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Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP (SBS)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | São Paulo, Brazil | NYSE
4.87 USD +0.05 (1.037%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 4.90 +0.03 (0.616%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, driven by a robust nine-year price trajectory that is up 142% with no recent consecutive annual declines, indicating the market continues to reward the company's execution. Fundamentals are sound with a 19% ROE and healthy operating margins, though the balance sheet carries significant debt typical for regulated utilities. However, the short-term picture is clouded by deteriorating quarterly earnings growth (-32%) and a sharp drop in stock price over the last two weeks, which has eroded recent gains. While the valuation is attractive at under 10x forward earnings, the combination of slowing earnings momentum and recent price weakness prevents a full bullish conviction. The dividend yield is modest and insufficient to offset the current earnings drag, making this a hold rather than a high-conviction buy at this specific moment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.065690
AutoETS0.066911
AutoTheta0.115736
AutoARIMA0.121909

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 4.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.013
Excess Kurtosis 0.07
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-26
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-26
Debt to Equity Ratio 114.009
Revenue per Share 11.419
Market Cap 17,126,356,992
Trailing P/E 10.36
Forward P/E 10.08
Beta 0.09
Profit Margins 19.67%
Website https://www.sabesp.com.br

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of hedging demand, with virtually no open interest in put contracts across all expirations. Call positioning is heavily skewed out-of-the-money, particularly for the October 2026 expiration where strikes at $6.00 represent the peak open interest. This distribution suggests speculators are positioning for a continued grind upward toward analyst targets rather than fearing an immediate crash, despite the recent price weakness.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 0.55% 1.87% 2.13%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-27 0.031800 0.552659
2025-05-02 0.131400 3.298193
2024-04-26 0.056200 1.756250
2023-05-02 0.050600 2.842697
2022-04-29 0.040000 2.224694
2021-04-30 0.014200 0.903308
2020-05-01 0.050400 3.519553
2019-04-30 0.060000 2.508361
2018-04-30 0.062200 3.116232
2017-04-11 0.076800 3.746342
2016-04-06 0.012000 0.969305
2015-04-07 0.022800 1.972318
2014-04-08 0.061200 3.362637
2013-04-01 0.077533 2.534311
2012-02-17 0.098633 3.947425
2010-12-28 0.159067 9.358716
2010-03-01 0.005400 0.464183
2009-11-23 0.037833 3.000238
2009-05-29 0.019200 1.843199
2009-01-27 0.011900 1.590909
2008-08-13 0.037233 2.467940
2008-02-28 0.005467 0.335056
2007-10-30 0.042900 2.468354
2006-12-28 0.019267 1.663339
2006-05-04 0.017900 2.180268
2005-12-29 0.019867 3.581789
2005-07-07 0.008267 1.681423
2005-05-10 0.004433 0.974999
2005-02-11 0.003033 0.651791
2004-12-30 0.009267 1.872121
2004-03-16 0.003967 0.946778
2004-01-14 0.019600 3.793546
2003-12-11 0.015400 3.335738
2003-06-12 0.011600 3.587633
2003-05-06 0.003900 1.418182
2002-06-25 0.011433 3.951502
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.03
dividendYield 0.69
exDividendDate 2026-03-27
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.664
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.13775933
lastDividendValue 0.0318
lastDividendDate 2026-03-27
dividendDate 2026-05-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08803606
Address1 300 Rua Costa Carvalho
All Time High 7.158
All Time Low 0.149667
Ask 4.86
Ask Size 20,700
Average Analyst Rating 1.2 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 10,546,390
Average Daily Volume3 Month 7,566,504
Average Volume 7,566,504
Average Volume10Days 10,546,390
Beta 0.087
Bid 4.87
Bid Size 66,300
Book Value 2.485992
City São Paulo
Country Brazil
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.87
Current Ratio 1.471
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 4.89
Day Low 4.75
Debt To Equity 114.009
Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Dividend Rate 0.03
Dividend Yield 0.69
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,626,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,626,000
Earnings Growth -0.339
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.322
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,564,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 15,214,611,456
Ebitda Margins 0.37222
Enterprise To Ebitda 3.386
Enterprise To Revenue 1.26
Enterprise Value 51,512,262,656
Eps Current Year 0.291
Eps Forward 0.483
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.47
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,569,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 5.39
Fifty Day Average Change -0.52
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.09647495
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.803606
Fifty Two Week High 7.158
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.288
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31964236
Fifty Two Week Low 4.376
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.49399996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11288848
Fifty Two Week Range 4.376 - 7.158
Financial Currency BRL
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,021,037,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 2,354,643,345
Forward Eps 0.483
Forward P E 10.082815
Free Cashflow -6,260,882,944
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 8,914
Fullday Change 0.0499997
Fullday Change Percent 1.03734
Fullday Price 4.9
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.35729998
Gross Profits 14,604,534,784
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.121020004
Implied Shares Outstanding 3,516,705,733
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,569,600
Last Dividend Value 0.0318
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,778,112,000
Last Split Factor 5:1
Long Business Summary Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides basic and environmental sanitation services in the São Paulo State, Brazil. It supplies treated water and sewage services on a wholesale basis. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Long Name Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP
Market us_market
Market Cap 17,126,356,992
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_880587
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 8,040,221,184
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 17,124,685,419
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 4.83
Operating Cashflow 8,207,723,008
Operating Margins 0.31519
Payout Ratio 0.3181
Peg Ratio 0.47
Phone 55 11 3388 8110
Post Market Change 0.03000021
Post Market Change Percent 0.61602074
Post Market Price 4.9
Post Market Time 1,787,961,327
Previous Close 4.82
Price Eps Current Year 16.735394
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 1.9589765
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4189928
Profit Margins 0.1967
Quick Ratio 1.431
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.16667
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0499997
Regular Market Change Percent 1.03734
Regular Market Day High 4.89
Regular Market Day Low 4.75
Regular Market Day Range 4.75 - 4.89
Regular Market Open 4.83
Regular Market Previous Close 4.82
Regular Market Price 4.87
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 22,809,539
Return On Assets 0.0777
Return On Equity 0.18792
Revenue Growth 0.139
Revenue Per Share 11.419
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Shares Outstanding 3,516,705,733
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0052
Shares Short 18,194,005
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 14,515,329
Short Name Companhia de saneamento Basico
Short Percent Of Float 0.0077
Short Ratio 2.48
Source Interval 15
State SP
Symbol SBS
Target High Price 7.6
Target Low Price 6.28
Target Mean Price 6.756
Target Median Price 6.5
Total Cash 17,440,886,784
Total Cash Per Share 4.95
Total Debt 51,657,801,728
Total Revenue 40,875,065,344
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.664
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.13775933
Trailing Eps 0.47
Trailing P E 10.361702
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.56735
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.69735
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12525709
Type Disp Equity
Volume 22,809,539
Website https://www.sabesp.com.br
Zip 05,429-900