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The York Water Company

Logo: yorkwater.com4

Public utility in Pennsylvania, US

The York Water Company (Nasdaq: YORW) is an investor-owned, public utility company based in York, Pennsylvania and operating throughout Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1816 by a group of local businessmen concerned about fire protection. The company is the oldest investor-owned utility in the nation, and has the longest record of issuing consecutive dividends, which it has paid since 1816.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1816Founded1

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  • TickerYORW on Nasdaq1
  • IndustryWater Supply1
  • HeadquartersYork, Pennsylvania1
  • Websitewww.yorkwater.com
  • Incorporated inPA5
  • Business address130 E Market St, York, Pa 17401-12195
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company5

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The York Water Company (Nasdaq: YORW) is an investor-owned, public utility company based in York, Pennsylvania and operating throughout Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1816 by a group of local businessmen concerned about fire protection.3

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

36.0%Operating margin6
26.0%Net margin6
3.4%Revenue growth, 20256
8.3%Return on equity6
0.92×Debt to equity6

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Products and services

Billing and Revenue Collection Services brought in 40% of the revenue The York Water Company broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Billing and Revenue Collection Services$79.0K640%down 84% from 2024
  2. Collection Services$60.0K631%up 76% from 2024
  3. Service Line Protection Plan$57.0K629%up 119% from 2024
Products and services by year
Products and services20242025
Billing and Revenue Collection Services$494.0K$79.0K
Collection Services$34.0K$60.0K
Service Line Protection Plan$26.0K$57.0K

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs73¢$56.1M
  • Income tax1¢$816.0K
  • Profit26¢$20.1M

Out of $77.0M in revenue.6

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Dividends paid42¢$12.6M
  • Kept or used elsewhere58¢$17.2M

Out of $29.9M of cash from operations.6

Financial statements

Revenue78910116$77.0M in 2025+51% since 2019
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M$80.0M2019: $51.1M$51.1M20192020: $53.3M$53.3M2020+4%2021: $54.6M$54.6M2021+2%2022: $59.6M$59.6M2022+9%2023: $70.5M$70.5M2023+18%2024: $74.5M$74.5M2024+6%2025: $77.0M$77.0M2025+3%
Operating income78910116$27.7M in 2025+16% since 2019
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2019: $23.8M$23.8M20192020: $24.4M$24.4M2020+3%2021: $23.4M$23.4M2021−4%2022: $24.5M$24.5M2022+5%2023: $29.5M$29.5M2023+21%2024: $28.0M$28.0M2024−5%2025: $27.7M$27.7M2025−1%
Net income78910116$20.1M in 2025+39% since 2019
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2019: $14.4M$14.4M20192020: $16.6M$16.6M2020+15%2021: $17.0M$17.0M2021+2%2022: $19.6M$19.6M2022+15%2023: $23.8M$23.8M2023+21%2024: $20.3M$20.3M2024−14%2025: $20.1M$20.1M2025−1%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.6

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-31
OPERATING REVENUES:$77.5M$75.0M
Operation and maintenance$20.8M$19.7M
Administrative and general$12.9M$12.6M
Depreciation and amortization$14.2M$13.0M
Taxes other than income taxes$1.9M$1.7M
Operating expenses$49.8M$46.9M
Operating income$27.7M$28.0M
Interest on debt-$10.3M-$8.9M
Allowance for funds used during construction$820.0K$2.1M
Other pension costs$530.0K$524.0K
Gain on life insurance$831.0K$0
Other income (expenses), net-$382.0K-$38.0K
Other income (expenses)-$8.5M-$6.4M
Income before income taxes$19.2M$21.7M
Income tax expense (benefit)-$816.0K$1.4M
Net Income$20.1M$20.3M
Basic Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share)$1.39$1.42
Diluted Earnings Per Share (in dollars per share)$1.39$1.42

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Corporate structure

The York Water Company sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of The York Water Company

  • Zimmer Partners, LP Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on The York Water Company, latest Aug 14, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 9, 2023)
  • VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G on The York Water Company, latest Apr 30, 2026
  • BlackRock Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on The York Water Company, latest Apr 24, 2026 (2 filings since Feb 5, 2025)
  • VANGUARD GROUP INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on The York Water Company, latest Mar 27, 2026 (5 filings since Feb 10, 2022)
  • The York Water Company York, Pennsylvania

