California Water Service Group (CWT) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$48.39 |
| 52 Week High | US$54.37 |
| 52 Week Low | US$41.64 |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| 1 Month Change | 7.46% |
| 3 Month Change | 7.29% |
| 1 Year Change | -9.85% |
| 3 Year Change | -6.38% |
| 5 Year Change | 1.77% |
| Change since IPO | 437.67% |
Recent News & Updates
California Water Service: Solid Yield, Decent Growth Potential
Aug 26California Water Service Group Just Beat EPS By 29%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Aug 03
Recent updates
California Water Service: Solid Yield, Decent Growth Potential
Aug 26California Water Service Group Just Beat EPS By 29%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next
Aug 03Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT)
Jun 24California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Mar 22California Water Service: Buy This Dividend King Before The Opportunity Dries Up
Mar 05Is Now The Time To Put California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) On Your Watchlist?
Feb 25California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.34
Feb 07Earnings Working Against California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price
Jan 29California Water Service Group: Poor Performance (Rating Downgrade)
Dec 18Is California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Worth US$49.1 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Dec 06California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Oct 26California Water Service Group: Buy It And Let It Drip
Sep 17
Regulatory Hurdles And Rising Costs Threaten To Derail Water Utility's Profitability
Rising operational and environmental compliance costs could reduce profitability and net margins, straining financial resources.California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Aug 26California Water Service: Moderately Discounted Dividend King
Aug 13Results: California Water Service Group Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 04California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 11California Water Service: It's Not Too Late To Buy Now
May 15Shareholders Should Be Pleased With California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Price
Apr 23California Water Service: An Undervalued Water Utility To Buy Now
Mar 02California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Feb 21California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Not Flying Under The Radar
Jan 04California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
Nov 19California Water Service: A Recession-Resistant Dividend King For Your Portfolio
Nov 10California Water Service Group Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models
Oct 29California Water Service: Revisiting After A 10% Drop
Aug 31Returns On Capital At California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Paint A Concerning Picture
Aug 01California Water Service: This Dividend King Remains Fully Valued
Jun 07California Water Service Group's (NYSE:CWT) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.26
Apr 30California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Use Of Debt Could Be Considered Risky
Feb 24California Water Service receives approval for interim rate increases
Feb 16California Water Service and Promise to offer flexible payment plans
Feb 07California Water Service Group (NYSE:CWT) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.26
Jan 31Shareholder Returns
| CWT | US Water Utilities | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 3.5% | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1Y | -9.9% | -0.3% | 14.4% |
Return vs Industry: CWT underperformed the US Water Utilities industry which returned -2.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CWT underperformed the US Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CWT volatility | |
|---|---|
| CWT Average Weekly Movement | 2.6% |
| Water Utilities Industry Average Movement | 2.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 17.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: CWT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: CWT's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 1,278 | Marty Kropelnicki | www.calwatergroup.com |
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection services. It offers its services to approximately 499,400 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,700 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,300 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,500 water and wastewater customer connections in Rio Communities, Rio Del Oro, Meadow Lake, Indian Hills, Squaw Valley, Elephant Butte, Morningstar, Sandia Knolls, Juan Tomas, Monterey, and Cypress Gardens systems.
California Water Service Group Fundamentals Summary
| CWT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$2.86b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$135.84m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$990.69m |
Is CWT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CWT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$990.69m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$454.79m |
| Gross Profit | US$535.89m |
| Other Expenses | US$400.05m |
| Earnings | US$135.84m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2025
Next Earnings Date
Oct 30, 2025
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.28 |
| Gross Margin | 54.09% |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.71% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 92.7% |
How did CWT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/10/16 07:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
California Water Service Group is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Davis Sunderland | Baird |
| Daniel Ford | Barclays |
| Ross Fowler | BofA Global Research |