Middlesex Water Co (MSEXP) stock
MSEXPOTCWater SupplyFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as MSEX
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 14/3011% below fair value
$492.00+0.00 (0.00%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026Market cap $1.09BP/E 20.8Yield 2.39%
Middlesex Water statistics
97 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Oct 15, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 3, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.98
- 2.08
- P/OCF Ratio
- 15.63
- 9.83
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 6.99
- 4.47
- EV / EBIT
- 22.90
- 21.23
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 3.84%
- 2.02%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 1.52%
- 0.07%
- Float
- 19M
- 113M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.79%
- 1.42%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 83.3%
- 79.9%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 730,973
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.57%
- 0.93%
- Days to Cover
- 4.76
- 4.47
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $59.80
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $44.17
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $54.90
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $55.47
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $54.20
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.34
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.53%
- 0.48%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 8.61%
- 3.78%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 0.51%
- -1.08%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 13.2%
- -4.18%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 14.3%
- 4.64%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 0.30%
- 3.03%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -15.3%
- 31.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -43.3%
- 22.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 68.5%
- 55.1%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 143,316
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 140,384
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 150,836
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.02
- 1.00
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 63.5
- 52.6
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 29.0%
- 25.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.31
- 0.44
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 27.5%
- 13.7%
- EBITDA Margin
- 45.3%
- 33.4%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 10.1%
- 8.96%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.72%
- 2.62%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.49%
- 5.72%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 4.81%
- 4.71%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.51
- 0.91
- Quick Ratio
- 0.23
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 0.73
- 1.24
- Debt / EBITDA
- 4.16
- 4.91
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 4.14
- 4.77
- Interest Coverage
- 4.27
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.95%
- 7.77%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 20.9%
- 8.22%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 15.9%
- 6.98%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 6.26%
- 3.89%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.60%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -0.42%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 1.60%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.15
- 0.22
- Revenue Per Employee
- $537.35K
- $1.10M
- Profits Per Employee
- $131.67K
- $117.68K
- Employee Count
- 395
- 1,444
- WACC
- 6.59%
- 6.83%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $58.34M
- $257.00M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$397.93M
- -$2.36B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$21.12
- -$21.39
- Equity (Book Value)
- $547.62M
- $2.02B
- Book Value Per Share
- $29.06
- $17.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $547.62M
- $1.24B
- Working Capital
- -$53.69M
- -$7.90M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 4.79%
- 4.18%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.39%
- 2.80%
- Buyback Yield
- -3.54%
- -1.03%
- Shareholder Yield
- -1.14%
- 1.74%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.38
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 4.94%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 16
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 51.6%
- 57.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $15.19M
- $203.40M
- Income Tax
- $6.33M
- $31.13M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 10.9%
- 15.5%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $42.56
- $46.07
- Graham Upside
- -26.2%
- -28.4%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.19
- 1.11
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Oct 19, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | MSEXP | S&P 500 | Difference | MSEXP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.4% | +0.6% | −0.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -16.2% | +3.4% | −19.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | -12.6% | +13.3% | −25.9 pts | ||
| 1 year | -11.8% | +16.6% | −28.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +347.9% | +86.4% | +261.5 pts | +64.8% | +23.1% |
| 5 years | +337.1% | +81.9% | +255.3 pts | +34.3% | +12.7% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 15, 2026.
0M MSEXP shares were sold short on Oct 15, 2026, up 0.0% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1000.0 days to buy them back.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 176 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 176 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 176 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 176 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 176 | -2.2% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 1 | 180.0 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 0 | 1000.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 1 | 180.0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 180 | 0.0% | 2 | 90.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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