What is York Water's earnings yield?

York Water (YORW) reported earnings yield of 4.8% in Q1 2026.

How has York Water's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

York Water's earnings yield increased by 22.7% year-over-year, from 3.9% to 4.8%.

What is the long-term trend for York Water's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), York Water's earnings yield has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.7% to 4.4%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

York Water YORW Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$20.1M+8.8%

Operating income$6.4M+1.1%

Net income$4.8M+32.3%

EPS (diluted)$0.33+32.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.0K0.0%

Total debt$237.1M+12.0%

Total equity$242.3M+4.4%

Total assets$689.8M+7.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$5.4M-10.6%

CapEx$9.8M+5.8%

Free cash flow-$4.5M-36.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$491.79M+7.7%

Enterprise value$728.85M+9.0%

P/E23.2×-0.1×

P/S6.2×+0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin35.1%-2.0pp

Net margin26.8%+0.9pp

FCF margin-25.3%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9%+0.3pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio0.7×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from York Water’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=4.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: York Water’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is York Water's earnings yield?: York Water (YORW) reported earnings yield of 4.8% in Q1 2026.
How has York Water's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: York Water's earnings yield increased by 22.7% year-over-year, from 3.9% to 4.8%.
What is the long-term trend for York Water's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), York Water's earnings yield has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.7% to 4.4%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.