# Select Water Solutions Inc. (WTTR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Energy Equipment & Services. Price $20.06, market value $2.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 71.6×**. Select Water Solutions Inc. trades at 71.6× trailing earnings. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 29.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.0×.
- **Price / book: 2.5×**. The shares trade at 2.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 46.4×**. Enterprise value is 46.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -2.9%**. Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 1.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 16.1%**. Select Water Solutions Inc. keeps 16.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 1.5%**. 1.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.6%**. 2.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -3.1%** (3-yr 0.5%/yr, 5-yr 18.4%/yr). Revenue fell 3.1% over the last year, against 18.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.39**. Debt is 0.39 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.4×**. It would take 4.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.22**. A Z-score of 4.22 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.40%** ($0.28 per share, trailing). Select Water Solutions Inc. yields 1.40%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 159%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (159% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (7 analysts). 7 analysts cover Select Water Solutions Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $24.00 (+20% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 134.6%** (YTD 92.6%, 3-mo 11.4%). The shares are up 134.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -11.0%** (140.0% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.79** (volatility 49%). Beta of 0.79 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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