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Ticker
MSEX

Price
55.08
Stock movement down
-0.31 (-0.56%)
Company name
Middlesex Water Company
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Water
Market cap
1.02B
Ent value
1.89B
Price/Sales
5.24
Price/Book
2.06
Div yield
2.61%
Div growth
-0.02%
Growth years
48
FCF payout
-132.65%
Trailing P/E
23.82
Forward P/E
18.30
PEG
8.82
EPS growth
1.53%
1 year return (CAGR)
8.64%
3 year return (CAGR)
-13.29%
5 year return (CAGR)
-8.32%
10 year return (CAGR)
6.72%
Last updated: 2026-03-13

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.44
Dividend yield2.61%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.96%
Average yield1.83%
Minimum yield0.96%
Discount to avg yield29.82%
Upside potential42.50%
Yield as % of max yield88.22%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.61%
Current yield distribution10.40%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.96%
Yield at 90%1.13%
Yield at 80%1.29%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.69%
Yield at 20%2.48%
Yield at 10%2.62%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.96%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth48 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share1.44
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date17 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)2.32
EPS (1y forward)3.01
EPS growth (5y)1.53%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.70%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MSEXS&P500
DGR MR5.88%-13.74%
DGR TTM6.46%6.60%
DGR 3 years-4.19%7.31%
DGR 5 years-0.02%4.69%
DGR 10 years2.97%6.30%
DGR 15 years2.46%8.16%
Time since last change announced142 days
EPS growth (5y)1.53%
EPS growth (5y forward)2.70%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM58.39%-132.65%
Average--
Forward47.84%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E23.82
Price to OCF16.30
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA10.80
EV to EBITDA19.99

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.24
Price to Book2.06
EV to Sales9.70

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count18.52M
EPS (TTM)2.32
FCF per share (TTM)-1.02

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)194.69M
Gross profit (TTM)89.52M
Operating income (TTM)54.38M
Net income (TTM)42.82M
EPS (TTM)2.32
EPS (1y forward)3.01

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)45.98%
Operating margin (TTM)27.93%
Profit margin (TTM)21.99%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash2.80M
Net receivables28.57M
Total current assets41.77M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment1.43B
Total assets1.37B
Accounts payable31.33M
Short/Current long term debt419.25M
Total current liabilities93.80M
Total liabilities870.36M
Shareholder's equity495.37M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)62.60M
Capital expenditures (TTM)81.44M
Free cash flow (TTM)-18.85M
Dividends paid (TTM)25.00M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity8.64%
Return on Assets3.14%
Return on Invested Capital4.70%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-2.07%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open55.54
Daily high56.51
Daily low54.86
Daily Volume106K
All-time high120.30
1y analyst estimate57.00
Beta0.86
EPS (TTM)2.32
Dividend per share1.44
Ex-div date17 Feb 2026
Next earnings date26 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MSEXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-54.21%-1.82%
Highest price drop-61.90%-56.47%
Date of highest drop16 Apr 20249 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-17.56%-10.84%
Avg time to new high32 days12 days
Max time to new high2370 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
MSEX (Middlesex Water Company) company logo
Marketcap
1.02B
Marketcap category
Small-cap
Description
Middlesex Water Company owns and operates regulated water utility and wastewater systems in the United States. It operates in two segments, Regulated and Non-Regulated. The company collects, treats, and distributes water on a retail and wholesale basis to residential, commercial, industrial, and fire protection customers; and provides regulated wastewater system. It also provides non-regulated contract services for the operation and maintenance of municipal and private water and wastewater systems. Middlesex Water Company was incorporated in 1896 and is headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey.
Employees
395
SEC filings
CEO
Country
USA
City
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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