CWCO vs WTRG
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and Essential Utilities, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CWCO | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $132.1M | $2.5B |
| Net income | $18.3M | $616.4M |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | · |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $2.20 |
| Dividend / share | $0.53 | $1.34 |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 60.6% |
| Free cash flow | $33.2M | · |
| Equity | $221.7M | $6.9B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.56× | 1.18× |
| Current ratio | 6.12× | 0.80× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 11.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.6% | 16.7% |
WTRG bills 18.7× the revenue of CWCO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (24.9% against 14.3%).
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 | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $132.1M | $2.5B |
| FY2024 | $134.0M | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $180.2M | $2.1B |
| FY2022 | $94.1M | $2.3B |
| FY2021 | $66.9M | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $72.6M | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $68.8M | $889.7M |
| FY2018 | $65.7M | $838.1M |
| FY2017 | $59.4M | $809.5M |
| FY2016 | $57.9M | $819.9M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CWCO | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.3M | $616.4M |
| FY2024 | $28.2M | $595.3M |
| FY2023 | $29.6M | $498.2M |
| FY2022 | $5.9M | $465.2M |
| FY2021 | $875,579 | $431.6M |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $284.8M |
| FY2019 | $12.2M | $224.5M |
| FY2018 | $11.3M | $192.0M |
| FY2017 | $6.1M | $239.7M |
| FY2016 | $4.0M | $234.2M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,342,541,632 | WTRG |
| FY2024 | −$1,952,146,367 | WTRG |
| FY2023 | −$1,873,612,767 | WTRG |
| FY2022 | −$2,193,927,028 | WTRG |
| FY2021 | −$1,811,280,498 | WTRG |
| FY2020 | −$1,390,069,874 | WTRG |
| FY2019 | −$820,898,349 | WTRG |
| FY2018 | −$772,371,143 | WTRG |
| FY2017 | −$750,157,978 | WTRG |
| FY2016 | −$761,999,293 | WTRG |
| FY2015 | −$757,087,798 | WTRG |
| FY2014 | −$714,343,922 | WTRG |
| FY2013 | −$698,070,869 | WTRG |
| FY2012 | −$685,234,298 | WTRG |
| FY2011 | −$625,522,508 | WTRG |
| FY2010 | −$603,103,446 | WTRG |
| FY2009 | −$551,877,483 | WTRG |
WTRG has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −10.6 pp | WTRG |
| FY2022 | −12.9 pp | WTRG |
| FY2021 | −20.7 pp | WTRG |
| FY2020 | −13.4 pp | WTRG |
| FY2019 | −5.3 pp | WTRG |
| FY2018 | −4.7 pp | WTRG |
| FY2017 | −20.0 pp | WTRG |
| FY2016 | −23.8 pp | WTRG |
| FY2015 | −10.9 pp | WTRG |
| FY2014 | −19.6 pp | WTRG |
| FY2013 | −14.7 pp | WTRG |
| FY2012 | −11.5 pp | WTRG |
| FY2011 | −9.1 pp | WTRG |
| FY2010 | −6.3 pp | WTRG |
| FY2009 | −5.7 pp | WTRG |
WTRG has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 15 fiscal years.
15 of 19 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 WTRG's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 4.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.0.
15 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
WTRG led in net margin in every one of the 15 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
15 of 19 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 WTRG's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.5.
17 of 19 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 WTRG over these 17 fiscal years — CWCO led in 3 and WTRG in 14.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.