# The York Water Company (YORW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Utilities / Water Utilities. Price $34.05, market value $553 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 21.1×** (5-yr avg 26.1×, 3-yr avg 22.1×). The York Water Company trades at 21.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 26.1×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 22.3×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 6.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.7×.
- **Price / book: 2.0×**. The shares trade at 2.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.2×**. Enterprise value is 17.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 4.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 36.7%**. 36.7% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 26.0%**. 26.0% 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: 5.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.2%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.4%** (3-yr 8.9%/yr, 5-yr 7.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.4% over the last year, against 7.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -2.1%** (3-yr -0.2%/yr, 5-yr 1.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 2.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.92**. Debt is 0.92 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 4.9×**. It would take 4.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.68%** ($0.90 per share, trailing). The York Water Company yields 2.68%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 63%**. 63% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 26**. 26 straight years of increases (the data covers 26 years, so this may be longer): a record very few companies hold.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.0%/yr** (1-yr 3.9%). The dividend has grown 4.0% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.0%** (YTD 8.5%, 3-mo 13.3%). The shares are up 14.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -2.2%** (20.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of 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): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.09** (volatility 20%). Beta of -0.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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