Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Global Water Resources posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.36% for Q1 2026, down 99.0% year-on-year from 135.51% in Q1 2025, and down 12.41% on a QoQ basis from 1.55% in Q4 2025.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) has 11 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.36% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 99.0% year-over-year to 1.36%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.36% (down 99.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.68%, down 91.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.36%, down from 1.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 3.56% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.36% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.59% (2024), against an average of 2.56%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed soared 102 bps; it then plunged 110 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 2.54% in 2022, then soared by 40 bps to 3.56% in 2023, then slumped by 31 bps to 2.45% in 2024, then tumbled by 37 bps to 1.55% in 2025, then slipped by 12 bps to 1.36% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.36% (Q1 2026), 1.55% (Q4 2025), and 1.83% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water Works Company | 24.41 Bn | 24.28 Bn | 714.00 Mn | 6.08% |
| 2 | Aris Mining | 20.22 Bn | 19.75 Bn | 233.28 Mn | - |
| 3 | Essential Utilities | 10.60 Bn | 10.53 Bn | 685.96 Mn | 0.54% |
| 4 | American States Water | 2.95 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 104.19 Mn | 8.10% |
| 5 | California Water Service | 2.62 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 183.34 Mn | 3.21% |
| 6 | H2O America | 2.18 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 171.30 Mn | 3.52% |
| 7 | Middlesex Water | 966.38 Mn | 964.34 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 4.45% |
| 8 | Consolidated Water | 470.56 Mn | 349.42 Mn | 10.92 Mn | 1.44% |
| 9 | York Water | 431.27 Mn | 431.27 Mn | 13.98 Mn | 0.62% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 207.64 Mn | 205.84 Mn | 9.10 Mn | 1.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.61% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.43% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.72% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.75% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.64% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.72% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.05% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.85% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.61% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 3.73% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 3.93% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.33% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.20% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.88% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.58% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.54% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.77% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.39% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 3.05% |