Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR is a Brazilian utilities company focused on essential water and sanitation services. It plans, operates, and maintains systems for water capture, treatment, and distribution, along with sewage collection, transportation, treatment, and final disposal across the state of São Paulo. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and public-sector customers through large-scale infrastructure and regulated service networks. Its business is centered on basic sanitation, environmental sanitation, and related operational services, making it a key provider of public utility services in one of Brazil’s most economically important regions. Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR plays a significant role in supporting public health, urban infrastructure, and dependable access to water and wastewater services.
$6.32
-$0.08 (-1.25%)
EOD Oct 21, 2026
32.51% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 12.37%.
Revenue grew 5.4%, steady but not accelerating. Margins contracted 10.1pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
ROIC dropped from 19.39% to 12.37%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Negative free cash flow of -BRL 5.38B. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.
13.9x earnings. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
BRL 40.87B
▲ +5.4% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
BRL 8.06B
▼ -11.7% YoY
Op. Margin
31.20%
▼ -10.1pp YoY
ROIC
12.37%
▼ -7.0pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-BRL 8.19B
▼ -759.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
BRL 8.21B
▼ -4.0% YoY
Net Debt
BRL 27.77B
Cash & Equiv.
BRL 12.37B
3Y CAGR: +20.0%
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Is Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR (SBS) overvalued?
At a P/E of 13.9, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR (SBS)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR scores 55/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR a high-quality business?+
Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR scores 55 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 31.2% operating margin and a 12.4% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP ADR a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh SBS's valuation and scores 55/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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