Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026)
Global Water Resources (GWRS) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.84% for Q2 2026, down 0.62 percentage points from 3.45% a year earlier but up 0.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Water Resources (GWRS) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Global Water Resources' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.78%, down 1.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -0.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Global Water Resources' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.36% in FY2024 (-1.60 pp), 5.96% in FY2023 (+1.44 pp), 4.52% in FY2022 (+0.86 pp) and 3.66% in FY2021 (+0.64 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 2.14% in Q1 2026 to a high of 5.88% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.21 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2023, with a gain of 1.65 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 1.82 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 2.14% (Q1 2026), 2.51% (Q4 2025) and 2.97% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 287.73 Bn | 287.73 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 160.25 Bn | 161.15 Bn | - | 4.94% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.31 Bn | 87.36 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.79 Bn | 87.40 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.41% |
| 5 | National Grid | 79.16 Bn | 60.69 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.09 Bn | 63.47 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.55% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.95 Bn | 56.63 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.22 Bn | 50.35 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 3.27% |
| 9 | Entergy | 47.09 Bn | 36.28 Bn | - | 4.68% |
| 10 | Global Water Resources | 234.11 Mn | 211.51 Mn | - | 2.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.97% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.67% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.44% |
API Access
Global Water Resources Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GWRS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();