global water resources - GWRS

GWRS

Close Chg Chg %
7.90 0.03 0.38%

Closed Market

7.93

+0.03 (0.38%)

Volume: 40.41K

Last Updated:

Oct 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: global water resources - GWRS

GWRS Key Data

Open

$7.91

Day Range

7.85 - 7.94

52 Week Range

6.55 - 10.60

Market Cap

$220.28M

Shares Outstanding

28.80M

Public Float

12.81M

Beta

0.94

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

68.55

EPS

$0.11

Yield

384.76%

Dividend

$0.03

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Oct 16, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

48.57K

 

GWRS Performance

1 Week
 
-0.75%
 
1 Month
 
-2.10%
 
3 Months
 
7.74%
 
1 Year
 
-24.76%
 
5 Years
 
-58.09%
 

GWRS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 3
Full Ratings ➔

About global water resources - GWRS

Global Water Resources, Inc. engages in the operation and management of water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities. It also distributes recycled water throughout the communities through a separate system of pipes. The company was founded by Trevor T. Hill and William S. Levine on September 24, 2003 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

GWRS At a Glance

Global Water Resources, Inc.
21410 North 19th Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85027
Phone 1-480-360-7775 Revenue 55.76M
Industry Water Utilities Net Income 2.96M
Sector Utilities 2025 Sales Growth 5.819%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 129
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GWRS Valuation

P/E Current 68.548
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 77.381
Price to Sales Ratio 4.103
Price to Book Ratio 2.805
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 11.34
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 16.119
Enterprise Value to Sales 6.51
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.381

GWRS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 432,232.558
Income Per Employee 22,922.481
Receivables Turnover 7.223
Total Asset Turnover 0.122

GWRS Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.761
Quick Ratio 0.761
Cash Ratio 0.212

GWRS Profitability

Gross Margin 44.856
Operating Margin 12.834
Pretax Margin 7.143
Net Margin 5.303
Return on Assets 0.649
Return on Equity 4.406
Return on Total Capital 1.315
Return on Invested Capital 1.525

GWRS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 159.658
Total Debt to Total Capital 61.488
Total Debt to Total Assets 27.92
Long-Term Debt to Equity 154.125
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 59.357
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Annual Financials for Global Water Resources - GWRS

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
44.73M 53.03M 52.69M 55.76M
Sales Growth
+6.71% +18.56% -0.63% +5.82%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
20.78M 24.11M 26.45M 30.75M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
10.07M 11.76M 13.10M 15.37M
Depreciation
9.87M 10.36M 12.20M 14.87M
Amortization of Intangibles
200.00K 1.40M 900.00K 498.00K
COGS Growth
+5.00% +16.01% +9.71% +16.26%
Gross Income
23.95M 28.92M 26.25M 25.01M
Gross Income Growth
+8.24% +20.76% -9.25% -4.71%
Gross Profit Margin
+53.54% +54.54% +49.81% +44.86%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
16.13M 16.64M 16.88M 17.86M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
16.13M 16.64M 16.88M 17.86M
SGA Growth
+6.50% +3.14% +1.48% +5.76%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
7.82M 12.29M 9.36M 7.16M
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.66M 3.45M 4.60M 2.79M
Non-Operating Interest Income
65.00K 52.00K 946.00K 446.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
4.04M 4.88M 6.10M 5.96M
Interest Expense Growth
-22.40% +20.96% +24.91% -2.20%
Gross Interest Expense
4.04M 4.88M 6.10M 5.96M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
6.44M 10.85M 7.86M 3.98M
Pretax Income Growth
+35.32% +68.54% -27.57% -49.34%
Pretax Margin
+14.40% +20.47% +14.92% +7.14%
Income Tax
934.00K 2.87M 2.07M 1.03M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(1.80M) 478.00K 600.00K 968.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
2.74M 2.39M 1.47M 58.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
5.51M 7.98M 5.79M 2.96M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
5.51M 7.98M 5.79M 2.96M
Net Income Growth
+52.56% +44.97% -27.47% -48.92%
Net Margin Growth
+12.31% +15.05% +10.99% +5.30%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
5.51M 7.98M 5.79M 2.96M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
5.51M 7.98M 5.79M 2.96M
EPS (Basic)
0.2376 0.332 0.2392 0.1094
EPS (Basic) Growth
+48.87% +39.73% -27.95% -54.26%
Basic Shares Outstanding
23.17M 24.04M 24.20M 27.03M
EPS (Diluted)
0.236 0.3308 0.2382 0.1092
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+49.75% +40.17% -27.99% -54.16%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
23.33M 24.13M 24.30M 27.08M
EBITDA
17.89M 24.05M 22.47M 22.52M
EBITDA Growth
+8.63% +34.41% -6.57% +0.24%
EBITDA Margin
+40.00% +45.35% +42.64% +40.39%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 9.867
Number of Ratings 3 Current Quarters Estimate 0.007
FY Report Date 12 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.097
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.05 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.14 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.127
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 3 2 3 3
Mean Estimate 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.13
High Estimates 0.01 0.01 0.11 0.14
Low Estimate 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.11
Coefficient of Variance 86.61 141.42 11.95 12.06

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Global Water Resources - GWRS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Oct 5, 2026 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 113,488 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Christopher D. Krygier Chief Operating Officer 34,234 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Jonathan C. Corwin Vice President 422 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Jonathan C. Corwin Vice President 554 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Jonathan C. Corwin Vice President 14,014 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $7.95 per share 111,411.30
Oct 5, 2026 Jonathan C. Corwin Vice President 14,146 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Brett Derek Huckelbridge Director 12,219 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Andrew M. Cohn Director 1,751 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 23,651 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 28,152 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 108,987 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $7.95 per share 866,446.65
Oct 5, 2026 Christopher D. Krygier Chief Operating Officer 9,058 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 15,133 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 18,014 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 89,065 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $7.95 per share 708,066.75
Oct 5, 2026 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 91,946 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Christopher D. Krygier Chief Operating Officer 7,613 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 Christopher D. Krygier Chief Operating Officer 32,789 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $7.95 per share 260,672.55
Oct 5, 2026 David Rousseau Director 12,501 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Oct 5, 2026 John Carroll Lenderking SVP, Water Resources 825 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00

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