Global Water Resources (GWRS) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026)

Global Water Resources' (GWRS) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 2.93% in Q1 2026, down 715.0% YoY from 0.48% in Q1 2025, and up 10.44% on a QoQ basis from 2.65% in Q4 2025.

Global Water Resources (GWRS) EBITDA Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 2.93% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 715.0% year-over-year to 2.93% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.12% (down 635.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.83%, down 494.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin grew to 2.93% in Q1 2026, from 2.65% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 28.77% in Q1 2023 to a low of 2.65% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 16.64% and a median of 18.4% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBITDA Margin tumbled 2352 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1518 bps.
  • Tracing GWRS's EBITDA Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.06% in 2022, then advanced by 21 bps to 13.44% in 2023, then retreated by 26 bps to 9.93% in 2024, then slumped by 73 bps to 2.65% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 2.93% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 2.93% (Q1 2026), 2.65% (Q4 2025), and 18.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.64 Bn 26.45 Bn - 40.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.35 Bn 11.35 Bn - 36.41%
3 American States Water 3.37 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn 14.81%
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.94 Bn 263.45 Mn 22.97%
5 H2O America 2.61 Bn 2.51 Bn 197.11 Mn 20.31%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 32.35%
7 York Water 517.33 Mn 516.77 Mn - 41.71%
8 Consolidated Water 515.60 Mn 389.27 Mn 10.92 Mn 11.48%
9 Artesian Resources 361.44 Mn 357.18 Mn 26.56 Mn 22.60%
10 Global Water Resources 217.41 Mn 215.61 Mn - 2.93%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.93%
Dec 31, 2025 2.65%
Sep 30, 2025 18.83%
Jun 30, 2025 18.40%
Mar 31, 2025 10.07%
Dec 31, 2024 9.93%
Sep 30, 2024 27.82%
Jun 30, 2024 20.70%
Mar 31, 2024 10.91%
Dec 31, 2023 13.44%
Sep 30, 2023 26.40%
Jun 30, 2023 23.15%
Mar 31, 2023 28.77%
Dec 31, 2022 11.06%
Sep 30, 2022 23.26%
Jun 30, 2022 21.03%
Mar 31, 2022 13.59%
Dec 31, 2021 12.65%
Sep 30, 2021 20.11%
Jun 30, 2021 44.55%