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California Water Service Group (CWT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
California Water Service Group (CWT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
California Water Service Group (CWT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.07vs $0.25-72.0% | $215Mvs $210M+2.0% |
| Q1 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 | $0.19vs $0.36-47.2% | $220Mvs $239M-8.0% |
| Q4 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | $1.03vs $1.20-14.2% | $311Mvs $236M+32.1% |
| Q3 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.71vs $0.46+54.3% | $265Mvs $328M-19.1% |
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California Water Service Group (CWT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 666.89M | 698.2M | 714.56M | 794.31M | 790.91M | 846.43M | 794.63M | 1.04B | 1B | 1.01B |
Revenue Growth % | 9.44% | 4.69% | 2.34% | 11.16% | -0.43% | 7.02% | -6.12% | 30.48% | -3.54% | 4.2% |
Cost of Revenue | 264.4M | 277.34M | 373.37M | 402.68M | 307.13M | 316.08M | 431.25M | 47.69M | 632.71M | 580.43M |
Gross Profit | 402.49M▲ 0% | 420.86M▲ 4.6% | 341.19M▼ 18.9% | 391.62M▲ 14.8% | 483.77M▲ 23.5% | 530.35M▲ 9.6% | 363.38M▼ 31.5% | 989.12M▲ 172.2% | 367.43M▼ 62.9% | 430.31M▲ 0% |
Gross Margin % | 60.35% | 60.28% | 47.75% | 49.3% | 61.17% | 62.66% | 45.73% | 95.4% | 36.74% | 42.57% |
Gross Profit Growth % | 9.86% | 4.56% | -18.93% | 14.78% | 23.53% | 9.63% | -31.48% | 172.2% | -62.85% | - |
Operating Expenses | 278.94M | 291.73M | 241.77M | 254.96M | 357M | 402.69M | 286.24M | 764.06M | 185.85M | 271.43M |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
EBITDA | 173.22M | 196.25M | 190.7M | 237.6M | 238.35M | 245.02M | 200.26M | 359.19M | 325.95M | 307.81M |
EBITDA Margin % | 25.97% | 28.11% | 26.69% | 29.91% | 30.14% | 28.95% | 25.2% | 34.64% | 32.59% | 30.45% |
EBITDA Growth % | 22.5% | 13.3% | -2.83% | 24.59% | 0.32% | 2.8% | -18.27% | 79.36% | -9.25% | 0.35% |
Depreciation & Amortization | 78.59M | 85.71M | 91.29M | 100.94M | 111.58M | 117.36M | 123.12M | 134.14M | 144.37M | 148.92M |
D&A / Revenue % | 11.78% | 12.28% | 12.78% | 12.71% | 14.11% | 13.87% | 15.49% | 12.94% | 14.43% | 14.73% |
Operating Income (EBIT) | 94.62M▲ 0% | 110.54M▲ 16.8% | 99.41M▼ 10.1% | 136.67M▲ 37.5% | 126.77M▼ 7.2% | 127.66M▲ 0.7% | 77.14M▼ 39.6% | 225.05M▲ 191.8% | 181.59M▼ 19.3% | 158.89M▲ 0% |
Operating Margin % | 14.19% | 15.83% | 13.91% | 17.21% | 16.03% | 15.08% | 9.71% | 21.71% | 18.16% | 15.72% |
Operating Income Growth % | 24.19% | 16.82% | -10.07% | 37.47% | -7.24% | 0.7% | -39.58% | 191.77% | -19.31% | - |
Interest Expense | 33.93M | 37.85M | 41.22M | 41.86M | 43.21M | 44.34M | 49.82M | 57.55M | 66.7M | 4M |
Interest Coverage | 3.91x | 3.16x | 2.96x | 3.60x | 3.43x | 3.29x | 1.90x | 5.04x | 3.20x | - |
Interest / Revenue % | 5.09% | 5.42% | 5.77% | 5.27% | 5.46% | 5.24% | 6.27% | 5.55% | 6.67% | 0.4% |
