Global Water Resources (GWRS) Net Margin (2015 - 2026)
Global Water Resources posted quarterly Net Margin of 2.75% for Q1 2026, down 750.0% year-on-year from 0.42% in Q1 2025, and up 61.26% on a QoQ basis from 7.11% in Q4 2025.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 2.75% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 750.0% year-over-year to 2.75%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.53% (down 709.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.3%, down 568.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.75%, up from 7.11% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 20.42% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 7.11% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 11.06% (2025), against an average of 9.89%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin surged 1121 bps; it then tumbled 1257 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 7.38% in 2022, then increased by 25 bps to 9.24% in 2023, then slumped by 64 bps to 3.34% in 2024, then plunged by 313 bps to 7.11% in 2025, then jumped by 61 bps to 2.75% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 2.75% (Q1 2026), 7.11% (Q4 2025), and 11.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 16.24% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | 33.21% |
| 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 | 26.11% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | -1.33% |
| 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 | 21.73% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | -0.14% |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 24.10% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 207.64 Mn | 205.84 Mn | 9.10 Mn | -2.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.52% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.38% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 18.11% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.03% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 10.51% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -1.03% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 9.23% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -6.21% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 36.97% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 16.82% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 16.72% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 15.21% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 20.82% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 22.77% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.57% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 5.22% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.67% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.71% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -46.54% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 269.00% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -12.00% |