Consolidated Water (CWCO) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)
Consolidated Water (CWCO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.55% for Q1 2026, up 31.0% year-over-year from 0.42% in Q1 2025, and up 22.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.45% in Q4 2025.
Consolidated Water (CWCO) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Consolidated Water (CWCO) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 8 consecutive years, with 0.55% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 31.0% year-over-year to 0.55%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.55% (up 31.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.67%, up 64.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.55% in Q1 2026 per CWCO's latest filing, from 0.45% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.72% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.15% in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.4% across 5 years, with a median of 0.37% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital soared 45 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 48 bps.
- Consolidated Water's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.28% in 2022, then surged by 162 bps to 0.72% in 2023, then tumbled by 66 bps to 0.25% in 2024, then soared by 82 bps to 0.45% in 2025, then gained by 22 bps to 0.55% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CWCO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.55% in Q1 2026, 0.45% in Q4 2025, and 0.37% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 26.40 Bn | 26.20 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 2 | Essential Utilities | 11.26 Bn | 11.26 Bn | - | 0.03% |
| 3 | American States Water | 3.35 Bn | 3.33 Bn | 278.03 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | California Water Service | 3.00 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 263.45 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | H2O America | 2.58 Bn | 2.48 Bn | 197.11 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Middlesex Water | 1.09 Bn | 1.09 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 7 | Consolidated Water | 516.08 Mn | 389.75 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 0.55% |
| 8 | York Water | 513.04 Mn | 512.48 Mn | - | 0.01% |
| 9 | Artesian Resources | 360.98 Mn | 356.72 Mn | 26.56 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Pure Cycle | 273.22 Mn | 264.78 Mn | 4.29 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.52% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.30% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.08% |