Non-Operating Income | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 1000K | -1000K | -4M |
Pretax Income | 100.54M▲ 0% | 81.46M▼ 19.0% | 80.79M▼ 0.8% | 108.85M▲ 34.7% | 105.07M▼ 3.5% | 101.64M▼ 3.3% | 44.59M▼ 56.1% | 232.57M▲ 421.5% | 146.95M▼ 36.8% | 111.32M▲ 0% |
Pretax Margin % | 15.08% | 11.67% | 11.31% | 13.7% | 13.28% | 12.01% | 5.61% | 22.43% | 14.69% | 11.01% |
Income Tax | 33.36M | 15.87M | 17.67M | 12.02M | 4.09M | 6.38M | -6.78M | 42.49M | 19.11M | -7.37M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 33.18% | 19.49% | 21.87% | 11.04% | 3.89% | 6.27% | -15.21% | 18.27% | 13% | -6.62% |
Net Income | 67.18M▲ 0% | 65.58M▼ 2.4% | 63.12M▼ 3.8% | 96.83M▲ 53.4% | 101.13M▲ 4.4% | 96.01M▼ 5.1% | 51.91M▼ 45.9% | 190.81M▲ 267.6% | 128.21M▼ 32.8% | 118.92M▲ 0% |
Net Margin % | 10.07% | 9.39% | 8.83% | 12.19% | 12.79% | 11.34% | 6.53% | 18.4% | 12.82% | 11.77% |
Net Income Growth % | 38.02% | -2.38% | -3.76% | 53.42% | 4.43% | -5.06% | -45.93% | 267.57% | -32.81% | -11.4% |
EPS (Diluted) | 1.52▲ 0% | 1.36▼ 10.5% | 1.31▼ 3.7% | 1.97▲ 50.4% | 1.96▼ 0.5% | 1.77▼ 9.7% | 0.91▼ 48.6% | 3.25▲ 257.1% | 2.15▼ 33.8% | 1.99▲ 0% |
EPS Growth % | 50.5% | -10.53% | -3.68% | 50.38% | -0.51% | -9.69% | -48.59% | 257.14% | -33.85% | -12.39% |
EPS (Basic) | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.77 | 0.91 | 3.26 | 2.15 | - |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 48.01M | 48.06M | 48.17M | 49.27M | 51.63M | 54.36M | 56.98M | 58.65M | 59.63M | 59.77M |
California Water Service Group (CWT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Assets | 2.74B | 2.84B | 3.21B | 3.39B | 3.62B | 3.95B | 4.7B | 5.18B | 5.67B | 5.78B |
Asset Growth % | 13.63% | 3.55% | 13.18% | 5.68% | 6.75% | 8.9% | 19.14% | 10.2% | 9.48% | 40.32% |
PP&E (Net) | 2.04B | 2.23B | 2.41B | 2.65B | 2.82B | 3.06B | 3.77B | 4.15B | 0 | 4.67B |
PP&E / Total Assets % | 74.33% | 78.68% | 75.03% | 78.09% | 77.74% | 77.47% | 80.11% | 80.07% | 0% | 80.72% |
Total Current Assets | 227.87M | 188.7M | 184.71M | 266.02M | 300.46M | 295.54M | 296.29M | 324.14M | 354.43M | 375.16M |
Cash & Equivalents | 94.78M | 47.18M | 43.3M | 44.55M | 78.38M | 85.03M | 84.97M | 50.12M | 51.82M | 103.74M |
Receivables | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
Inventory | 6.46M | 6.59M | 7.75M | 8.83M | 9.51M | 12.56M | 16.17M | 20.51M | 0 | 19.64M |
Other Current Assets | 64.43M | 71.48M | 14.32M | 134.54M | 80.87M | 21.97M | 18.13M | 65.31M | 85.1M | 33.52M |
Long-Term Investments | 208.2M | 140.54M | 0 | -276.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill | 2.62M | 2.62M | 2.62M | 31.84M | 36.81M | 36.81M | 37.04M | 37.06M | 37.06M | 37.06M |
Intangible Assets | 10.99M | 24.74M | 10.9M | 12.12M | 29.95M | 16.81M | 20.73M | 24.1M | 24.57M | 0 |
Other Assets | 60.77M | 60.09M | 503.21M | 433.71M | 439.14M | 444.77M | 475.57M | 647.08M | 5.26B | 702.17M |
