AWR
American States Water Company
AWR has the edge over SMR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SMR
NuScale Power Corporation
SMR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AWR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
AWR's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
SMR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
SMR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AWR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 23x | $84.07 | -5.4% |
| Current | 24x | $88.89 | — |
| Forward | 24x | $88.89 | — |
| Fair | 32x | $116 | +30% |
| Expensive | 37x | $136 | +52% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AWR's PE is in its cheap range at 24.4x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23.6x next year's earnings.
SMR PE Valuation
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AWR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for AWR, but weaker profitability.
SMR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SMR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
AWR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.77 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.65 | +8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.65 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.43 | +5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.37 | +6.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.38 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.27 | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.25 | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.17 | -5.7% |
AWR has the edge over SMR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$2.14 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.43 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.86 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.19 | -$0.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.37 | -$0.52 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.47 | -$0.67 |
SMR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.72 per share over the past year, against $2.86 at its worst in late 2025.
AWR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $192.5M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $181.3M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $169.2M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $164.3M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $182.7M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $163.1M | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $148M | +9.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $143.1M | +14% |
AWR's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $193M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 35% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | -0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | -2.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | -0.8 points |
AWR has the edge over SMR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281K | -97% |
| Q2 2026 | $75K | -99% |
| Q1 2026 | $565K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8M | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2M | +1635% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | +733% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.4M | +870% |
| Q4 2024 | $34.2M | +651% |
SMR's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $281,000 last quarter, down 97% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -23068% | -16535 points |
| Q2 2026 | -85337% | -84802 points |
| Q1 2026 | -10181% | -9917 points |
| Q4 2025 | -4022% | -3988 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6533% | +2103 points |
| Q2 2025 | -535% | +3796 points |
| Q1 2025 | -264% | +2925 points |
| Q4 2024 | -35% | +1524 points |
SMR's operating margin was −23068% last quarter, down 16535 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2022.
AWR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $27.2M | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.6M | -126% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.6M | +$45.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$36M | -696% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.7M | +$38.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $13.7M | +$50.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.5M | -$20.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $6M | +$47.3M |
AWR has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 128% versus its history, compared with SMR at down 161%.
SMR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$58.6M | -$25.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$316.2M | -$293.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$204.1M | -$177.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$33.3M | +$2.7M |
| Q1 2025 | -$22.9M | +$10.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$26.5M | +$46.8M |
| Q3 2024 | -$12.7M | +$15M |
| Q2 2024 | -$36M | +$4.5M |
SMR has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$608M over the past year, against −$95M the year before.
AWR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +7.3% | +2.7M shares |
| 5 years | +7.4% | +2.8M shares |
| Available history | +7.6% | +2.8M shares |
AWR has the edge over SMR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SMR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +45.9M shares |
| 1 year | +178% | +263M shares |
| 3 years | +448% | +336M shares |
SMR has 410M diluted shares, up 178% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
AWR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
AWR's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.1 years a year ago.
SMR Net Leverage
SMR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AWR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.2 | Neutral |
AWR's weekly RSI is 61 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
SMR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.6 | Oversold |
SMR's weekly RSI is 30 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
AWR PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | AWR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24x | 20x | 19% above |
| PE % | 28 | 44 | 16 pts below |
AWR is trading at 24x earnings, a 19% premium to the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
SMR PE vs Utilities Sector
SMR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AWR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $85.2 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $86.4 | 2.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $79.8 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $77.8 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $79.9 | 11% above |
AWR has the edge over SMR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SMR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.26 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.88 | 39% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 58% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.2 | 76% below |
| 200 week MA | $14.4 | 67% below |
SMR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 67% below its 200-week average.
AWR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $86.9 | $77.7 | -11% |
| 2021 | $77.7 | $100.4 | +29% |
| 2022 | $100.4 | $93.7 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | $93.7 | $80.4 | -14% |
| 2024 | $80.4 | $78.0 | -3% |
| 2025 | $78.0 | $73.0 | -6.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $73.0 | $88.9 | +22% |
AWR has the edge over SMR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SMR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.1 | $10.3 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $10.1 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $10.1 | $10.1 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $3.29 | -67% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | $19.5 | +493% |
| 2025 | $19.5 | $14.9 | -24% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.9 | $4.82 | -68% |
SMR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +493% in 2024 to −67% in 2023. It's down 68% so far in 2026.