global water resources - GWRS

GWRS

Close Chg Chg %
8.55 0.01 0.12%

Closed Market

8.56

+0.01 (0.12%)

Volume: 84.90K

Last Updated:

Dec 26, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: global water resources - GWRS

GWRS Key Data

Open

$8.56

Day Range

8.50 - 8.68

52 Week Range

8.28 - 12.32

Market Cap

$245.82M

Shares Outstanding

28.75M

Public Float

13.63M

Beta

0.98

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

52.29

EPS

$0.16

Yield

354.92%

Dividend

$0.03

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 16, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

98.82K

 

GWRS Performance

1 Week
 
1.18%
 
1 Month
 
-0.23%
 
3 Months
 
-15.51%
 
1 Year
 
-25.52%
 
5 Years
 
-41.28%
 

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 52.69M
Industry Water Utilities Net Income 5.79M
Sector Utilities Employees 122
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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GWRS Valuation

P/E Current 52.294
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 48.279
Price to Sales Ratio 5.304
Price to Book Ratio 5.852
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 12.83
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 17.59
Enterprise Value to Sales 7.50
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.316

GWRS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 431,901.639
Income Per Employee 47,450.82
Receivables Turnover 5.887
Total Asset Turnover 0.136

GWRS Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.875
Quick Ratio 0.875
Cash Ratio 0.406

GWRS Profitability

Gross Margin 49.81
Operating Margin 17.771
Pretax Margin 14.921
Net Margin 10.986
Return on Assets 1.489
Return on Equity 12.032
Return on Total Capital 3.358
Return on Invested Capital 3.604

GWRS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 262.089
Total Debt to Total Capital 72.383
Total Debt to Total Assets 29.969
Long-Term Debt to Equity 252.012
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 69.60
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Annual Financials for Global Water Resources - GWRS

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
41.91M 44.73M 53.03M 52.69M
Sales Growth
+8.51% +6.71% +18.56% -0.63%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
19.79M 20.78M 24.11M 26.45M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
9.49M 10.07M 11.76M 13.10M
Depreciation
8.69M 9.87M 10.36M 12.20M
Amortization of Intangibles
800.00K 200.00K 1.40M 900.00K
COGS Growth
+6.56% +5.00% +16.01% +9.71%
Gross Income
22.13M 23.95M 28.92M 26.25M
Gross Income Growth
+10.31% +8.24% +20.76% -9.25%
Gross Profit Margin
+52.79% +53.54% +54.54% +49.81%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
15.15M 16.13M 16.64M 16.88M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
15.15M 16.13M 16.64M 16.88M
SGA Growth
+19.05% +6.50% +3.14% +1.48%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
6.98M 7.82M 12.29M 9.36M
Non Operating Income/Expense
2.98M 2.66M 3.45M 4.60M
Non-Operating Interest Income
19.00K 65.00K 52.00K 946.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
5.20M 4.04M 4.88M 6.10M
Interest Expense Growth
-3.27% -22.40% +20.96% +24.91%
Gross Interest Expense
5.20M 4.04M 4.88M 6.10M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
4.76M 6.44M 10.85M 7.86M
Pretax Income Growth
+153.68% +35.32% +68.54% -27.57%
Pretax Margin
+11.35% +14.40% +20.47% +14.92%
Income Tax
1.15M 934.00K 2.87M 2.07M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
1.40M (1.80M) 478.00K 600.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(249.00K) 2.74M 2.39M 1.47M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
3.61M 5.51M 7.98M 5.79M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
3.61M 5.51M 7.98M 5.79M
Net Income Growth
+226.61% +52.56% +44.97% -27.47%
Net Margin Growth
+8.61% +12.31% +15.05% +10.99%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
3.61M 5.51M 7.98M 5.79M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
3.61M 5.51M 7.98M 5.79M
EPS (Basic)
0.1596 0.2376 0.332 0.2392
EPS (Basic) Growth
+225.05% +48.87% +39.73% -27.95%
Basic Shares Outstanding
22.62M 23.17M 24.04M 24.20M
EPS (Diluted)
0.1576 0.236 0.3308 0.2382
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+221.63% +49.75% +40.17% -27.99%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
22.90M 23.33M 24.13M 24.30M
EBITDA
16.47M 17.89M 24.05M 22.47M
EBITDA Growth
+0.63% +8.63% +34.41% -6.57%
EBITDA Margin
+39.29% +40.00% +45.35% +42.64%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 14.167
Number of Ratings 3 Current Quarters Estimate 0.033
FY Report Date 12 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 0.177
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.07 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.26 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.223
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 0.03 0.02 0.18 0.22
High Estimates 0.04 0.02 0.19 0.24
Low Estimate 0.02 0.02 0.16 0.21
Coefficient of Variance 34.64 0.00 8.65 6.84

Analysts Recommendations

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

Insider Actions for Global Water Resources - GWRS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Dec 8, 2025 Richard Michael Alexander Director 48,410 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 420,198.80
Dec 8, 2025 Richard Michael Alexander Director 47,735 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 414,339.80
Dec 8, 2025 David Rousseau Director 6,697 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 58,129.96
Dec 8, 2025 Debra G. Coy Director 24,495 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 212,616.60
Dec 8, 2025 William S. Levine Director 12,128,943 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 105,279,225.24
Dec 8, 2025 Brett Derek Huckelbridge Director 8,068 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 70,030.24
Dec 8, 2025 Andrew M. Cohn Director 2,541,729 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) Non-derivative transaction at $8.68 per share 22,062,207.72
Apr 4, 2025 John Carroll Lenderking SVP, Water Resources 2,724 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Joanne Ellsworth Executive Vice President 1,503 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Joanne Ellsworth Executive Vice President 17,559 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $10.31 per share 181,033.29
Apr 4, 2025 Joanne Ellsworth Executive Vice President 17,810 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 26,231 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 29,952 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 29,879 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 116,014 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $10.31 per share 1,196,104.34
Apr 4, 2025 Ron L. Fleming President and CEO; Director 119,735 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 16,791 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 19,171 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 19,124 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 4, 2025 Michael J. Liebman CFO and Corporate Secretary 92,892 Disposition to the issuer of issuer equity secs pursant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $10.31 per share 957,716.52

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