Global Water Resources (GWRS) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)
Global Water Resources (GWRS) reported Operating Margin of 25.36% for Q2 2026, up 6.96 percentage points from 18.40% a year earlier and up 22.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Water Resources (GWRS) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Global Water Resources' Operating Margin came in at 13.60%, down 3.31 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.83%, down 4.94 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of -6.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 17.77% in FY2024 (-5.40 pp), 23.17% in FY2023 (+5.69 pp), 17.48% in FY2022 (+0.83 pp) and 16.65% in FY2021 (-2.34 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.71 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 15.18 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2024 (a drop of 17.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.93% (Q1 2026), 2.65% (Q4 2025) and 18.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | National Grid | 77.93 Bn | 59.46 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.37 Bn | 56.05 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.14 Bn | 39.04 Bn | - | 22.64% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.42 Bn | 33.65 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 20.99% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.75 Bn | 27.83 Bn | - | 21.94% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.92 Bn | 27.40 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 27.43% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.63 Bn | 25.40 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 36.45% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.79 Bn | 25.20 Bn | - | 40.00% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 229.79 Mn | 207.19 Mn | - | 25.36% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.77% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.03% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.65% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.11% |
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Global Water Resources Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "GWRS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();