Global Water Resources, Inc.
GWRS Nasdaq· Water Supply
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$7.93
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Global Water Resources, Inc. had $55.8M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 5.8% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +7.6% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 12.8%, down 4.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 13 is left after running the business.
- Global Water Resources, Inc. made $3.0M of net profit in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was −$47.2M in fiscal 2025, −84.6% of revenue.
- Global Water Resources, Inc. returned $8.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 11.4%.
- Global Water Resources, Inc. owes $131M more than it holds in cash, about 5.9 years of operating profit.
Market cap
$228M
P/E
66.1x
Revenue
$55.8M
Net income
$3.0M
Free cash flow
−$47.2M
Operating margin
12.8%
Global Water Resources, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+5.8%
Yes. Sales grew 5.8% last year.
Does it make a profit?
5.3%
A little. It keeps 5.3% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
−84.6%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
Is debt under control?
5.9x
Heavy. Repaying its debt would take 5.9 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 8
Mixed. It passes 4 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
66.1x
One share costs 66.1 times its yearly profit per share.
What Global Water Resources, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 4, 2026
- Legal name
- Global Water Resources, Inc.
- CIK
- 0001434728
Global Water Resources, Inc. · GWRS
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $41.9M | $44.7M | $53.0M | $52.7M | $55.8M |
| Revenue growth | 8.5% | 6.7% | 18.6% | −0.6% | 5.8% |
| Operating margin | 16.7% | 17.5% | 23.2% | 17.8% | 12.8% |
| Net income | $3.6M | $5.5M | $8.0M | $5.8M | $3.0M |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 12.3% | 15.1% | 11.0% | 5.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.16 | $0.24 | $0.33 | $0.24 | $0.11 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $20.4M | $23.3M | $25.4M | $21.8M | $20.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $18.3M | $34.0M | $22.3M | $32.3M | $67.3M |
| Free cash flow | $2.1M | −$10.6M | $3.1M | −$10.5M | −$47.2M |
| FCF margin | 5.1% | −23.8% | 5.8% | −20.0% | −84.6% |
| Dividends paid | $6.6M | $6.9M | $7.2M | $7.3M | $8.2M |
| Share count change | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 11.4% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.6M | $6.6M | $3.1M | $9.0M | $4.1M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $113M | $109M | $106M | $124M | $135M |
| Shareholders' equity | $30.0M | $44.4M | $48.6M | $47.6M | $86.6M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.1x | 5.8x | 4.3x | 5.2x | 5.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | 1.3x | 1.9x | 2.5x | 1.5x | 1.2x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | 4.1% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| Return on equity | 11.6% | 14.8% | 17.2% | 12.0% | 4.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | 25.9% | 18.8% | 27.6% | 18.1% | 4.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$7.2M
5 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Global Water Resources, Inc. · GWRS
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $7.93 a share, the company is worth $228M: 66.1 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001434728). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.