).

14.8× 169.3×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.8×–169.3×); dot = today's 27.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin36.6%34.1%34.4%32.3%35.2%36.9%41.1%40.7%40.4%41.9%
Operating margin13.9%13.6%20.6%9.9%3.0%11.5%17.0%12.1%3.8%3.7%
Net margin13.9%21.1%16.4%6.2%1.3%5.1%17.7%17.2%10.3%6.8%
FCF margin25.5%23.5%2.3%16.6%10.6%23.7%20.2%-10.9%17.8%7.5%
Return on assets7.1%11.6%13.5%3.0%0.5%2.1%6.3%6.5%3.7%2.4%
Return on equity8.1%13.1%15.4%3.5%0.5%2.2%6.8%6.9%3.9%2.6%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×—0.00×
Current ratio6.126.334.724.0910.0310.519.267.898.749.11

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.