American States Water (AWR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2025)
American States Water (AWR) reported Operating Margin of 40.91% for Q4 2025, up 6042.0% year-over-year from 0.67% in Q4 2024, and down 12.31% on a QoQ basis from 46.65% in Q3 2025.
American States Water (AWR) has 16 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 40.91% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 6042.0% year-over-year to 40.91% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 36.73% (down 7091.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 43.8%, down 10215.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 40.91% in Q4 2025 per AWR's latest filing, from 46.65% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 46.86% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 108.04% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 31.01% (2025), against an average of 22.28%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin tumbled 9687 bps; it then soared 12200 bps in 2023.
- Tracing AWR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.17% in 2021, then plunged by 868 bps to 108.04% in 2022, then soared by 113 bps to 13.96% in 2023, then tumbled by 240 bps to 19.51% in 2024, then surged by 310 bps to 40.91% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AWR Operating Margin figures stand at 40.91% (Q4 2025), 46.65% (Q3 2025), and 31.25% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 32.39% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 48.07% |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 36.05% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 40.91% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 8.47% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 20.42% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 26.90% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 11.48% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 31.81% |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 22.60% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 46.65% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 31.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -108.04% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.77% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 29.47% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 25.91% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 23.57% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 29.78% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 29.45% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 21.88% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 31.77% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 31.63% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 19.85% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 20.49% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 27.36% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 19.73% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 21.08% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 30.97% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 37.13% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 24.87% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.69% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 32.00% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 28.38% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 22.70% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 5.56% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 30.97% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 26.64% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 134.83% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -86.80% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 120.85% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 35.95% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 109.82% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 29.70% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 27.62% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 39.60% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 25.29% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.75% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 40.10% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 26.29% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 78.21% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 16.19% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 27.08% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 26.53% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 19.08% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -47.75% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 20.45% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 29.05% |