Utilities
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP(SBS)
Live Price
Offline$5.46
-0.18% today
1Y Change
+26.51%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $23.25B
- Revenue Growth
- +3.3%
- EPS Growth
- -13.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 8.5%
Coverage: 251 bars · Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $23.25B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $5.46 and up 26.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.3%, EPS growth of -13.7%, a dividend yield of 8.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.3%, EPS -13.7%, free cash flow +8.5% with operating margin 32.0% and ROIC 9.3%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 8.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 2.7 and price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SBS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+3.3% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+32.0% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
2.7 vs 19.5 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 11, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +3.3% and EPS is at -13.7%, with operating margin around 32.0%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 8.5%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Δ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 11, 2026 | — | -3.5% | -6.5% | -13.4% |
2026 Mar 17, 2026 | +14.6% | -2.3% | +1.2% | +18.5% |
2025 Nov 10, 2025 | +14.8% | +1.2% | +1.8% | -5.4% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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SBS Max Drawdown
-25.85%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for SBS and SPY.
Company Overview
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
New York Stock Exchange
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo SABESP provides water and sewage services to residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. It provides water supply, sanitary sewage, urban rainwater management and drainage, urban cleaning, and solid waste management services, as well as related activities, including the planning, operation, maintenance, and commercialization of energy. As of December 31, 2021, the company provided water services through 9.8 million water connections to approximately 27.8 million people; sewage services through 8.4 million sewage connections to approximately 24.6 million people; and operated 88,904 kilometers of water pipes and water transmission lines, as well as 61,122 kilometers of sewer lines. It also offers water and/or sewage services to four other municipalities through special purpose companies. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Leadership
- Carlos Augusto Leone Piani
- IPO Date
- May 10, 2002
- Employees
- 10.6k
- Street Address
- Rua Costa Carvalho, 300
- Mailing
- São Paulo, SP, 05429-900
- Region
- São Paulo, SP, BR
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 55 11 3388 8000
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 2.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 3.7
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 0.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +3.3%
- EPS
- -13.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- +8.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 37.0%
- Operating Margin
- 32.0%
- Net Margin
- 22.2%
- ROE
- 20.6%
- ROIC
- 9.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.94
- Current Ratio
- 1.12
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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