CWCO vs HTO
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and H2O America, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CWCO | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $132.1M | $805.6M |
| Net income | $18.3M | $102.6M |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | · |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 7.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $2.92 |
| Dividend / share | $0.53 | $1.68 |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $33.2M | · |
| Equity | $221.7M | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.56× | 1.21× |
| Current ratio | 6.12× | 0.70× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.6% | 10.8% |
HTO bills 6.1× the revenue of CWCO, and CWCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.3% against 12.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CWCO | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $132.1M | $805.6M |
| FY2024 | $134.0M | $748.4M |
| FY2023 | $180.2M | $678.2M |
| FY2022 | $94.1M | $620.7M |
| FY2021 | $66.9M | $573.7M |
| FY2020 | $72.6M | $564.5M |
| FY2019 | $68.8M | $447.7M |
| FY2018 | $65.7M | $397.7M |
| FY2017 | $59.4M | $389.2M |
| FY2016 | $57.9M | $339.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CWCO | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.3M | $102.6M |
| FY2024 | $28.2M | $94.0M |
| FY2023 | $29.6M | $85.0M |
| FY2022 | $5.9M | $73.8M |
| FY2021 | $875,579 | $60.5M |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $61.5M |
| FY2019 | $12.2M | $23.4M |
| FY2018 | $11.3M | $38.8M |
| FY2017 | $6.1M | $59.2M |
| FY2016 | $4.0M | $52.8M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$673,520,632 | HTO |
| FY2024 | −$614,472,367 | HTO |
| FY2023 | −$497,956,767 | HTO |
| FY2022 | −$526,593,028 | HTO |
| FY2021 | −$506,822,498 | HTO |
| FY2020 | −$491,897,874 | HTO |
| FY2019 | −$378,926,349 | HTO |
| FY2018 | −$331,979,143 | HTO |
| FY2017 | −$329,857,978 | HTO |
| FY2016 | −$281,830,293 | HTO |
HTO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.6 pp | CWCO |
| FY2022 | −4.5 pp | HTO |
| FY2021 | −8.3 pp | HTO |
| FY2020 | −4.8 pp | HTO |
| FY2019 | +14.7 pp | CWCO |
| FY2018 | +8.5 pp | CWCO |
| FY2017 | −6.0 pp | HTO |
| FY2016 | −10.8 pp | HTO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CWCO and HTO over this period.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWCO's net margin has been more volatile than HTO's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CWCO and HTO over these 8 fiscal years — CWCO led in 3 and HTO in 5.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWCO's return on equity has been more volatile than HTO's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CWCO and HTO over these 17 fiscal years — CWCO led in 5 and HTO in 12.
17 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.