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What The York Water Company reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Accumulated depreciation$573.0K6 Dec 31, 2025$536.0K6 Dec 31, 2024+6.9%
Property and equipment, net$1.5M6 Dec 31, 2025$1.5M6 Dec 31, 2024−2.2%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.0K6 Dec 31, 2025$1.0K6 Dec 31, 20240%

Properties, in its own words

Source of Water Supply

The Company obtains the bulk of its water supply for its primary system for York and Adams Counties from both the South Branch and East Branch of the Codorus Creek, which together have an average daily flow of approximately 73.0 million gallons from a combined watershed area of approximately 117 square miles. The Company owns two impounding dams on this primary system located in York and Springfield Townships adjoining the Borough of Jacobus to the south. The lower dam, the Lake Williams Impounding Dam, creates a reservoir covering approximately 165 acres and the upper dam, the Lake Redman Impounding Dam, creates a reservoir covering approximately 290 acres, which together hold up to approximately 2.5 billion gallons of water. The Company supplements these reservoirs with a 15-mile pipeline from the Susquehanna River to Lake Redman which provides access to an additional supply of 12.0 million gallons per day, or MGD.

The rest of Item 2

The Company obtains its water supply for its system for Franklin County from the Roxbury Dam on the Conodoguinet Creek, which has an average daily flow of approximately 26.0 million gallons from a watershed area of approximately 33 square miles. The Company has a reservoir on this system which holds up to approximately 330 million gallons of water.

The Company also owns satellite groundwater systems in York, Adams, and Lancaster Counties. The systems consist of fifteen wells capable of providing a combined safe yield of approximately 923,000 gallons per day.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s present average daily availability was 41.1 million gallons, and daily consumption was approximately 23.7 million gallons.

Pumping Stations

The Company’s main pumping station is located in Spring Garden Township, York County, on the south branch of the Codorus Creek about four miles downstream from the Company’s lower impounding dam. The pumping station houses pumping equipment with a combined permitted capacity of 42.0 MGD. A large diesel backup generator is installed to provide power to the pumps in the event of an emergency. The untreated water is pumped approximately two miles to the filtration plant through pipes owned by the Company.

The Susquehanna River Pumping Station is located on the western shore of the Susquehanna River in York County, several miles south of Wrightsville. The pumping station houses pumping equipment with a combined permitted capacity of 12.0 MGD. The pumping station pumps water from the Susquehanna River approximately 15 miles through a combination of 30 inch and 36 inch ductile iron main to the Company’s upper impounding dam, located at Lake Redman.

The Lake Redman Pumping Station is located in York Township, York County, adjacent to Lake Redman. The pumping station is designed to provide a redundant source with permitted capacity to pump 20.0 MGD of untreated water through a company-owned 36 inch force main approximately 3.5 miles to the filtration plant, meeting the Company’s daily consumption needs.

Treatment Facilities

The Company’s primary water filtration plant is located in Spring Garden Township, York County, about one-half mile south of the City of York. Water at this plant is filtered through twelve dual media filters having a rated capacity of 39.0 MGD, with a maximum supply of 42.0 MGD for short periods if necessary.

The Company’s sediment recycling facility is located adjacent to this water filtration plant. This state of the art facility employs cutting edge technology to remove fine, suspended solids from untreated water. The Company estimates that through this energy-efficient, environmentally friendly process, approximately 600 tons of sediment will be removed annually, thereby improving the quality of the Codorus Creek watershed.

The Company also operates a water filtration plant in Greene Township, Franklin County. Water at this plant is filtered through filters having a rated capacity of 1.16 MGD.

Based on a total average daily consumption in 2025 of approximately 23.7 million gallons, the Company believes the water pumping and filtering facilities are adequate to meet present and anticipated demands.

The Company has twelve wastewater treatment facilities located in four counties within south-central Pennsylvania. The wastewater treatment plants consist of one pond and lagoon treatment facility with spray fields for ground application and in excess of 5 million gallon storage capacity, and the other plants range from small extended aeration package plants to three larger facilities that utilize Biological Nutrient Removal/tertiary treatment technology. In total the plants have a combined permitted flow capacity of 1,352,500 gallons. With a projected maximum daily demand of 519,734 gallons, the plants’ flow paths offer both capacity and operational redundancy for maintenance, high flow events, and potential growth.

Distribution and Collection

The water distribution systems of the Company have approximately 1,105 miles of water main lines which range in diameter from 2 inches to 36 inches. The distribution systems include booster stations and standpipes and reservoirs capable of storing approximately 58.7 million gallons of potable water. All booster stations are equipped with at least two pumps for protection in case of mechanical failure. Following a deliberate study of customer demand and pumping capacity, the Company installed standby generators at all critical booster stations to provide an alternate energy source or emergency power in the event of an electric utility interruption.

