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Sabesp (NYSE: SBS)

$4.60-1.71%today

Brazilian ADR trading on the NYSE, priced in US dollars.

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Market Cap
$16.18B
P/E (TTM)
10.0x
P/B
1.8x
EPS (TTM)
$0.46
Dividend Yield
0.73%
52-Week Range
$4.18 – $7.16
Volume
12.82M
Previous Close
$4.68

TTM = trailing twelve months — the most recent 12 months (a rolling window), used for P/E, EPS and dividends. On the tables and charts below, the in-progress current year appears as a “Last 12M” column labelled with the quarter range it covers.

Performance

Today
-1.71%
1 Week
-11.71%
1 Month
-20.00%
YTD
-3.56%
1 Year
+4.74%
5 Years
+287.21%
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About Sabesp

US Ticker
SBS
B3 Ticker
SBSP3
Exchange
NYSE
Currency
USD
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Utilities - Regulated Water
Headquarters
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Employees
8,914
CEO
Mr. Carlos Augusto Leone Piani C.F.A.
Founded
1954

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.

www.sabesp.com.br

Analyst Ratings

Consensus of 5 Wall Street analysts · sourced from Yahoo Finance

1.2Strong Buy

On a 1–5 scale: 1 = Strong Buy, 3 = Hold, 5 = Sell. Lower is more bullish.

12-Month Price Target

Low
$6.28
Average
$6.76
High
$7.60

The average target is +46.87% above the current price of $4.60.

Financial Results

Revenue, EBITDA and net profit (in USD) with net margin (net profit ÷ revenue).

Financial Health

Margins, leverage and cash-flow quality derived from Sabesp's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow (absolute figures in USD).

ProfitabilityLeverageGrowth

Overall: Financially Solid

Net Margin
22.0%
ROE
19.8%
Rev Growth (YoY)
+3.62%
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.09×
Current Ratio
1.74×
Interest Coverage
2.42×
Free Cash Flow
-4.99B
Payout Ratio
56.5%

Income — Margins & Efficiency

MetricLast 12MQ2'25 – Q1'26Δ2025Δ2024Δ2023Δ2022
Revenue$7,451,846,955+9.3%$6,819,290,749+16.6%$5,850,770,812+11.0%$5,272,371,449+26.3%$4,173,583,620
Gross profit$2,687,555,051+7.6%$2,498,360,177-21.0%$3,163,276,194+61.2%$1,962,844,831+34.6%$1,457,975,438
Operating income$2,411,482,477+9.7%$2,197,798,291-12.5%$2,510,636,300+91.9%$1,308,395,530+48.9%$879,000,114
EBITDA$2,946,804,824-9.6%$3,259,967,678+11.2%$2,931,861,474+58.8%$1,846,412,107+22.9%$1,502,777,883
Net profit$1,642,667,354+8.4%$1,514,889,339-2.3%$1,550,618,009+113.4%$726,471,280+23.0%$590,634,485
Gross margin36.1%-0.6 p.p.36.6%-17.4 p.p.54.1%+16.8 p.p.37.2%+2.3 p.p.34.9%
Operating margin32.4%+0.1 p.p.32.2%-10.7 p.p.42.9%+18.1 p.p.24.8%+3.8 p.p.21.1%
EBITDA margin39.5%-8.3 p.p.47.8%-2.3 p.p.50.1%+15.1 p.p.35.0%-1.0 p.p.36.0%
Net margin22.0%-0.2 p.p.22.2%-4.3 p.p.26.5%+12.7 p.p.13.8%-0.4 p.p.14.2%
Revenue growth (YoY)3.6%+0.3 p.p.3.3%-38.0 p.p.41.3%+25.4 p.p.15.9%+2.8 p.p.13.2%
Effective tax rate26.0%-1.6 p.p.27.7%-2.1 p.p.29.8%+3.9 p.p.25.9%-1.1 p.p.26.9%
Interest coverage2.42×-35.0%3.72×-56.8%8.61×+97.0%4.37×-3.1%4.51×

Newest column (“Last 12M”) = trailing 12 months, the last 4 reported quarters — shown with the quarter range it spans; earlier columns are full fiscal years.

