York Water (YORW) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026)

York Water (YORW) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.03% for Q1 2026, down 43.97% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05% in Q4 2025.

York Water (YORW) Return on Invested Capital (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

York Water (YORW) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 14 consecutive years, with 0.03% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.03% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was 0.07%, down 583.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.03% in Q1 2026 per YORW's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.62% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.09% across 4 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps — and 2023, when it decreased 1 bps.
  • York Water's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 142 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then jumped by 175 bps to 0.05% in 2025, then slumped by 44 bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows YORW's Return on Invested Capital at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.05% in Q4 2025, and 0.62% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn - 0.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn - 0.03%
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn 0.00%
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn 0.00%
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.00%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 0.00%
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.55%
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn - 0.01%
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.00%
10 Pure Cycle 274.66 Mn 266.22 Mn 4.29 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.03%
Dec 31, 2025 0.05%
Sep 30, 2025 0.62%
Jun 30, 2023 0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Mar 31, 2021 0.03%
Dec 31, 2020 0.02%
Sep 30, 2020 0.01%
Jun 30, 2020 0.01%
Mar 31, 2020 0.01%
Dec 31, 2019 0.02%
Sep 30, 2019 0.03%
Jun 30, 2019 0.02%
Mar 31, 2019 0.02%
Dec 31, 2018 0.02%