AWR
Premium GrowerAmerican States Water Company · Utilities · United States · $3.4B cap · $21.1M/day traded
$89.56 -0.4% · close 11 Nov · scored 12 Nov
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 12 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for American States Water Company (AWR) is 59/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 66, Value 19, Momentum 70, each scored against its sector).
Does the score work? Each tenth of the ranking, tracked monthly. See the record →
ABOUT AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY
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American States Water Company is a regulated utility providing essential water services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across California, along with electric distribution services to a major military base. Its competitive moat lies in its status as a regulated monopoly within its service territories, ensuring stable cash flows and high barriers to entry due to critical infrastructure and regulatory oversight. The company operates as a reliable provider of essential services, characterized by predictable earnings.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 491.5M | 595.7M | 595.5M | 658.1M | 10.2% | 707.3M | 715.0M | 742.4M | 6.2% |
| EPS | 2.55 | 2.12 | 3.37 | 3.17 | 3.37 | 7.2% | 3.65 | 3.68 | 3.80 | 6.2% |
| Shares | — | 37.0M | 37.0M | 38.2M | 39.1M | +5.7% | 39.6M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 734.4M | 917.9M | 938.2M | 938.4M | 8.5% | 914.2M | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 709.5M | 776.1M | 920.1M | 1.0B | 13.8% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 117.8M | 67.7M | 198.7M | 229.7M | 24.9% | 229.4M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -167.1M | -188.8M | -232.8M | -237.5M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | 50.3M | 129.2M | 46.6M | -26.0K | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 3% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 91% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 20% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Utilities, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of AWR are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWR | American States Water Company(you) | $3.4B | 59 |
| HTO | H2O America | $2.5B | 48 |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | $3.0B | 43 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | $12.2B | 51 |
| MSEX | Middlesex Water Company | $1.1B | 41 |
| ARTNA | Artesian Resources Corporation | $352M | 58 |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | $28.4B | 54 |
| YORW | The York Water Company | $479M | 46 |
| PCYO | Pure Cycle Corporation | $260M | 57 |
| GWRS | Global Water Resources, Inc. | $228M | 24 |
Peer medians: ROE 9.1% · P/E 20.5x · Gross margin 45.3%
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