Total Liabilities | 2.05B | 2.11B | 2.43B | 2.47B | 2.45B | 2.62B | 3.27B | 3.54B | 3.98B | 3.99B |
Total Debt | 806.81M | 880.04M | 998.1M | 1.17B | 1.1B | 1.14B | 1.25B | 1.4B | 1.62B | 1.7B |
Net Debt | 712.04M | 832.86M | 954.8M | 1.13B | 1.02B | 1.06B | 1.16B | 1.35B | 1.56B | 1.6B |
Long-Term Debt | 515.79M | 710.03M | 781.55M | 776.62M | 1.06B | 1.05B | 1.05B | 1.1B | 1.47B | 1.47B |
Short-Term Borrowings | 291.02M | 170.01M | 198.42M | 375.13M | 40.19M | 74.38M | 181.63M | 277.42M | 133.48M | 230.82M |
Capital Lease Obligations | 6.4M | 5.8M | 18.13M | 20.11M | 1.8M | 16.51M | 15.66M | 14.19M | 11.25M | 11.25M |
Total Current Liabilities | 490.96M | 321.17M | 358.72M | 588.71M | 271.94M | 294.65M | 430.34M | 538.36M | 418.16M | 544.96M |
Accounts Payable | 93.95M | 95.58M | 111.79M | 131.72M | 144.37M | 144.09M | 160.3M | 167.53M | 175.73M | 164.8M |
Accrued Expenses | 42.79M | 26.13M | 28.78M | 25.21M | 15.21M | 30.14M | 30.79M | 31.99M | 0 | 148.87M |
Deferred Revenue | 46.68M | 4.18M | 2.02M | 2.17M | 3.94M | 8.14M | 13.49M | 22.05M | 0 | 0 |
Other Current Liabilities | 63.19M | 25.27M | 13.26M | 44.94M | 58M | 29.3M | 39.54M | 28.62M | 108.95M | 141.87M |
Deferred Taxes | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1.73B |
Other Liabilities | 1.03B | 1.07B | 950.41M | 1.09B | 630.89M | 837.13M | 1.32B | 1.48B | 1.63B | 1.52B |
Total Equity | 693.46M▲ 0% | 730.16M▲ 5.3% | 779.91M▲ 6.8% | 921.34M▲ 18.1% | 1.17B▲ 27.2% | 1.32B▲ 12.8% | 1.43B▲ 8.2% | 1.64B▲ 14.8% | 1.69B▲ 3.2% | 1.79B▲ 0% |
Equity Growth % | 5.15% | 5.29% | 6.81% | 18.14% | 27.2% | 12.84% | 8.16% | 14.75% | 3.24% | 24.34% |
Shareholders Equity | 693.46M | 730.16M | 779.91M | 921.34M | 1.17B | 1.32B | 1.43B | 1.64B | 1.69B | 1.79B |
Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.39M | 4.8M | 3.58M | 3.02M | 2.57M | 2.6M |
Common Stock | 480K | 481K | 485K | 503K | 537K | 556K | 577K | 595K | 596K | 599K |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 336.23M | 337.62M | 362.27M | 448.63M | 651.12M | 760.34M | 876.58M | 966.98M | 973.45M | 980.11M |
Retained Earnings | 356.75M | 392.05M | 417.15M | 472.21M | 514.87M | 556.7M | 549.57M | 674.92M | 729.28M | 713.33M |
Accumulated OCI | -911M | -996.72M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7.22M | -13.92M | -13.54M |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.61% | 2.35% | 2.09% | 2.93% | 2.88% | 2.54% | 1.2% | 3.86% | 2.36% | 2.13% |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.93% | 9.21% | 8.36% | 11.38% | 9.66% | 7.7% | 3.77% | 12.42% | 7.69% | 6.95% |
Debt / Equity | 1.16x | 1.21x | 1.28x | 1.27x | 0.94x | 0.86x | 0.87x | 0.85x | 0.95x | 0.95x |
Debt / Assets | 29.44% | 31.01% | 31.08% | 34.52% | 30.3% | 28.91% | 26.53% | 26.94% | 28.51% | 29.46% |
Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.11x | 4.24x | 5.01x | 4.74x | 4.28x | 4.31x | 5.80x | 3.75x | 4.80x | 5.20x |
