What is York Water's price / book?

York Water (YORW) reported price / book of 1.8× in Q1 2026.

How has York Water's price / book changed year-over-year?

York Water's price / book decreased by 15.5% year-over-year, from 2.1× to 1.8×.

What is the long-term trend for York Water's price / book?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), York Water's price / book has grown at a -14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.3× to 1.9×.

What does price / book mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.

York Water YORW Price / book

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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.

market cap/total stockholders equity=1.8×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / book?: York Water (YORW) reported price / book of 1.8× in Q1 2026.
How has York Water's price / book changed year-over-year?: York Water's price / book decreased by 15.5% year-over-year, from 2.1× to 1.8×.
What is the long-term trend for York Water's price / book?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), York Water's price / book has grown at a -14.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.3× to 1.9×.
What does price / book mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by shareholders' equity. The premium (or discount) the market assigns to the company's book equity.