GWRS Stock — Global Water Resources, Inc

Global Water Resources, Inc (GWRS)

GWRS is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 3.41%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 56/100 (Caution). Total return is 87.9% over the past 10.3 years, 251.9 points behind SPY at 339.8%.

At the current 3.41% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $341 per year, or $28.42 per month on an equivalent basis.

Global Water Resources is a water resource management company that owns and operates regulated water, wastewater, and recycled water utilities serving approximately 121,000 people across roughly 40,000 homes in the Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona metropolitan areas. The company distributes monthly and maintains a current distribution rate in the mid-single-digit range. This security appeals to income-focused investors seeking exposure to essential utility services in growing southwestern markets.

GWRS performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 87.9% over the past 10.3 years, 251.9 points behind SPY at 339.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 38.2%.

GWRS key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

56 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.91%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/28/2016

Distribution rate

3.41%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.36%

5-year average yield

2.52

Last close

$8.92

Market cap

$264,773,248

Average volume

55483.0

Next dividend

$0.0253

Next ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.893

Payout ratio

1.1185

P/E ratio

81.09

Forward P/E

102.0408

EPS

$0.11

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.41%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.36%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GWRS risks and drawbacks

GWRS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 38.2%.

Who may consider GWRS — and who may not

GWRS may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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