Balance Sheet — Health & Leverage

MetricLast 12MQ2'25 – Q1'26Δ2025Δ2024Δ2023Δ2022
Net debt$9,109,337,544+41.2%$6,449,901,574+69.0%$3,816,133,476-1.0%$3,855,071,131+19.2%$3,234,149,415
Net Debt / Equity1.10×+31.5%0.83×+30.5%0.64×+1.9%0.63×+0.2%0.63×
Net Debt / EBITDA3.09×+56.2%1.98×+52.0%1.30×-37.7%2.09×-3.0%2.15×
Debt / Equity1.18×+24.8%0.94×+38.0%0.68×+4.5%0.65×-5.7%0.69×
Current ratio1.74×+55.1%1.12×+26.5%0.89×-4.3%0.93×-15.4%1.09×
Return on equity (ROE)19.8%+0.2 p.p.19.6%-6.4 p.p.25.9%+14.1 p.p.11.8%+0.4 p.p.11.4%
Return on assets (ROA)7.2%-0.6 p.p.7.8%-4.0 p.p.11.8%+6.1 p.p.5.7%+0.3 p.p.5.5%
Book value / share$2.36+4.3%$2.26+29.3%$1.75-2.9%$1.80+19.0%$1.51

Newest column (“Last 12M”) = trailing 12 months, the last 4 reported quarters — shown with the quarter range it spans; earlier columns are full fiscal years.

Net Debt & Leverage

Free Cash Flow

Margins

Dividend Payout Ratio

Capex ÷ Revenue

Cash Conversion (operating cash flow ÷ net income)

Ratios computed from company financial statements. Net Debt = total debt − cash & equivalents; FCF = operating cash flow − capital expenditure; absolute values in USD.

Valuation & Dividends

P/E Ratio History

Dividend History

This year (YTD) $0.03/share · yield 0.69%

Dividends and yield from Yahoo Finance (per ADR share, in US dollars). The current-year figures are calendar year-to-date (dividends actually paid this year), not the trailing 12 months.

Listings

Sabesp trades on 4 exchanges. Prices on this page are the NYSE ADR (SBS).

ExchangeTickerCurrency
NYSEpriced hereSBSUSD
B3 (São Paulo)SBSP3BRL
FrankfurtSAJAEUR
Mexico (BMV)SBSMXN

Frequently Asked Questions

Why hold Sabesp SBS ADR instead of local B3 SBSP3 shares?

Buying directly on Brazil’s B3 exchange means opening a local brokerage account, converting currency and dealing with Brazilian tax paperwork. ADRs remove that friction: they settle in dollars, follow US market hours, and report in formats foreign investors already understand.

The trade-off is that an ADR’s price reflects two moving parts: (1) the underlying share price, quoted in reais on the B3, and (2) the USD/BRL exchange rate. Because of that second part, a rising company can still deliver a flat, or even negative, dollar return if the real weakens against the dollar. The same applies to ETFs: funds such as EWZ, EWZS and FLBR bundle dozens of these companies into a single ticker for instant diversification, but their dollar value still moves with the real.

Where is Sabesp listed?

Sabesp trades on 4 exchanges. The line quoted on this page is NYSE in the United States (SBS, US dollars). It also trades on B3 (São Paulo) in Brazil (SBSP3, Brazilian reais), Frankfurt in Germany (SAJA, euros) and Mexico (BMV) in Mexico (SBS, Mexican pesos).

On how many exchanges does Sabesp trade?

4. NYSE — SBS (USD) · B3 (São Paulo) — SBSP3 (BRL) · Frankfurt — SAJA (EUR) · Mexico (BMV) — SBS (MXN). Prices shown on this page are the NYSE line, SBS.

What is Sabesp's primary listing?

Sabesp's primary listing is on the B3 in Brazil, where the shares trade as SBSP3 in reais — the company's home market. The NYSE line quoted on this page is an ADR over those same shares: it gives you the asset in US dollars, on US market hours, without opening a Brazilian brokerage account or trading in reais.

What is the difference between SBS and SBSP3?

They are the same company and, economically, the same asset. SBSP3 is the original Brazilian share, listed on the B3 and quoted in reais. SBS is an American Depositary Receipt over that share, listed on the NYSE and quoted in US dollars — a wrapper whose purpose is to give foreign investors access to the Brazilian asset without opening an account in Brazil. The SBS price therefore tracks two things: SBSP3 in reais, and the USD/BRL exchange rate.

How can I buy Sabesp stock in Europe?

Sabesp trades in euros on one European venue: Frankfurt in Germany (SAJA). A European broker with access to that market can buy it in EUR, with no currency conversion on your side. The price shown on this page is the NYSE line (SBS), quoted in US dollars.

How can I buy Sabesp stock in the United States?

Sabesp is listed on the NYSE under SBS, priced in US dollars. Any US brokerage offering NYSE-listed securities can trade it, with no foreign-account paperwork and no currency conversion.

As of Fri, Aug 14, 17:00 BRT · Market closed

Financial data last updated: August 16, 2026