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AWR

American States Water Company

AWR

NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $3.3B

$84.95

+1.93%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$69.45 - $85.24

P/E

24.77

Fwd P/E

22.84

Beta

0.59

Div Yield

2.42%

Avg Vol

358.7K

Shares Out

39.2M

Mkt Cap

$3.3B

Price action

Price chart

Up 7.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Regulated utility monopoly status providing stable, predictable cash flows and rate-setting protections
  • 95+ year operational history and established infrastructure across California's high-growth regions
  • Diversified revenue streams across water, electric, and military contract services reducing business concentration risk
  • Essential service nature creates inelastic demand and customer retention independent of economic cycles
  • Strategic geographic presence in water-scarce California with long-term demographic growth tailwinds

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).

Growth

Stable outlook

California population growth and urbanization increasing water and electricity demand in service territories

Value

Fairly valued vs Water Utilities peers

Momentum

Strong

+7.4% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Solid

2.42% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.76 vs $0.77 consensus (-1.3% surprise). Revenue of $169.2M vs $157.0M expected (+7.8%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +7.8%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-1.3%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+14%

+9%

+5%

+13%

+15%

+14%

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Q3 24

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Q2 25

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Q4 25

Q1 26

$155.3M

$161.8M

$143.1M

$148.0M

$163.1M

$182.7M

$164.3M

$169.2M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

17.7%

Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

No analyst coverage on file for this stock yet.

vs Industry

How AWR stacks vs Regulated Water

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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