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American States Water Company

$AWR·$3.5B·Regulated Water·Utilities
$89.28+1.5%YTD+23.4%1Y+18.2%
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AWAWR
$AWRAmerican States Water Company
$89.28+1.54%104 posts+18%
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AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-20

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

American States Water is trading at 99% of its 52-week range on steady rate-base growth and its dividend-aristocrat pedigree.

American States Water is a regulated water utility operating primarily in California and a military-base services contractor, and it is the kind of low-volatility name that quietly compounds: up 23% year to date, 18% over twelve months, sitting at 99% of its 52-week range while volume is running about 1.4x normal.

  • Q1 revenue of $169M grew 14.3% year on year — genuinely strong for a regulated utility, driven by rate-case outcomes rolling in — and Q4 grew 14.8%; the recent EPS misses of 1-1.5% versus consensus are within utility-normal ranges.
  • Operating margin of 30.8% with ROIC of 6.3% and ROE of 13.1% describe a well-managed rate-regulated business — trailing P/E of 23.0x and EV/EBITDA of 15.5x are near the top of the utility band, but that is the price of consistency and the dividend-aristocrat status.
  • Debt to equity is 0.87 and free-cash-flow yield is only 1.2% — the utility is investing capex heavily into rate base, which is exactly what supports future earnings but limits near-term FCF.

August 5 Q2 earnings is procedural — the levers to watch are updated general-rate-case outcomes, any commentary on the American States Utility Services (ASUS) military-base contract renewals, and the dividend-growth path. Position at 99% of range means downside surprises hit harder than upside beats.

What to watch: Aug 5 Q2 earnings: general-rate-case outcomes, ASUS military-base contract commentary, and dividend-growth path.

On the calendar: 2026-08-05

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Regulated California water and electric utility plus long-term military-base water infrastructure contracts.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Regulated Water sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AWR.

Regulated Water · Utilities

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What this means for $AWR

Direct beneficiary — Regulated California water and electric utility plus long-term military-base water infrastructure contracts; core revenue tied directly to the primary demand driver in regulated water.

Top industry ETF

$XLUUtilities Select Sector SPDR
+5.3%YTD
+9.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
23.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
30.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
57.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.76$0.77-1.3%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.74$0.75-1.5%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$1.06$1.01+5.0%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$0.87$0.92-5.4%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $0.92

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$169.2M+14.3%51.7%30.4%$0.76$22.6M
Q4 FY25$164.3M+14.8%46.7%27.4%$0.74$-36.0M
Q3 FY25$182.7M+12.9%58.3%33.8%$1.06$37.7M
Q2 FY25$163.1M+5.0%73.6%31.3%$0.87$13.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$706.2M$703.7M – $708.8M$3.67$3.66 – $3.671
FY27$735.3M$727.7M – $743.0M$3.81$3.74 – $3.871
FY28$761.0M$758.2M – $763.8M$3.90$3.88 – $3.921
FY29$789.0M$786.1M – $791.9M$4.02$4.00 – $4.041
FY30$824.0M$821.0M – $827.0M$4.29$4.27 – $4.311

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.4×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.99%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+12.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+18.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 38.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.585-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 20Anne M HollowayDirector662 sh$50KBuyMay 19Anne M HollowayDirector527 sh$40KBuyMay 18Anne M HollowayDirector135 sh$10KSellMay 15Paul J RowleySVP OF OPERATIONS1.3K sh$99KBuyFeb 23Anne M HollowayDirector138 sh$10K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KOfficer or director changeMay 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

AWR (AWR) disclosed the results of its annual meeting of shareholders in an 8-K filing under Item 5.07. Shareholders voted on an advisory say-on-pay resolution, ratification of the independent auditor, an equity incentive plan. All management-sponsored proposals were approved by majority shareholder vote. Annual meeting results are a routine disclosure that confirms shareholder ratification of the board's composition and compensation practices.

8-KOfficer or director changeMar 278-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KOfficer or director changeMar 138-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 208-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 138-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
+ 13 other (3 13Gs · 3 proxys · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why American States Water (AWR) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Nowzacks.com·10d agoAmerican States Water Company Named on TIME's America's Best Companies 2026 Listbusinesswire.com·11d agoSBS or AWR: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?zacks.com·14d agoAmerican States Water: Tap Into Free Flowing Returnsseekingalpha.com·18d agoForget the Utility Sector Sell-Off: 1 Legally Protected Water Monopoly Is an Absolute Sanctuary for Retirees Seeking Bulletproof Yield247wallst.com·21d ago

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