Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026)
Global Water Resources (GWRS) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 3.71% in Q2 2026, down 3.53 percentage points from 7.24% a year earlier but up 1.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Equity [ROE] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Water Resources reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 4.41%, down 7.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +0.52 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 12.03% in FY2024 (-5.13 pp), 17.16% in FY2023 (+2.37 pp), 14.80% in FY2022 (+3.20 pp) and 11.60% in FY2021 (+7.71 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has ranged from 2.34% in Q1 2026 to 16.35% in Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 13.81 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 8.65 percentage points in Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.34% (Q1 2026), 3.36% (Q4 2025) and 5.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 50.21% |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 9.33% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 11.80% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 11.40% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.04% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 9.30% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 9.94% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 228.92 Mn | 206.33 Mn | - | 3.71% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.71% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.12% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.77% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.78% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.71% |
Global Water Resources Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();