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YORK WATER CO

UtilitiesElectric, Gas & Water
Ticker YORWYORK, PAFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $19.40Diluted shares 15.2M

The York Water Company (NASDAQ: YORW) operates as the oldest investor-owned water utility in the United States, having served customers continuously since 1816. The company maintains its website at www.yorkwater.com and operates as a purely regulated water and wastewater utility serving portions of 58 municipalities… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-06-30
Sales & profitability
$77.49M
+3.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $83.42M
35.75%
−1.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 36.56%
$20.06M
−1.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $23.80M
8.35%
−0.4 percentage points
Last 12 mo 8.09%
Cash & financing
$29.86M
−2.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $33.50M
$-18.87M
−6.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $-14.15M
0.97
Was 0.89× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 0.64
14.4M
+0.4% year over year
Last 12 mo 15.2M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What YORK WATER CO does

In the company’s own words

The York Water Company (NASDAQ: YORW) operates as the oldest investor-owned water utility in the United States, having served customers continuously since 1816. The company maintains its website at www.yorkwater.com and operates as a purely regulated water and wastewater utility serving portions of 58 municipalities across four counties in south-central Pennsylvania.

The company's primary business involves impounding, purifying to meet or exceed safe drinking water standards, and distributing water to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. In addition to water service, York Water owns and operates three wastewater collection systems and twelve wastewater collection and treatment systems. Operating revenue is derived primarily from residential customers at 64 percent, commercial and industrial customers at 29 percent, and other sources including fire service at 7 percent.

York Water obtains bulk water supply for its primary system serving York and Adams Counties from the South Branch and East Branch of the Codorus Creek, supplemented by a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River. The company maintains two major reservoirs, Lake Williams and Lake Redman, with combined capacity of approximately 2.5 billion gallons. For Franklin County operations, the company draws from Roxbury Dam on the Conodoguinet Creek. The company also operates fifteen groundwater wells across York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties. As of December 31, 2025, the company served approximately 81,292 customers across an estimated population of 214,000 within its service territory.

The company operates approximately 1,105 miles of water distribution mains and maintains twelve wastewater treatment facilities with combined permitted flow capacity of 1,352,500 gallons daily. York Water employs 129 people and maintains administrative offices in York, Pennsylvania, along with a distribution center and warehouse in Springettsbury Township.

The company is regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for both water and wastewater services, requiring approval for rate changes, financing activities, and service territory modifications. York Water continuously pursues acquisition and expansion opportunities within and outside its current service territory to grow its customer base and diversify revenue streams through bulk water contracts and municipal billing services.

Company details
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric, Gas & Water
Headquarters
YORK, PA
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
108985
SIC
4941

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2013–2025 · USD
$-8.34M$16.68M$41.71M$66.74M$91.76M2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns YORK WATER CO — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

152
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$104.56M
held by funds, at market
21.4%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · YORK WATER CO’s weight in each

VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.01%of fund net assets
0.20%of fund net assets
VANGUARD EXTENDED MARKET INDEX FUND
VXF · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.01%of fund net assets
0.87%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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