American States Water Co
$4.28B- Market cap
- $3.51B
- Debt
- +$794.31M
- Cash
- −$18.82M
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: AWR stock price vs URI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at URI's multiple
Needs URI P/E.
Implied fair value · at AWR's multiple
Needs AWR P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AWR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · URI FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.71x
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 4.79x · EV / EBITDA 18.00x
URI carries the larger enterprise value at $77.03B against $4.28B; URI trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.79x vs 6.51x); URI on the lower EV / EBITDA (18.00x vs 19.71x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
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Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.76x
1.59x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.57x
3.22x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$18.82M
$459.00M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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