Global Water Resources (GWRS) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)

Global Water Resources' (GWRS) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.21 in Q1 2026, down 588.27% YoY from 0.25 in Q1 2025, and down 2994.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.04 in Q4 2025.

Global Water Resources (GWRS) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.21 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 588.27% year-over-year to 1.21 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.79 (up 197.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.41, up 25.75% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 1.21 in Q1 2026, from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.79 in Q1 2024 to a low of 31.77 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 2.32 and a median of 0.36 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The widest YoY moves for FCF Payout Ratio: up 161.04% in 2024, down 1485.44% in 2024.
  • Tracing GWRS's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.36 in 2022, then tumbled by 404.41% to 1.81 in 2023, then surged by 115.59% to 0.28 in 2024, then plunged by 85.12% to 0.04 in 2025, then slumped by 2994.0% to 1.21 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.21 (Q1 2026), 0.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.37 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn - -0.67
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn - -1.40
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn -0.54
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn -0.24
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.38
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - -0.41
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.46
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn - 6.25
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn -0.72
10 Global Water Resources 217.99 Mn 216.19 Mn - -1.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.04
Sep 30, 2025 -0.37
Jun 30, 2025 -0.06
Mar 31, 2025 0.25
Dec 31, 2024 0.28
Sep 30, 2024 0.13
Jun 30, 2024 -1.93
Mar 31, 2024 0.79
Dec 31, 2023 -1.81
Sep 30, 2023 -0.21
Jun 30, 2023 0.14
Mar 31, 2023 -31.77
Dec 31, 2022 -0.36
Sep 30, 2022 -0.41
Jun 30, 2022 -0.85
Mar 31, 2022 -2.09
Dec 31, 2021 -0.13
Sep 30, 2021 0.12
Jun 30, 2021 -0.44