Book Value per Share | 14.44 | 15.19 | 16.19 | 18.7 | 22.7 | 24.33 | 25.1 | 27.99 | 28.42 | 29.95 |
California Water Service Group (CWT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Metric | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash from Operations | 147.84M | 179.02M | 168.79M | 117.92M | 231.72M | 243.77M | 217.82M | 290.87M | 302.56M | 313.53M |
Operating CF Growth % | -7.43% | 21.09% | -5.71% | -30.14% | 96.5% | 5.2% | -10.65% | 33.54% | 4.02% | 15% |
Operating CF / Revenue % | 22.17% | 25.64% | 23.62% | 14.85% | 29.3% | 28.8% | 27.41% | 28.05% | 30.25% | 31.02% |
Net Income | 67.18M | 65.58M | 63.12M | 96.83M | 100.98M | 95.26M | 51.91M | 190.09M | 127.85M | 118.92M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 78.59M | 85.71M | 91.29M | 100.94M | 111.58M | 117.36M | 123.12M | 134.14M | 146.52M | 150.32M |
Deferred Taxes | 21.09M | 20.91M | 15.35M | 34.44M | 25.2M | 26.88M | 35.63M | 40.45M | 38.2M | 38.2M |
Other Non-Cash Items | -5.26M | -161K | -10.38M | -8.86M | -6.19M | 21.33M | -11.28M | 48.95M | -11.32M | -4.11M |
Working Capital Changes | -16.88M | 3.84M | 2.69M | -110.02M | -6.66M | -22.23M | 15.44M | -126.49M | -3.68M | 5.45M |
Capital Expenditures | -259.19M | -271.71M | -273.77M | -298.65M | -293.19M | -327.76M | -383.75M | -470.8M | -516.99M | -406.89M |
CapEx / Revenue % | 38.87% | 38.92% | 38.31% | 37.6% | 37.07% | 38.72% | 48.29% | 45.41% | 51.69% | 40.26% |
CapEx / D&A | 3.30x | 3.17x | 3.00x | 2.96x | 2.63x | 2.79x | 3.12x | 3.51x | 3.53x | 2.71x |
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx) | 0.57x | 0.66x | 0.62x | 0.39x | 0.79x | 0.74x | 0.57x | 0.62x | 0.59x | 0.77x |
Cash from Investing | -206.65M | -273.08M | -275.96M | -346.07M | -300.87M | -335.52M | -389.42M | -474.87M | -520.14M | -539.7M |
Acquisitions | 4.71M | 1.49M | 0 | -40.48M | -6.45M | 0 | -175K | -1.61M | 0 | 0 |
Purchase of Investments | -5.61M | -4.92M | -2.22M | -4.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sale of Investments | 1.56M | 3.49M | 0 | 0 | 1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Investing | 51.88M | -1.43M | 28K | -2.33M | -2.23M | -7.77M | -5.5M | -2.46M | -3.15M | -132.81M |
Cash from Financing | 128.09M | 46.48M | 102.75M | 229.98M | 104.68M | 96.12M | 171.54M | 194.72M | 219.26M | 239.78M |
Dividends Paid | -34.56M | -36.04M | -38.02M | -41.77M | -47.4M | -54.19M | -59.04M | -65.46M | -73.85M | -73.61M |
Dividend Payout Ratio % | 51.45% | 54.96% | 60.24% | 43.13% | 46.87% | 56.44% | 113.73% | 34.31% | 57.6% | - |
Debt Issuance (Net) | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 20.42M | 83.58M | 197.72M | 106.74M | 115.11M | 89.03M | 4.04M | 10.18M |
Share Repurchases | -1.5M | -1.65M | -2.5M | -1.68M | -1.77M | -2.01M | -1.84M | -1.44M | -1.43M | -1.15M |
Other Financing | 12.99M | 11.31M | 40.63M | 100.66M | 17.54M | 122.75M | 126.44M | 23.66M | 68.19M | 167.88M |
