Open contest
14 companies value 72 bn revenue 19 bn margin 23.3% free cash flow 0.2 bn avg. score 3.9
AWK holds 37.1% of the group's value, 1.2x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWK | American Water Works United States · score 1.4 | 37% | 27 bn | 5.3 bn | 21.4% | -1.0 bn | -3.9% | 2.5% | Regulated water and wastewater, the largest in the US sector · Largest listed US water and wastewater company; a sector consolidator | |
| 2 | SBS | Companhia de Saneamento Básico de SP (Sabesp) Brazil · score 6.9 | 31% | 22 bn | 7.6 bn | 22.2% | 1.6 bn | 7.5% | 2.1% | Water utilities and water supply in São Paulo · Largest water and sanitation company in the Americas, recently privatized | |
| 3 | WTRG | Essential Utilities United States · score 2.6 | 16% | 12 bn | 2.6 bn | 40.9% | -1.1 bn | -9.2% | 5.6% | Regulated water, wastewater and natural gas distribution · Water and natural gas; a consolidator of municipal systems | |
| 4 | AWR | AMERICAN STATES WATER CO United States · score 4.2 | 5% | 3.2 bn | 0.7 bn | 20.5% | 0.0 bn | 0.6% | 2.4% | Regulated water and utility services in California · California — revenue of $697m | |
| 5 | CWT | CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP United States · score 6.6 | 4% | 2.8 bn | 1.0 bn | 13.3% | 0.3 bn | 11.6% | 2.7% | Regulated water utilities in California and neighboring states · California — revenue of $1bn | |
| 6 | HTO | H2O AMERICA United States · score 5.6 | 3% | 2.3 bn | 0.8 bn | 12.9% | 0.3 bn | 10.5% | 2.8% | Water utility holding company, owner of San Jose Water, founded in 1866 · California — revenue of $829m | |
| 7 | MSEX | MIDDLESEX WATER CO United States · score 5.3 | 1% | 1.0 bn | 0.2 bn | 23.3% | 0.1 bn | 5.8% | 2.6% | Water and wastewater utility in New Jersey and Delaware, since 1897 · New Jersey — revenue of $206m | |
| 8 | YORW | YORK WATER CO United States · score 5.9 | 1% | 0.5 bn | 0.1 bn | 28.5% | 0.0 bn | 6.8% | 2.6% | Oldest US water utility, in Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania — revenue of $83m | |
| 9 | CWCO | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Cayman Islands · score 7.3 | 1% | 0.4 bn | 0.1 bn | 12.7% | 0.0 bn | 6.8% | 2.0% | Reverse osmosis desalination in the Cayman Islands · Cayman Islands — revenue of $128m | |
| 10 | ARTNA | ARTESIAN RESOURCES CORP United States · score 1.9 | 1% | 0.3 bn | 0.1 bn | 20.2% | -0.0 bn | -5.3% | 3.8% | Water distribution in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania · Delaware — revenue of $117m | |
| 11 | PCYO | PURE CYCLE CORP United States · score 5.6 | 0% | 0.3 bn | 0.0 bn | 43.7% | 0.0 bn | 2.9% | — | Water and wastewater, land development and home rentals · Colorado — revenue of $34m | |
| 12 | CDZI | CADIZ INC United States · score 0.0 | 1% | 0.3 bn | 0.0 bn | -311.0% | -0.0 bn | -9.2% | 1.5% | Water, land, pipelines and filtration in Southern California · California — revenue of $12m | |
| 13 | GWRS | Global Water Resources, Inc. United States · score 1.5 | 0% | 0.2 bn | 0.1 bn | 5.2% | -0.0 bn | -10.8% | 3.8% | Integrated water management in Arizona · Arizona — revenue of $60m | |
| 14 | RAIN | Rain Enhancement Technologies Holdco, Inc. United States · score 0.5 | 0% | 0.0 bn | — | — | 0.0 bn | -52.0% | — | Rain-inducing technology · Florida |
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What this is. A catalogue, not a guide. Every industry with stocks listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ, the companies contending for its leadership, what each one does according to its own annual report, and the balance sheet it filed with the SEC.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.