YORW
The York Water Company
YORW's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 19x earnings, below its usual 30x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
YORW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
YORW's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
YORW PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 19x | $31.53 | — |
| Forward | 19x | $31.53 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $36.95 | +17% |
| Fair | 30x | $49.77 | +58% |
| Expensive | 38x | $62.60 | +99% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
YORW's PE is in its cheap range at 19.0x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 19.2x.
YORW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for YORW, but weaker profitability.
YORW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.64 | -1.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.66 | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.61 | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.47 | +7.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.39 | -2.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.39 | -6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.37 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.37 | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.42 | -14% |
YORW earned $1.66 per share over the past year, up 19% from the year before.
YORW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.3M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.1M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.5M | +3.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $20.4M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.2M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.5M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.9M | +4.3% |
YORW's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 43% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 42% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 33% | -2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 39% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 37% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 34% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 36% | -4 points |
YORW's operating margin was 43% last quarter, up 4.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
YORW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.5M | +$2.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $592K | +$5.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.5M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.2M | +$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.1M | -$2.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.3M | +$403K |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.3M | -$956K |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.1M | +$4.7M |
YORW has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$12M over the past year, against −$21M the year before.
YORW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.1% | +336K shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +3.1M shares |
| Available history | +25% | +3.3M shares |
YORW has 16M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
YORW Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.2x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0x | High |
YORW's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.4 years a year ago.
YORW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.2 | Neutral |
YORW's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
YORW PE vs Utilities Sector
| Metric | YORW | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 20x | 7% below |
| PE % | 0 | 44 | 44 pts below |
YORW is trading at 19x earnings, in line with the Utilities sector's median of 20x.
YORW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.4 | 0.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $32.0 | 1.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.7 | 0.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $31.9 | 1.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $35.6 | 11% below |
YORW has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 11% below its 200-week average.
YORW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.8 | $47.2 | +1% |
| 2021 | $47.2 | $48.5 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | $48.5 | $45.5 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | $45.5 | $38.6 | -15% |
| 2024 | $38.6 | $33.0 | -15% |
| 2025 | $33.0 | $32.4 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $32.4 | $31.5 | -2.8% |
YORW has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 2.8% so far in 2026.