Growth Metrics

H2O America (HTO) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

H2O America (HTO) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 5.31 for Q1 2026, down 304.87% year-over-year from 2.59 in Q1 2025, and down 2392.2% on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

H2O America (HTO) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 5.31 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 304.87% year-over-year to 5.31 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.32 (down 19.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.3, down 12.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio eased to 5.31 in Q1 2026 per HTO's latest filing, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.59 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 5.31 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.3 (2022), against an average of 0.13.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when FCF Payout Ratio surged 408.3%; it then slumped 304.87% in 2026.
  • Tracing HTO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.3 in 2022, then soared by 84.24% to 0.55 in 2023, then plunged by 32.75% to 0.37 in 2024, then plunged by 37.77% to 0.23 in 2025, then plunged by 2392.2% to 5.31 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTO FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 5.31 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn -0.46
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn -
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn -25.23
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn -0.12
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn -0.25
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn -5.31
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.57
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.00
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn -0.74
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn -0.72

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.31
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.23
Jun 30, 2025 0.24
Mar 31, 2025 2.59
Dec 31, 2024 0.37
Sep 30, 2024 0.28
Jun 30, 2024 0.28
Mar 31, 2024 0.51
Dec 31, 2023 0.55
Sep 30, 2023 0.19
Jun 30, 2023 0.31
Mar 31, 2023 0.38
Dec 31, 2022 0.30
Sep 30, 2022 0.45
Jun 30, 2022 0.19
Mar 31, 2022 0.44
Dec 31, 2021 0.28
Sep 30, 2021 1.50
Jun 30, 2021 0.20
Mar 31, 2021 0.58
Dec 31, 2020 0.17
Sep 30, 2020 0.27
Jun 30, 2020 1.37
Mar 31, 2020 1.19
Dec 31, 2019 0.22
Sep 30, 2019 0.21
Jun 30, 2019 0.35
Mar 31, 2019 0.34
Dec 31, 2018 1.31
Sep 30, 2018 0.20
Jun 30, 2018 0.25
Mar 31, 2018 0.25
Dec 31, 2017 0.60
Sep 30, 2017 0.14
Jun 30, 2017 0.16
Mar 31, 2017 0.16
Dec 31, 2016 0.11
Sep 30, 2016 0.19
Jun 30, 2016 0.08
Mar 31, 2016 8.51
Dec 31, 2015 -0.47
Sep 30, 2015 0.15
Jun 30, 2015 0.22
Mar 31, 2015 0.15
Dec 31, 2014 0.19
Sep 30, 2014 0.18
Jun 30, 2014 0.41
Mar 31, 2014 0.24
Dec 31, 2013 0.23
Sep 30, 2013 0.19
Jun 30, 2013 0.36
Mar 31, 2013 0.26
Dec 31, 2012 0.20
Sep 30, 2012 0.13
Jun 30, 2012 0.20
Mar 31, 2012 0.22
Dec 31, 2011 0.21
Sep 30, 2011 0.17
Jun 30, 2011 0.18
Mar 31, 2011 0.28
Dec 31, 2010 1.15
Sep 30, 2010 0.41