American States Water (AWR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2025)
American States Water (AWR) reported Return on Capital Employed of 8.1% for Q4 2025, down 39.0% year-over-year from 13.27% in Q4 2024, and little changed on a QoQ basis from 8.09% in Q3 2025.
American States Water (AWR) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 8.1% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 39.0% year-over-year to 8.1% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 8.1% (down 39.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.35%, down 48.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed held at 8.1% in Q4 2025 per AWR's latest filing, from 8.09% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 9.58% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 7.73% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.26% (2021), against an average of 8.45%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed surged 170 bps; it then plunged 107 bps in 2024.
- Tracing AWR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 8.14% in 2021, then slipped by 3 bps to 7.86% in 2022, then climbed by 22 bps to 9.55% in 2023, then fell by 11 bps to 8.48% in 2024, then decreased by 5 bps to 8.1% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest AWR Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.1% (Q4 2025), 8.09% (Q3 2025), and 7.88% (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.16 Bn | 24.02 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 6.08% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.33 Bn | 19.86 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.48 Bn | 10.40 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 0.54% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.94 Bn | 2.93 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 8.10% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 3.21% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.52% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 959.61 Mn | 957.57 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 4.45% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 465.28 Mn | 344.14 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 1.44% |
| 9 | York Water | 430.12 Mn | 430.12 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.62% |
| 10 | Artesian Resources | 332.86 Mn | 328.60 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 3.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.88% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.48% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.21% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.04% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.05% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.96% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.88% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.47% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 8.73% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.43% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 8.08% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 7.29% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.55% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.65% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.04% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.91% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 9.81% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 9.62% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.64% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.98% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 9.21% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 9.43% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.66% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.97% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.61% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 9.50% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 9.56% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 9.28% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 9.47% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 9.68% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 9.75% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 9.91% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.32% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 9.08% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 8.82% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.57% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.82% |