The wastewater collection systems of the Company have approximately 117 miles of gravity collection mains and pressure force mains along with redundant sewage pumping stations.

Other Properties

The Company’s distribution center and material and supplies warehouse are located in Springettsbury Township and are composed of three one-story concrete block buildings aggregating 30,680 square feet.

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026.14

Leadership

Who has led The York Water Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Jeffrey S. Osman2006–2007
  2. Jeffrey R. Hines2008–2020
  3. Joseph Thomas Hand2012–2022
  4. Alexandra C. Chiaruttini2022

Chair

  1. Thomas C. Norris2008–2011
  2. George W. Hodges2011–2016

President

  1. Jeffrey S. Osman2006–2007
  2. Jeffrey R. Hines2008–2020
  3. Joseph Thomas Hand2020–now

Chief financial officer

  1. Jeffrey R. Hines2007
  2. Joseph Thomas Hand2016
  3. Matthew E. Poff2018–now

Chief operating officer

  1. Jeffrey R. Hines2007–2008
  2. Joseph Thomas Hand2008–2020
  3. Mark A. Wheeler2020–2023
  4. Matthew J. Scarpato2025–now
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Board members and other officers (37)

Timeline

  1. Oct 15, 20268-K Executive or director change62
  2. Aug 18, 20268-K Executive or director change63
  3. Aug 6, 20268-K Results of operations64
  4. May 5, 20268-K Shareholder vote65
  5. May 5, 20268-K Results of operations66
  6. Apr 22, 20268-K Other events67
  7. Apr 17, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; Other events68
  8. Apr 16, 20268-K Other events69
  9. Apr 15, 20268-K Other events70
  10. Apr 14, 20268-K Executive or director change71
  11. Mar 3, 20268-K Results of operations72
  12. Feb 19, 20268-K Regulation FD disclosure73
  13. Jul 18, 2022New chief executive Alexandra C. Chiaruttini becomes CEO15
  14. Jul 17, 2012New chief executive Joseph Thomas Hand becomes CEO16
  15. Apr 16, 2008New chief executive Jeffrey R. Hines becomes CEO17
  16. Jan 17, 2006New chief executive Jeffrey S. Osman becomes CEO18
  17. 2000Went public Listed on NASDAQ1
  18. 1816Founded Founded1

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Nov 5, 2026Reports results for the quarter ending Sep/202674

When it reported results

  1. Aug 6, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results64
  2. May 5, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results66
  3. Mar 3, 2026Reported quarterly or annual results72
  4. Nov 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results75
  5. Aug 12, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results76
  6. May 6, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results77
  7. Mar 4, 2025Reported quarterly or annual results78
  8. Nov 7, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results79

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

474 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 62 major events, 338 insider forms, 17 large holders, 37 other. The latest 20:

  1. Oct 15, 20268-K EDGAR
  2. Sep 22, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  3. Sep 10, 20263 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. Aug 27, 20264/A PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. Aug 27, 20264/A PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  6. Aug 27, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  7. Aug 27, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. Aug 21, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. Aug 18, 20268-K CURRENT REPORT FILING EDGAR
  10. Aug 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  11. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  12. Aug 6, 202610-Q THE YORK WATER COMPANY 10-Q 06-30-26 EDGAR
  13. Aug 6, 20268-K THE YORK WATER COMPANY 8-K 08/06/26 EDGAR
  14. Jul 20, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Jul 17, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

