York Water (YORW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
York Water's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.33% for Q2 2026, up 0.16 percentage points from 6.17% a year earlier and up 0.50 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
York Water (YORW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, York Water's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.09%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last six years, with a five-year change of -2.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.28% in FY2024 (-1.22 pp), 7.49% in FY2023 (-0.08 pp), 7.58% in FY2022 (-0.18 pp) and 7.76% in FY2021 (-0.92 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.46 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 0.36 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 1.06 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows YORW's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 5.83% (Q1 2026), 5.91% (Q4 2025) and 6.10% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.61 Bn | 168.36 Bn | - | 4.66% |
| 2 | Southern | 106.32 Bn | 97.38 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 4.81% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 100.02 Bn | 96.28 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 5.43% |
| 4 | National Grid | 83.35 Bn | 55.64 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 69.89 Bn | 67.69 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.76% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.05 Bn | 58.04 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 7 | Entergy | 52.54 Bn | 38.98 Bn | - | 5.06% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.50 Bn | 50.63 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.80% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.45 Bn | 43.92 Bn | - | 4.99% |
| 10 | York Water | 514.31 Mn | 513.75 Mn | - | 6.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.91% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.26% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.71% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.24% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.47% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.54% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.92% |
API Access
York Water 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=YORW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "YORW", "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=YORW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();