Global Water Resources (GWRS) Gross Margin (2015 - 2026)
Global Water Resources posted quarterly Gross Margin of 68.52% for Q1 2026, down 189.0% year-on-year from 76.98% in Q1 2025, and down 2.53% on a QoQ basis from 70.3% in Q4 2025.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 68.52% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 189.0% year-over-year to 68.52%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 71.29% (down 232.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 71.75%, down 220.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 68.52%, down from 70.3% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 78.76% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 68.52% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 74.64% (2022), against an average of 73.97%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 411 bps; it then plunged 704 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 76.31% in 2022, then declined by 2 bps to 74.84% in 2023, then decreased by 2 bps to 73.49% in 2024, then fell by 4 bps to 70.3% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 68.52% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 68.52% (Q1 2026), 70.3% (Q4 2025), and 73.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 59.15% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 62.63% |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.60 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 79.60% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.95 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 94.64% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 85.44% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 93.45% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 966.38 Mn | 964.34 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 52.76% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 36.42% |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 70.00% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 207.64 Mn | 205.84 Mn | 9.10 Mn | 68.52% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 70.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 73.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 72.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 73.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 75.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.20% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 74.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 75.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 78.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 76.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 76.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 74.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.64% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 74.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 76.53% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 77.34% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 73.01% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 90.50% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 75.98% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 49.95% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 72.88% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 52.09% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 61.43% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 80.48% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 77.69% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 79.50% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 59.51% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 85.04% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 51.56% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 79.64% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 81.42% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 82.19% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 78.29% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 80.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 80.92% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 78.97% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 76.35% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 79.28% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 79.25% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 77.35% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 75.60% |