262 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 257 buys and 5 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 21, 2026Brossman Douglas SDirectorBuy30$32.99$1.0KForm 4
Aug 27, 2026Poff Matthew EChief Financial OfficerBuy30$34.19$1.0KForm 4
Aug 20, 2026Brossman Douglas SDirectorBuy30$33.19$1.0KForm 4
Aug 14, 2026Hand Joseph ThomasPresident & CEOSale8,000$33.28$266.2KForm 4
Jul 20, 2026Brossman Douglas SDirectorBuy32$30.99$1.0KForm 4
Jul 16, 2026Snyder Mark SVP- EngineeringBuy11$29.11$325Form 4
Jul 16, 2026Scarpato Matthew JChief Operating OfficerBuy112$29.11$3.2KForm 4
Jul 16, 2026Poff Matthew EChief Financial OfficerBuy4$29.11$130Form 4
Jul 16, 2026Hand Joseph ThomasPresident & CEOBuy112$29.11$3.2KForm 4
Jul 16, 2026Chiaruttini Alexandra CCAO & General CounselBuy45$29.11$1.3KForm 4
Jul 16, 2026Becker Suzanne MVP- Customer ServiceBuy45$29.11$1.3KForm 4
Jun 19, 2026Hand Joseph ThomasPresident & CEOBuy25$29.53$738Form 4
May 20, 2026Yanavitch William T. IIDirectorBuy256$29.35$7.5KForm 4
May 8, 2026Scarpato Matthew JChief Operating OfficerBuy700$29.30$20.5KForm 4
Apr 16, 2026Hand Joseph ThomasPresident & CEOBuy1,052$28.50$30.0KForm 4
Apr 16, 2026Poff Matthew EChief Financial OfficerBuy175$28.50$5.0KForm 4
Apr 16, 2026Snyder Mark SVP- EngineeringBuy10$29.13$300Form 4
Apr 16, 2026Scarpato Matthew JChief Operating OfficerBuy103$29.13$3.0KForm 4
Apr 16, 2026Poff Matthew EChief Financial OfficerBuy4$29.13$120Form 4
Apr 16, 2026Hand Joseph ThomasPresident & CEOBuy103$29.13$3.0KForm 4

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From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Zimmer Partners, LP1,419,877$43.5M1.0%+687,200
BlackRock, Inc.1,281,673$39.3M0.0%+203,261
Morgan Stanley713,351$21.9M0.0%+51,403
Vanguard Capital Management LLC712,799$21.8M0.0%+58,806
Geode Capital Management, LLC421,682$12.9M0.0%+77,051
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership362,561$11.1M0.0%+35,831
State Street Corp346,037$10.7M0.0%+21,095
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC323,129$9.9M0.0%+30,123
Legal & General Group Plc321,660$9.9M0.0%+21,960
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP311,672$9.6M0.0%+15,793
Aqr Capital Management LLC277,196$8.5M0.0%+159,506
Reaves W H & Co Inc275,000$8.4M0.1%New
ProShare Advisors LLC226,682$6.9M0.0%+34,998
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd212,450$6.5M0.0%+154,862
Two Sigma Investments, LP193,737$5.9M0.0%+81,930
Renaissance Technologies LLC168,236$5.2M0.0%−35,800
Bank of New York Mellon Corp153,816$4.7M0.0%+7,607
Gabelli Funds LLC151,793$4.7M0.0%+18,150
Northern Trust Corp144,906$4.4M0.0%+21,997
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc135,135$4.1M0.0%+17,019
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co106,828$3.3M0.0%+13,515
Penn Capital Management Company, LLC97,796$3.0M0.2%+8,525
Invesco Ltd.96,967$3.0M0.0%+15,345
John G Ullman & Associates Inc92,975$2.8M0.3%+55,925
Goldman Sachs Group Inc91,883$2.8M0.0%−64,383

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How The York Water Company is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARYORK WATER CO2
  • CIK0000108985
  • Employer ID (EIN)23-124250014
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; a smaller reporting company; not a shell company14
  • Incorporated inPennsylvania14
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)4941 Water Supply2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address130 E Market St, York, PA 17401-12192
  • Mailing address130 East Market Street, York, PA 17401-12192
  • Phone71784536012
  • Shares outstanding16,228,581 as of Aug 6, 202613
  • Public float$455.7M as of Jun 30, 202514
  • AuditorBaker Tilly US, LLP, Lancaster, Pennsylvania PCAOB ID 23; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting14
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 10, 19942
  • Filings2,438 in all: 4 (1,746), 8-K (266), 10-Q (94), 4/A (69), DEF 14A (33), 10-K (32), 3 (26), DEFA14A (22)2
    All 37 form types

    SC 13G/A (20), ARS (18), S-3 (14), CORRESP (13), EFFECT (10), UPLOAD (10), 424B5 (9), S-3/A (8), PRE 14A (7), SCHEDULE 13G/A (7), 424B3 (5), S-8 (4), SC 13G (4), 144 (2), 424B4 (2), 8-K/A (2), FWP (2), SCHEDULE 13G (2), 144/A (1), 305B2 (1), 424A (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-A12G (1), 8-A12G/A (1), NO ACT (1), S-3DPOS (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13D/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Mar 3, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 6, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 20, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Oct 15, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, No par valueYORWNASDAQ

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).14

Risk factors and legal proceedings

Legal proceedings

There are no material legal proceedings involving the Company.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.14

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