# Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Utilities / Water Utilities. Price $29.28, market value $469 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.7×** (5-yr avg 52.7×, 3-yr avg 21.0×). Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. trades at 28.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 52.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 21.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 15.2×**. Enterprise value is 15.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.5%** (5-yr avg 4.8%). Free cash flow equals 6.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 35.4%**. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. keeps 35.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 12.3%**. 12.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 13.9%**. 13.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.3%**. 8.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.6%.
- **Return on assets: 6.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.4%** (3-yr 12.0%/yr, 5-yr 12.7%/yr). Revenue fell 1.4% over the last year, against 12.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -35.6%** (3-yr 44.2%/yr, 5-yr 36.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 35.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 34.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 34.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 11.06**. A Z-score of 11.06 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.91%** ($0.56 per share, trailing). Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. yields 1.91%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 43%** (30% of free cash flow). 43% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.0%/yr** (1-yr 66.7%). The dividend has grown 8.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.2%** (YTD -15.9%, 3-mo -1.7%). The shares are down 11.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.2%** (3.9% above the low). Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 44**. An RSI of 44 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.60** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.60 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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