Last 47 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Regulated Water
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 21.37 | 13.08 | 167.93 | 57.01 | 11.14 | 16.01 | 55.07 | 34.34 | 13.16 | 17.32 | 9.60 | 24.94 | 19.71 | 75.93 | — | 43.31 | 12.79 | 38.58 | 733.66 | 256.64 | 12.28 |
| — | -18.3% | +204.9% | +66.0% | -15.4% | -7.5% | +473.4% | +37.7% | -33.2% | -77.2% | — | -42.4% | +54.1% | +96.8% | — | -83.1% | +4.2% | +108.4% | — | +489.0% | +119.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.75 | 2.38 | 3.16 | 2.94 | 2.20 | 2.56 | 3.54 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 2.89 | 2.48 | 3.49 | 2.68 | 3.77 | 6.18 | 4.16 | 2.67 | 3.64 | 4.61 | 5.51 | 2.97 |
| — | -6.9% | -10.8% | -1.7% | -17.6% | -11.6% | +42.7% | -14.3% | -0.4% | -23.3% | -59.9% | -16.1% | +0.2% | +3.7% | +34.1% | -24.5% | -10.1% | +9.4% | -4.2% | +54.3% | +69.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 1.61 | 1.63 | 1.77 | 1.62 | 1.96 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 2.09 | 1.93 | 2.10 | 2.49 | 2.53 | 2.23 | 2.49 | 2.72 | 3.23 | 2.73 |
| — | -0.7% | -14.3% | -5.8% | -18.0% | -10.6% | -3.3% | -22.7% | +1.5% | -13.0% | -26.6% | -17.2% | -13.3% | -15.5% | -8.8% | -21.7% | -18.3% | -12.2% | -10.8% | +10.1% | +13.9% | |
| P/FCF | — | — | — | — | 21.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75.49 | — | — | — | 21.95 | — | — | — | 18.06 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +243.9% | — | — | — | +21.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.24 | 9.67 | 17.42 | 22.33 | 9.80 | 11.87 | 18.29 | 15.20 | 11.09 | 12.51 | 8.93 | 15.46 | 13.08 | 21.93 | 84.03 | 19.94 | 10.22 | 17.93 | 27.38 | 31.61 | 10.34 |
| — | -18.5% | -4.7% | +46.9% | -11.6% | -5.1% | +104.8% | -1.7% | -15.3% | -42.9% | -89.4% | -22.4% | +28.0% | +22.3% | +206.9% | -36.9% | -1.1% | +26.7% | -15.8% | +66.5% | +69.8% | |
| EV / EBIT | 23.76 | 12.46 | 47.69 | 43.31 | 15.93 | 15.60 | 37.29 | 30.74 | 12.15 | 15.87 | 10.28 | 38.72 | 18.54 | 45.81 | — | 36.90 | 13.19 | 31.79 | 96.84 | 85.54 | 13.54 |
| — | -20.1% | +27.9% | +40.9% | +31.1% | -1.7% | +262.8% | -20.6% | -34.5% | -65.3% | — | +4.9% | +40.6% | +44.1% | — | -56.9% | -2.6% | +63.9% | -30.3% | +149.4% | +104.7% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 36.7% | 67.3% | 64.4% | 59.5% | 41.5% | 64.3% | 67.0% | 59.2% | 66.3% | 64.6% | 65.2% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.1% | 41.8% | 42.5% | 54.7% | 49.2% | 47.2% | 45.5% | 55.9% |
| — | +4.6% | -3.8% | +0.6% | -37.4% | -0.5% | +2.7% | +21.4% | +36.0% | +34.4% | +56.1% | +14.7% | -10.9% | -2.3% | -11.5% | -6.7% | -2.1% | -8.6% | -3.6% | -3.8% | -6.6% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.2% | 28.6% | 10.0% | 4.4% | 22.7% | 19.6% | 11.0% | 14.5% | 22.3% | 19.7% | 28.8% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 8.2% | -13.4% | 13.1% | 24.4% | 13.2% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 27.7% |
| — | +46.2% | -8.3% | -69.7% | +1.8% | -0.8% | -61.9% | -11.6% | +30.7% | +139.9% | +315.2% | +25.6% | -30.1% | -37.9% | -353.1% | +116.9% | -12.0% | -33.2% | +167.3% | -54.4% | -20.5% | |
| Net Margin | 12.8% | 18.3% | 1.9% | 5.2% | 19.7% | 15.9% | 6.5% | 8.8% | 20.3% | 16.6% | 25.8% | 14.0% | 13.5% | 4.9% | -16.9% | 9.7% | 21.0% | 9.4% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 24.3% |
