Growth Metrics

Global Water Resources (GWRS) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2026)

Global Water Resources posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $12.9 million for Q1 2026, up 15.13% year-on-year from $11.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.16% on a QoQ basis from $13.2 million in Q4 2025.

Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 12 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $12.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 15.13% year-over-year to $12.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $50.3 million (up 13.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $48.6 million, up 12.17% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $12.9 million, down from $13.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $13.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $8.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $10.7 million (2023), against an average of $10.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Expenses retreated 3.35%; it then gained 21.86% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $9.9 million in 2022, then climbed by 8.46% to $10.7 million in 2023, then increased by 11.48% to $11.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 10.45% to $13.2 million in 2025, then decreased by 2.16% to $12.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $12.9 million (Q1 2026), $13.2 million (Q4 2025), and $12.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.41 Bn 24.28 Bn 714.00 Mn 816.00 Mn
2 Aris Mining 20.22 Bn 19.75 Bn 233.28 Mn -7.90 Mn
3 Essential Utilities 10.60 Bn 10.53 Bn 685.96 Mn 551.12 Mn
4 American States Water 2.95 Bn 2.94 Bn 104.19 Mn 119.24 Mn
5 California Water Service 2.62 Bn 2.52 Bn 183.34 Mn 196.41 Mn
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 145.87 Mn
7 Middlesex Water 966.38 Mn 964.34 Mn 25.70 Mn 35.61 Mn
8 Consolidated Water 470.56 Mn 349.42 Mn 10.92 Mn 10.68 Mn
9 York Water 431.27 Mn 431.27 Mn 13.98 Mn 13.72 Mn
10 Global Water Resources 207.64 Mn 205.84 Mn 9.10 Mn 12.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 13.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 12.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 11.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 11.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 10.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 10.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 10.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 10.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 9.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 9.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 9.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 9.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 8.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 9.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 8.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 8.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 8.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 7.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 8.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 6.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 7.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 7.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 6.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 6.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 6.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 6.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 6.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 6.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 6.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 5.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 6.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 5.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 6.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 5.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 6.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 5.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 5.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 6.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 6.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 6.85 Mn