Global Water Resources (GWRS) FCF Payout Ratio (2015 - 2026)
Global Water Resources posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.21 for Q1 2026, down 409.95% year-on-year from 0.39 in Q1 2025, and down 732.79% on a QoQ basis from 0.15 in Q4 2025.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.21 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 409.95% year-over-year to 1.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (up 41.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.17, up 74.88% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.21, down from 0.15 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.79 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 31.77 in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.38 (2024), against an average of 2.51.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 186.42% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 1418.01% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.36 in 2022, then slumped by 404.41% to 1.81 in 2023, then jumped by 85.82% to 0.26 in 2024, then jumped by 43.16% to 0.15 in 2025, then sank by 732.79% to 1.21 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.21 (Q1 2026), 0.15 (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 | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | -0.46 |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.60 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 685.96 Mn | -25.23 |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.95 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 104.19 Mn | -0.12 |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -0.25 |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | -5.31 |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 966.38 Mn | 964.34 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 0.57 |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 0.00 |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | -0.74 |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 207.64 Mn | 205.84 Mn | 9.10 Mn | -1.21 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.15 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.93 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.81 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.83 |
| 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 | -1.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.66 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -2.87 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.08 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.34 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 28.65 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.59 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -5.88 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -31.00 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -0.99 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.76 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.09 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 7.32 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -1.99 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.22 |