Aris Water Solutions, Inc. (ARIS) Stock

Aris Water Solutions, Inc. (ARIS) is a Materials stock trading at $20.81 (as of 2026-08-24), with a market capitalization of $3.21B and a trailing P/E of 40.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Aris Water Solutions, Inc. provides produced water handling and recycling services for oil and natural gas operations. It gathers, transports, and manages produced water unless recycled, and also develops and operates recycling facilities to treat, store, and recycle produced water.

Understand Aris Water Solutions, Inc.: how it makes money

Aris Water Solutions handles and recycles produced water for oil and gas producers, earning service revenue from gathering, transporting, treating, storing, and recycling that water.

The profit model monetizes water-handling and recycling infrastructure by turning oilfield water flows into recurring service revenue, so profitability depends on network utilization and contracted volumes.

Business quality (Strong): Business quality is rated Strong, supported by gross margin 55% and operating margin 39%.

Valuation: At 40× earnings, ARIS trades 79% above the Precious Metals average (23×).

Bull case

  • Revenue growth expands scale: Quarterly revenue was $900M (+82% YoY), showing strong recent expansion that could improve utilization across the water network.
  • Margins support durable economics: Gross margin 55% and operating margin 39% show that the service model is already producing substantial profitability, supporting the case for durable economics.

Bear case

  • Premium valuation raises risk: The shares trade at P/E 40.5× vs Precious Metals industry 23× (79% above), leaving less room for execution to disappoint and making valuation compression a concrete downside risk.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$20.81
Market Cap$3.21B
P/E Ratio40.5
Price / Book2.22
Price / Sales3.46
DCF Value (model)$14.75
DCF Upside vs Price-29.1%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$927.66M
Net Margin8.6%
Return on Equity5.5%
Debt / Equity0.32
Current Ratio1.76
Revenue Growth (YoY)81.7%
EPS Growth (YoY)162.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Piotroski F-Score7/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E40.5
Sector P/E (Materials)25.9
Industry P/E (Precious Metals)24.4
vs Sector56.2%
vs Industry66.1%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ($300.11M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)3
Company
SectorMaterials
IndustryPrecious Metals
CEOAmanda M. Brock
Employees276
CountryUS
IPO Date2021-10-22

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Data as of 2026-08-24.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.