Global Water Resources (GWRS) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026)
Global Water Resources posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 2.93% for Q1 2026, down 3284.0% year-on-year from 0.09% in Q1 2025, and down 91.84% on a QoQ basis from 35.88% in Q4 2025.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 2.93% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 3284.0% year-over-year to 2.93%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.91% (down 972.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 38.84%, down 171.0% from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.93%, down from 35.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 48.99% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 2.93% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 40.87% (2025), against an average of 38.24%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when EBITDA Margin soared 1204 bps; it then slumped 3284 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 35.3% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 32.48% in 2023, then grew by 10 bps to 35.59% in 2024, then grew by 1 bps to 35.88% in 2025, then tumbled by 92 bps to 2.93% in 2026.
- The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 2.93% (Q1 2026), 35.88% (Q4 2025), and 41.38% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 32.39% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 48.07% |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.60 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 26.04% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.95 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 40.91% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 8.47% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 10.37% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 966.38 Mn | 964.34 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 41.34% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 16.75% |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 31.81% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 207.64 Mn | 205.84 Mn | 9.10 Mn | 2.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 41.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 40.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 35.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.30% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 43.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 36.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 40.77% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 43.38% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 35.31% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.27% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 48.38% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 83.94% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 47.51% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 87.68% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 91.05% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 46.64% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 41.56% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 45.06% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 86.52% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 55.30% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 101.54% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 44.42% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 53.35% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 43.22% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 40.45% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 34.18% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 53.92% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 33.40% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 39.29% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 43.65% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 48.51% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 50.65% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 40.50% |