Best Utilities - Regulated Water Stocks for 2026

Municipal and investor-owned water utilities earn authorised returns under stable, long-cycle regulatory regimes, so rate-case timing is usually the biggest swing factor.

Regulated Water Utilities (municipal and investor-owned water-and-wastewater operators) earn authorised returns on rate base under stable long-cycle regulatory regimes. The cohort screens premium on Quality (rate-base growth, authorised ROE) and Health (interest coverage); Valuation pillar tends to flag rate-case timing as the primary swing factor.

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Top 20 Utilities - Regulated Water stocks by composite score

#TickerNameComposite
1SAPR3.SACompanhia de Saneamento do Paraná - SANEPAR72.8
2600461.SHGJiangxi Hongcheng Waterworks Co Ltd69.3
3SBS.USCompanhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP ADR68.5
4600323.SHGGrandblue Environment Co Ltd66.7
5SBSP3.SACompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP65.5
6000598.SHEChengdu Xingrong Investment Co Ltd65.0
7688101.SHGSuntar Environmental Technology Co65.0
8601199.SHGJiangsu Jiangnan Water Co Ltd63.5
90270.HKGuangdong Investment Ltd63.3
105041.KLSEPBA Holdings Bhd62.6
11GMD.MXGrupo Mexicano de Desarrollo S.A.B62.5
12000685.SHEZhongshan Public Utilities Group Co Ltd62.3
13603817.SHGHaixia Envrnmnt61.7
14TTW.BKTTW Public Company Limited60.9
152281.HKLuzhou Xinglu Water Group Co Ltd60.7
16CSMG3.SACompanhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais59.9
17PCYO.USPure Cycle Corporation59.5
18003039.SHEGuangdong Shunkong Development Co Ltd59.3
19SAPR11.SACompanhia de Saneamento do Paraná - SANEPAR58.6
200807.HKSIIC Environment Holdings Ltd57.7

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