H2O America (HTO) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.04
- Estimate
- $1.08
- Surprise
- -3.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $253.2M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.6 → 4.8/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
H2O America (HTO) missed the $1.08 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.04 — a clear 3.8% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.6/10) to Sell at 4.8/10 after the report — the engine's score rose despite the miss.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates HTO Sell at 4.8/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -3.8% surprise compares with a -2.0% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Utilities): +1.0
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.0): -0.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $60.22
- Stop
- $57.12
At 20.7× trailing and 21.1× forward earnings, consensus estimates imply little change in earnings power.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-27 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
HTO at TrendMatrix's latest read
Utility earnings are regulatory outcomes on a lag — allowed-return and rate-case posture frame any quarter's print.
- Industry
- Utilities - Regulated Water
- Market cap
- $2.45B
- P/E (fwd)
- 21.1
- P/E (ttm)
- 20.7
- 52-week range
- $43.75–$67.09
- Off 52-week high
- 10.2%
- RSI (14)
- 60
- Volume vs avg
- 0.21×
- Score today
- 4.8/10