Growth Metrics

H2O America (HTO) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)

H2O America (HTO) reported Net Margin of 10.37% for Q1 2026, up 49.0% year-over-year from 6.96% in Q1 2025, and up 24.14% on a QoQ basis from 8.35% in Q4 2025.

H2O America (HTO) has 17 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 10.37% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 49.0% year-over-year to 10.37% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.87% (down 2.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.81%, up 26.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin climbed to 10.37% in Q1 2026 per HTO's latest filing, from 8.35% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 19.55% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 3.01% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 11.59% (2024), against an average of 11.85%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Net Margin soared 665 bps; it then plunged 849 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing HTO's Net Margin over 5 years: stood at 19.55% in 2022, then sank by 43 bps to 11.06% in 2023, then gained by 5 bps to 11.59% in 2024, then slipped by 28 bps to 8.35% in 2025, then climbed by 24 bps to 10.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest HTO Net Margin figures stand at 10.37% (Q1 2026), 8.35% (Q4 2025), and 18.76% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 16.24%
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 33.21%
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 26.04%
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 26.11%
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn -1.33%
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 10.37%
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 21.73%
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn -0.14%
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 24.10%
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 7.16%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.37%
Dec 31, 2025 8.35%
Sep 30, 2025 18.76%
Jun 30, 2025 12.45%
Mar 31, 2025 9.88%
Dec 31, 2024 11.59%
Sep 30, 2024 17.17%
Jun 30, 2024 11.75%
Mar 31, 2024 7.83%
Dec 31, 2023 11.06%
Sep 30, 2023 17.68%
Jun 30, 2023 11.66%
Mar 31, 2023 8.40%
Dec 31, 2022 19.55%
Sep 30, 2022 14.23%
Jun 30, 2022 7.75%
Mar 31, 2022 3.01%
Dec 31, 2021 12.89%
Sep 30, 2021 11.42%
Jun 30, 2021 13.65%
Mar 31, 2021 2.28%
Dec 31, 2020 9.79%
Sep 30, 2020 15.73%
Jun 30, 2020 13.40%
Mar 31, 2020 2.09%
Dec 31, 2019 -4.36%
Sep 30, 2019 8.31%
Jun 30, 2019 13.37%
Mar 31, 2019 10.15%
Dec 31, 2018 8.94%
Sep 30, 2018 12.65%
Jun 30, 2018 12.99%
Mar 31, 2018 1.71%
Dec 31, 2017 18.50%
Sep 30, 2017 15.68%
Jun 30, 2017 20.17%
Mar 31, 2017 5.32%
Dec 31, 2016 17.31%
Sep 30, 2016 16.88%
Jun 30, 2016 19.29%
Mar 31, 2016 5.53%
Dec 31, 2015 18.48%
Sep 30, 2015 11.49%
Jun 30, 2015 10.30%
Mar 31, 2015 7.56%
Dec 31, 2014 8.21%
Sep 30, 2014 30.59%
Jun 30, 2014 9.73%
Mar 31, 2014 1.66%
Dec 31, 2013 6.95%
Sep 30, 2013 10.50%
Jun 30, 2013 10.02%
Mar 31, 2013 2.63%
Dec 31, 2012 9.49%
Sep 30, 2012 12.24%
Jun 30, 2012 7.93%
Mar 31, 2012 2.17%
Dec 31, 2011 10.59%
Sep 30, 2011 11.11%
Jun 30, 2011 9.24%
Mar 31, 2011 1.40%
Dec 31, 2010 16.00%
Sep 30, 2010 15.33%
Jun 30, 2010 8.34%