Net Change in Cash | 69.28M▲ 0% | -47.59M▼ 168.7% | -4.42M▲ 90.7% | 1.83M▲ 141.5% | 35.52M▲ 1840.1% | 4.37M▼ 87.7% | -59K▼ 101.3% | 10.72M▲ 18271.2% | 1.69M▼ 84.3% | 13.61M▲ 0% |
Exchange Rate Effect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash at Beginning | 25.49M | 95.3M | 47.72M | 43.3M | 45.13M | 80.65M | 85.03M | 84.97M | 95.69M | 97.37M |
Cash at End | 94.78M | 47.72M | 43.3M | 45.13M | 80.65M | 85.03M | 84.97M | 95.69M | 97.37M | 103.74M |
Free Cash Flow | -111.35M▲ 0% | -92.69M▲ 16.8% | -104.98M▼ 13.3% | -180.73M▼ 72.2% | -61.48M▲ 66.0% | -83.98M▼ 36.6% | -165.93M▼ 97.6% | -179.93M▼ 8.4% | -214.43M▼ 19.2% | -93.36M▲ 0% |
FCF Growth % | -60.82% | 16.76% | -13.26% | -72.16% | 65.98% | -36.61% | -97.57% | -8.44% | -19.17% | 44.53% |
FCF Margin % | -16.7% | -13.28% | -14.69% | -22.75% | -7.77% | -9.92% | -20.88% | -17.35% | -21.44% | -9.24% |
FCF / Net Income % | -165.75% | -141.33% | -166.32% | -186.64% | -60.79% | -87.47% | -319.64% | -94.3% | -167.25% | -78.51% |
California Water Service Group (CWT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.93% | 9.21% | 8.36% | 11.38% | 9.66% | 7.7% | 3.77% | 12.42% | 7.69% | 6.95% |
EBITDA Margin | 25.97% | 28.11% | 26.69% | 29.91% | 30.14% | 28.95% | 25.2% | 34.64% | 32.59% | 30.45% |
Net Debt / EBITDA | 4.11x | 4.24x | 5.01x | 4.74x | 4.28x | 4.31x | 5.80x | 3.75x | 4.80x | 5.20x |
Interest Coverage | 3.91x | 3.16x | 2.96x | 3.60x | 3.43x | 3.29x | 1.90x | 5.04x | 3.20x | - |
CapEx / Revenue | 38.87% | 38.92% | 38.31% | 37.6% | 37.07% | 38.72% | 48.29% | 45.41% | 51.69% | 40.26% |
Dividend Payout Ratio | 51.45% | 54.96% | 60.24% | 43.13% | 46.87% | 56.44% | 113.73% | 34.31% | 57.6% | 45.1% |
Debt / Equity | 1.16x | 1.21x | 1.28x | 1.27x | 0.94x | 0.86x | 0.87x | 0.85x | 0.95x | 0.95x |
EPS Growth | 50.5% | -10.53% | -3.68% | 50.38% | -0.51% | -9.69% | -48.59% | 257.14% | -33.85% | -12.39% |
California Water Service Group (CWT) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)
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California Water Service Group (CWT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
California Water Service Group (CWT) reported $1.01B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 453% increase from $182.8M in 1996.
California Water Service Group (CWT) saw revenue decline by 3.5% over the past year.
Yes, California Water Service Group (CWT) is profitable, generating $118.9M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (12.8% net margin).
Yes, California Water Service Group (CWT) pays a dividend with a yield of 2.74%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.
California Water Service Group (CWT) has a return on equity (ROE) of 7.7%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.
California Water Service Group (CWT) had negative free cash flow of $93.4M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
California Water Service Group (CWT) has a dividend payout ratio of 58%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.