The York Water Company

The York Water Company

YORW
The York Water CompanyUS flagNASDAQ Global Select
30.76
USD
+0.80
- -
498.60MMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
3.28
3.56
3.67
3.7
3.78
3.75
3.98
4.13
4.22
4.3
4.97
5.22
5.38
5.64
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.75
0.89
0.97
0.92
1.01
1.04
1.11
1.27
1.3
1.4
1.66
1.42
1.39
1.61
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.66
0.33
0.51
0.48
-0.39
0.12
-0.13
-1
-1.79
-2.29
-2.33
-1.29
-1.31
-0.99
Dividend per Share
0.55
0.57
0.6
0.62
0.64
0.67
0.69
0.72
0.75
0.76
0.81
0.84
0.88
0.87
Book Value per Share
7.98
8.15
8.51
8.87
9.28
9.75
10.31
10.97
11.64
14.5
15.43
16.07
16.64
18.13
Tangible Book Value per Share
7.98
8.15
8.51
8.87
9.28
9.75
10.31
10.97
11.64
14.5
15.43
16.07
16.64
18.13
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
42
46
47
48
49
48
52
54
55
60
71
75
77
83
Operating Margin (%)
48.98
48.1
48.12
48.1
48.76
46.49
46.12
45.37
42.45
40.76
41.57
37.41
35.75
36.56
Depreciation Expense
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
12
13
14
14
Net Income, GAAP
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
17
17
20
24
20
20
24
Effective Tax Rate (%)
37.58
29.81
27.51
31.35
25.93
15.7
13.46
10.84
6.19
0.08
5.1
6.23
- -
2.13
Profit Margin (%)
22.78
25.02
26.52
24.89
26.7
27.62
27.92
30.82
30.81
32.6
33.45
27.11
25.89
28.53
Working Capital
7
5
5
4
-1
-2
-6
4
-9
-3
-3
-2
-9
1
LT Debt
85
85
85
85
90
93
95
124
139
139
180
206
222
189
Total Equity
104
105
109
114
119
126
134
143
153
207
221
231
240
294
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.92
8.18
8.59
8.02
8.58
8.8
9.04
8.68
7.76
7.58
7.49
6.28
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
6.93
8.01
8.48
7.88
8.28
8.36
8.27
8.28
7.64
7.65
8.14
6.84
- -
6.25
Return on Common Equity (%)
9.5
11.04
11.69
10.62
11.11
10.89
11.06
11.97
11.48
10.88
11.09
8.99
8.51
9

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
ST Debt
10
10
- -
LT Borrowings
222
227
189
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
14
14
16
Market Capitalization
460
440
497

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'25
Mar'26
Jun'26
Total Current Assets
18
18
20
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
- -
1
Accounts Receivable, Net
9
9
10
Inventories
3
3
3
Total Current Liabilities
28
26
19
Payables & Accruals
15
13
16
ST Debt
10
10
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
8.56%
11.51%
3.96%
Free Cash Flow
23.93%
15.53%
2.25%
Net Income, GAAP
5.36%
4.64%
-1.31%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
5.22%
7.7%
3.37%
Total Cash Common Dividend
5.11%
6.11%
4.45%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
18
19
20
19
75
2025
18
19
20
19
77
2026
20
24
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.3
0.35
0.41
0.36
1.42
2025
0.25
0.35
0.43
0.36
1.39
2026
0.33
0.48
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.21
0.84
2025
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.22
0.88
2026
0.23
0.21
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

CEO
Joseph Thomas Hand
Full Time Employees
129
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Water
Address
130 East Market Street York PA United States of America 17401-1219
IPO Date
May 3, 1999
Business
The York Water Company (NASDAQ: YORW), the oldest investor-owned utility in the United States, impounds, purifies and distributes drinking water and provides wastewater collection and treatment services to residential, commercial and industrial customers across 57 municipalities in Adams, Franklin, Lancaster and York counties in south-central Pennsylvania; its water operations encompass primary surface water sources including Lake Williams and Lake Redman reservoirs with a combined capacity of approximately 2.5 billion gallons, a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman, satellite groundwater systems, two impounding dams, treatment plants producing over 24 million gallons daily, and an extensive distribution network with pumping stations; wastewater services include three collection systems and ten collection and treatment systems serving over 212,000 people. Founded in 1816 and headquartered at 130 East Market Street in York, Pennsylvania, the company supplies water to industries such as fixtures and furniture, electrical machinery, food products, paper, ordnance, textiles, air conditioning, laundry detergents and motorcycles while maintaining the nation's longest record of consecutive dividend payments. In recent developments, The York Water Company acquired the wastewater collection and treatment assets of the York Haven Sewer Authority in December 2024 adding approximately 230 customers, completed the water system acquisition and announced a wastewater system purchase for the Pine Run Retirement Community in Adams County in 2025 pending regulatory approval to add 141 customers, invested $48.2 million in 2024 infrastructure including Lake Williams Dam enhancements, a new wastewater treatment facility and 50,200 feet of pipeline replacement, acquired four water systems and two wastewater systems for $783,000, and plans $46 million in capital expenditures for 2025 focused on main extensions, tank replacements and software upgrades.

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