Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS) is a publicly traded company in the Utilities — Regulated Water industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
SABESP, or Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo, is a key utility provider specializing in water and sewage services for residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental clients. Its offerings are comprehensive, spanning water supply, sanitary sewage systems, urban rainwater management and drainage, municipal cleaning, and solid waste management.
Is Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS) trades at 8.1× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 83 utilities companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (8.8×) $5 (+9 %); at its sector median (20.7×) $12 (+157 %).
Kaplio overview: Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
Market cap $16B · 52 weeks $4 – $7 (34 % below the high) · P/E 8.1× · 2027 expected P/E 11.0× · Dividend 3.7 % · 4 years rising · Next earnings November 5, 2026 · expected EPS $0.06 · Closing price, Oct 28 · accounts published Aug 12.
- Valuation: P/E 8.1× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROE 18.5 % (por encima del rango).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.0× (solid).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (8.8×) $5 (+9 %); at its sector median (20.7×) $12 (+157 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in utilities: 3 of 6 pass
- Regulated ROE (8-12%) 18.5 %, fails.
- 5y EPS growth 53.5 %, fails.
- Interest coverage 2.9×, borderline.
- 10y dividend growth 27.6 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 2.0×, passes.
- Payout Ratio 27.9 %, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP: P/E 8.1×; EV/EBITDA 7.4×; ROIC 8.7 %; $15.9B. Essential Utilities, Inc. (P/E 21.6×; EV/EBITDA 15.2×; ROIC 4.4 %; $12.0B), American Water Works Company, Inc. (P/E 24.2×; EV/EBITDA 17.2×; ROIC —; $27.8B), American States Water Company (P/E 23.1×; EV/EBITDA 15.9×; ROIC 6.5 %; $3.3B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 8.1× · median 8.8× · minimum 1.3× · maximum 25.9× · cheap below 6.0× · expensive above 12.8×. It has been cheaper than today only 44% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
solid · Yield 3.7 % ($0.13 per ADS in 2025) · Years raising it 4 · 5-year growth -8 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.7× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $37.20 a year ($3.10 a month).
Investor methods verdict
Would Buffett approve Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - today?
The Buffett Method would not approve Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - today: it fails its quality rules. Business quality: 74 out of 100 (price not included). Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Would Peter Lynch approve Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - today?
The Lynch Method would not approve Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - today: it fails its quality rules. Business quality: 100 out of 100 (price not included). Lynch classifies it as a slow grower. Kaplio assessment with data from the week of 2026-10-26; not investment advice.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 18.48% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 8.67% |
| Return on Assets | 6.72% |
| Gross Margin | 35.50% |
| Operating Margin | 30.59% |
| Net Margin | 19.67% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.14 |
| Current Ratio | 1.47 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 3 |
| Altman Z-Score | 1.59 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -10.04% |
| 3 months | -14.50% |
| Year-to-date | -2.31% |
| 1 year | -4.90% |
| 3 years | +100.86% |
| 5 years | +269.84% |
| 10 years | +121.90% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.1346 per share in 2 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | $0.0318 |
| 2025-12-29 | $0.1028 |
| 2025-05-02 | $0.1274 |
| 2024-04-26 | $0.0514 |
| 2023-05-02 | $0.0517 |
| 2022-04-29 | $0.0400 |
| 2021-04-30 | $0.0155 |
| 2020-05-01 | $0.2000 |
| 2019-04-30 | $0.2370 |
| 2018-04-30 | $0.3110 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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