Consolidated Water (CWCO) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Consolidated Water (CWCO) reported Operating Margin of 11.48% for Q1 2026, down 220.0% year-over-year from 9.56% in Q1 2025, and up 130.47% on a QoQ basis from 37.66% in Q4 2025.
Consolidated Water (CWCO) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 11.48% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 220.0% year-over-year to 11.48% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.59% (up 131.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.4%, up 16.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin climbed to 11.48% in Q1 2026 per CWCO's latest filing, from 37.66% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 21.55% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 45.28% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 13.68% (2025), against an average of 5.18%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin soared 2144 bps; it then plunged 4271 bps in 2023.
- Tracing CWCO's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.22% in 2022, then slumped by 381 bps to 31.49% in 2023, then plunged by 44 bps to 45.28% in 2024, then increased by 17 bps to 37.66% in 2025, then surged by 130 bps to 11.48% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CWCO Operating Margin figures stand at 11.48% (Q1 2026), 37.66% (Q4 2025), and 16.41% (Q3 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 |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.68% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -45.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -31.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 13.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.12% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.12% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.32% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 6.51% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.95% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.95% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 18.07% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 176.91% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.33% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.14% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.47% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.77% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 11.53% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.35% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 5.03% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.00% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 13.05% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.00% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -16.40% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 949.60% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.08% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 14.75% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 1,575.61% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 15.38% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -1,661.40% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.08% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 555.10% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 3.84% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.04% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 5.95% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 16.92% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 16.02% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 1,083.37% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 12.10% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2,605.63% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.60% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 7.63% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 13.95% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 398.13% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -2.28% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 8.08% |