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H2O America

$HTO·$2.7B·Regulated Water·Utilities
$64.25+1.2%YTD+30.1%1Y+32.9%
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HTHTO
$HTOH2O America
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What it does

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

H2O America, operating nationwide via its various subsidiaries, is a key provider of essential water utility and associated services. The company manages the entire water lifecycle, from procuring, storing, and purifying water to its distribution, wholesale, and retail sale, alongside offering wastewater management services. Its water supply is diverse, sourced from groundwater wells, surface water collected through watershed runoff and diversions, reclaimed water, and imported water acquired from the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Beyond its primary utility offerings, H2O America also delivers a suite of non-regulated services. These include the management and maintenance of water systems, various contracted services, leasing opportunities for antenna sites, and other water and sewer operational services. A notable offering is the "Linebacker protection plan," specifically tailored for its public drinking water clients in Connecticut and Maine. The company's extensive service footprint spans several regions. In California, it supplies water to approximately 232,000 connections, benefiting about one million residents in portions of San Jose and Cupertino, as well as the cities of Campbell, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, the Town of Los Gatos, and surrounding unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. In Connecticut and Maine, H2O America serves roughly 142,000 connections, providing water to an estimated 463,000 individuals across 81 municipalities within an approximate 275-square-mile service area. Additionally, it oversees around 3,000 wastewater connections in Southbury, Connecticut. Further south, in the corridor between San Antonio and Austin, Texas, the company services approximately 29,000 water connections for about 88,000 people across an area exceeding 271 square miles, supplemented by approximately 1,000 wastewater connections. H2O America also holds various real estate assets, including undeveloped land in California and both commercial properties and land parcels situated in Connecticut. The company, which was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in San Jose, California, was previously known as SJW Group before officially rebranding to H2O America in May 2025.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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

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Fundamentals & catalyst

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

Key ratios

P/E
21.8How 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
3.1%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
22.0%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
-16.4%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
3.3Same 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
6.6%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
55.5%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
1.0Total 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
Q2 2026Jul 27, 2026$0.72$0.70+3.0%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$0.50$0.48+4.2%
Q4 2025Feb 25, 2026$0.46$0.50-8.4%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$1.27$1.15+10.4%
Next earningsMon, Oct 26·consensus EPS $1.15

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$183.3M+9.4%63.8%20.4%$0.50$-49.2M
Q4 FY25$194.2M-1.8%47.2%17.3%$0.45$-239.1M
Q3 FY25$240.6M+6.9%55.8%26.9%$1.27$-77.2M
Q2 FY25$198.3M+12.5%55.4%22.1%$0.71$-72.3M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 4 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$883.0M$844.0M – $912.5M$2.80$2.63 – $2.913
FY27$944.2M$902.4M – $975.7M$2.82$2.62 – $3.084
FY28$1.0B$1.0B – $1.0B$3.65$3.43 – $3.904
FY29$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$4.07$3.83 – $4.243
FY30$1.2B$1.1B – $1.2B$4.37$4.12 – $4.563

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.0.8×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.89%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.+6.8%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.+16.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β0.345-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.

Recent news

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

H2O America Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Resultsglobenewswire.com·1d agoH2O America to Report Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results on July 27globenewswire.com·14d agoA Top H2O America Holder Bought More Stock After an 18% Runfool.com·16d agoH2O America Appoints Michael Ambrozewicz as Vice President of Communicationsglobenewswire.com·72d agoMy Top 5 Dividend Stocks For Mayseekingalpha.com·73d ago

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