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Scale Is the Strategy: American, Essential Set Benchmark for Water Investor-Owned Utilities
The American–Essential merger marks a major transformation in the U.S. regulated water sector, significantly augmenting American Water’s status as the largest and most geographically diverse water utility in the country.
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Top Companies in Water: Financial Signals and Market Trends, Q3 2025
Despite overall muted deal flow, the treatment segment has remained resilient, with noteworthy acquisitions by Hawkins and Metawater. Flow control players Xylem and Watts Water...
9 Oct. 2025
Quarterly Review + Data
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q3 2025
In the age of artificial intelligence, digital water companies are looking to spark innovation faster through multiple channels. This quarter, Grundfos, Veolia, and Siemens announced...
22 Sep. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q3 2025
With fewer than 166 deals recorded year-to-date, the M&A water-sector is constrained in 2025. This broad-based pullback is most pronounced in digital water, which saw...
18 Sep. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Corporate Water Innovation Spotlight: Veralto Commits to Emerald Technology Fund
Veralto’s €20 million investment in Emerald’s second water fund reflects a capital-light strategy to broaden its innovation pipeline without establishing an internal venture arm. This...
6 Aug. 2025
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Poland Bridges Gap for Increased Flood Resilience
Many of Poland’s secondary reservoirs have lost up to 40% of their original flood-storage capacity due to sedimentation. Additionally, earthen levees are experiencing high rates...
2 Jul. 2025
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Top Companies in Water: Financial Signals and Market Trends, Q2 2025
Tariff exposure is driving operational adaptation across the entire value chain. Companies like Mueller and Watts Water, as well as digital and flow industry players...
2 Jul. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Europe Municipal Water Market: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2025
Investment plans in the U.K. and Ireland are prompting a round of acquisitions in the islands. Several acquisitions in the British Isles highlight the dynamic...
26 Jun. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2025
On average, the 10 publicly traded digital water companies tracked by Bluefield reported a 5.5% year-over-year increase in quarterly revenues. Quarterly revenue growth varied across...
24 Jun. 2025
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.Underwater and Underfunded: Italy’s Flood Recovery Plan
Symbolic funding, systemic exposure. At just €83 million per year, Italy’s new flood recovery program offers only a fraction of the financial effort mobilized under...
3 Jun. 2025
Research NoteBrief research summaries of market development or company strategies.
Brief research summaries of market development or company strategies.Top Companies in Water: Financial Signals and Market Trends, Q1 2025
Water markets worldwide are transforming, with several factors influencing critical inputs. Company financial reports and presentations indicate that inflation, climate change, conflicts in Europe and...
11 Apr. 2025
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Analysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.