| — | +15.0% | -71.2% | -41.0% | -2.9% | -4.1% | -74.7% | -37.0% | +50.0% | +237.1% | +252.4% | +44.2% | -35.6% | -47.9% | -2798.6% | +381.9% | -13.7% | -47.3% | +130.6% | -75.3% | -23.3% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 7.7% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.7% | -1.7% | 1.5% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 5.9% |
| — | +22.5% | -71.5% | -43.7% | -4.6% | -4.7% | -83.1% | -43.3% | +55.7% | +279.1% | +384.9% | +40.7% | -45.5% | -56.8% | -1933.2% | +394.9% | -23.6% | -58.6% | +128.2% | -82.2% | -49.0% | |
| ROA | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | -0.6% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| — | +21.6% | -72.4% | -46.8% | -8.6% | -5.8% | -82.7% | -44.0% | +43.1% | +246.4% | +360.1% | +36.5% | -42.5% | -54.4% | -2022.4% | +433.7% | -13.6% | -51.1% | +133.4% | -78.9% | -38.5% | |
| ROIC | 4.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.5% | -0.5% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.5% |
| — | +54.4% | -12.4% | -72.5% | -4.3% | -3.3% | -74.6% | -19.9% | +36.8% | +167.0% | +496.9% | +21.8% | -39.7% | -46.7% | -277.6% | +135.6% | -13.9% | -39.4% | +191.1% | -61.8% | -40.7% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.95 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| — | -0.0% | +6.4% | +12.2% | +11.1% | +10.4% | -1.4% | -2.5% | -2.6% | -1.3% | -0.4% | +1.1% | -6.5% | -9.3% | -4.2% | -8.2% | -16.4% | -22.5% | -27.7% | -26.1% | -20.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.96 | 14.19 | 27.54 | 34.78 | 14.25 | 17.39 | 24.84 | 21.19 | 13.08 | 15.89 | 11.98 | 18.55 | 15.82 | 25.59 | 91.85 | 20.68 | 11.95 | 19.91 | 28.76 | 28.97 | 11.96 |
| — | -18.4% | +10.8% | +64.1% | +9.0% | +9.4% | +107.4% | +14.3% | -17.3% | -37.9% | -87.0% | -10.3% | +32.4% | +28.5% | +219.3% | -28.6% | -0.0% | +15.7% | -27.9% | +24.7% | +32.9% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.55 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 1.17 | 1.09 |
| — | +33.1% | +30.3% | +40.8% | -14.0% | +1.2% | -5.2% | -12.6% | -19.8% | -39.5% | -27.5% | -31.4% | -24.6% | -11.1% | -20.5% | -14.3% | -3.5% | +14.7% | +109.6% | +159.2% | +115.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.80 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.06 |
| — | +34.5% | +31.8% | +41.9% | -13.6% | +2.4% | -5.6% | -13.4% | -20.1% | -40.8% | -28.3% | -32.2% | -26.0% | -11.7% | -21.4% | -15.3% | -4.4% | +13.9% | +107.8% | +159.6% | +116.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 3.20 | 4.64 | 1.22 | 1.38 | 3.83 | 4.07 | 1.84 | 2.19 | 6.74 | 4.59 | 6.43 | 2.18 | 4.08 | 1.74 | -0.86 | 2.69 | 6.47 | 2.91 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 6.74 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CWT stock.
California Water Service Group's current P/E is 21.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 62.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
California Water Service Group's current operating margin is 18.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking California Water Service Group's business trajectory between earnings reports.