“Other (Expense) Income For the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, the change in other (expense) income of $0.9 million was primarily due to higher income from the equity portion of the Allowance for Funds Used During Const…”10-Q · Apr 29, 2026 ↗
H2O America
HTO
Market read
H2O America's move is spreading beyond its market group.
The latest filing is mixed. 7 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
- At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- TPL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 4 of 12 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing is mixed. 7 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
- At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- TPL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +9.4% year over year.
- Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.39x in the latest annual period.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
- Operating margin changed -1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Diluted shares increased 7.1% in the latest annual period.
- EV/sales is 20% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 10, 2026
63.10Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“In three months ended March 31, 2026, the increase in cash flows from operations was primarily attributable to higher net income, changes in working capital balances, and changes in regulatory assets and liabilities.”10-Q · Apr 29, 2026 ↗
“This increase of $180,006 is primarily a result of (1) an increase in company-funded capital expenditures of $136,578, primarily driven by $73,766 of expenditures at TWC and $62,738 at SJWC, (2) proceeds from the sale of real estate investments decreased by $…”10-K · Feb 26, 2026 ↗
“Our water systems experience higher demand in the summer due to the warmer temperatures and increased usage by customers for outside irrigation of lawns and landscaping.”10-K · Feb 26, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 2.7× · EV/sales 5.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for HTO. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment · baseline
The latest filing presents a mixed picture
10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-29.
What improved
- Revenue increased 8.8% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
- Operating margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
Filing receipts
“2025 (In thousands) Water Utility Services: Consumption changes $ 2,003 1 % Increase in customers 321 — % Rate increases for: Pass-through water costs 1 4,005 2 % All other increases 2 7,839 5 % Regulatory mechanisms 3 427 — % Service and other revenue — — % Other Services 1,099 1 % Total change in operating revenue $ 15,694 9 % ____________________ (1) Consists of rate increases specifically associated with changes in the water supply costs that are passed through to customers. (2) Primarily associated with general rate cases and related annual escalation adjustments, infrastructure surcharges, and cost of capital adjustments. (3) Excludes portion attributable to rate increases, which are...”
“Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by $127.4 million from the same period in the prior year, primarily as a result of (1) an increase in net proceeds from common stock equity offerings of $262.1 million, (2) an increase in cash receipts of advances and contributions in aid of construction of $2.5 million, offset by (3) an increase in net repayments on the lines of credit of $120.3 million, (4) an increase in net repayments on long-term borrowings of $15.2 million and (5) an increase in payments of dividends of $1.8 million.”
“Other (Expense) Income For the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, the change in other (expense) income of $0.9 million was primarily due to higher income from the equity portion of the Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC), an increase in interest expense, and an increase in pension non-service credit.”
Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind HTO
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
AUSTFiling-linked namecustomerFeb 26, 2026 ▾
“TWC also has treated water supply agreements with the LCRA and WTCPUA expiring in 2059 and 2046, respectively, for 350 acre-feet of water per each agreement per year from Lake Austin and the Colorado River, respectively, at prices that may be adjusted periodi…”
AUSTFiling-linked namepartnerApr 29, 2026 ▾
“TWC also has treated water supply agreements with the Lower Colorado River Authority (“LCRA”) and West Travis County Public Utility Agency (“WTCPUA”) expiring in 2059 and 2046, respectively, to provide for 350 acre-feet of water per year from Lake Austin and…”
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderFeb 26, 2026 ▾
“On September 12, 2025, H2O America and its subsidiaries, SJWC, SJWTX, CWC and MWC, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to extend and increase the revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
HTO is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Regulated Water Utilities. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.