Consolidated Water Q2 Earnings: Did They Crush Wall Street’s Wildest Expectations or Miss the Mark?

Ever wondered if water can be more than just a liquidity lifeline—maybe a stealthy profit reservoir? Well, Consolidated Water just threw a curveball in the quarter ending June 2025 with revenues cruising up 3.4% to $33.59 million and earnings per share popping from $0.26 to $0.32. Not only did they outpace the Zacks consensus on revenue by nearly 3%, but their EPS beat expectations by a staggering 60%! Sure, some buckets of their revenue streams like Services and Bulk dipped slightly year-over-year, but Manufacturing surged a robust 33.2%, painting a picture that’s anything but ordinary. As investors, it’s tempting to fixate on headline numbers, yet diving into the granular metrics reveals the real currents driving this company’s financial health. Are those under-the-radar shifts the secret sauce investors are overlooking? Let’s dissect the details and see what waves Consolidated Water is making in a market that’s anything but still. LEARN MORE

For the quarter ended June 2025, Consolidated Water reported revenue of $33.59 million, up 3.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.32, compared to $0.26 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $32.69 million, representing a surprise of +2.76%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +60%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.20.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company’s financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock’s price performance.

Here is how Consolidated Water performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Manufacturing: $5.23 million versus $4.23 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +33.2% change.

• Revenue- Services: $11.45 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.39 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4%.

• Revenue- Retail: $8.64 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $9.4 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.6%.

• Revenue- Bulk: $8.28 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $8.53 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.1%.

Shares of Consolidated Water have returned -2.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +2.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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