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Global Water Resources, Inc. GWRS

Nasdaq · stock · Water Supply · website · IPO 2016-04-28

Global Water Resources, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$208.8M
P / E70.6×
P / S3.7×
P / B2.4×
Dividend yield3.93%
Net margin5.3%
Return on equity3.4%
FCF margin-84.6%
Net debt$129.6M
Net debt / EBITDA5.9×
Enterprise value USD$338.4M
EV / EBITDA15.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.1%
Return on capital1.5%
Graham number -63%$2.81

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 ($2.81); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-8.40% 14.60% 8.70% 6.30% 2.90% 8.60% 12.30% 15.10% 11.00% 5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
19.50% 23.50% 26.10% 19.60% 19.00% 16.70% 17.50% 23.20% 17.80% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-16.80% 30.60% 11.10% 9.00% 3.40% 12.00% 12.40% 16.40% 12.20% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
19.1M 19.6M 20.5M 21.5M 22.6M 22.9M 23.3M 24.1M 24.3M 27.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$94.5M $109.9M $102.3M $107.5M $97.0M $100.4M $102.2M $102.6M $113.4M $129.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.10% 1.90% 1.20% 0.80% 0.40% 1.20% 1.70% 2.20% 1.40% 0.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-22.50% -31.20% 18.40% 1.10% 14.10% 5.10% -23.80% 5.80% -20.00% -84.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
7.67× 7.75× 4.13× 4.66× 3.57× 3.77× 2.45× 2.17× 2.57× 1.54× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.13 $0.23 $0.15 $0.10 $0.05 $0.16 $0.24 $0.33 $0.24 $0.11 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

Global Water Resources, Inc. trades at about 69.2× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 36.3×–321.4×, median 64.2×).

36.3× 321.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (36.3×–321.4×); dot = today's 69.2×.

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
Operating margin12.8%17.8%23.2%17.5%16.7%19.0%19.6%26.1%23.5%19.5%
Net margin5.3%11.0%15.1%12.3%8.6%2.9%6.3%8.7%14.6%-8.4%
FCF margin-84.6%-20.0%5.8%-23.8%5.1%14.1%1.1%18.4%-31.2%-22.5%
Return on assets0.6%1.4%2.2%1.7%1.2%0.4%0.8%1.2%1.9%-1.1%
Return on equity3.4%12.2%16.4%12.4%12.0%3.4%9.0%11.1%30.6%-16.8%
Debt / equity1.54×2.57×2.17×2.45×3.77×3.57×4.66×4.13×7.75×7.67×
Current ratio0.760.870.820.871.121.891.221.811.082.27

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