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California Water Service Group

CWT NYSE Water Utilities Financials FY2016–FY2025

California Water Service Group's revenue rose 6.4% to $964 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 17.7%, down from 24.9% a year earlier. It paid out $75 million in dividends and buybacks. The diluted share count rose 1.7%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$48.04

1.1%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$964M
6.4% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
17.7%
7.2 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$128M
32.8%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
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Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
4.8%
1.8 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$2.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
21.6x
On $2.22 EPS (TTM)

What California Water Service Group does

No business description yet.

Legal name
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Accession · CIK
0001628280-26-012444
0001035201

Revenue and margins

California Water Service Group had $964M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 6.4% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF

Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 8.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was — in fiscal 2025, — of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

California Water Service Group returned $75.3M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 1.7%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value California Water Service Group yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$1.6B and divides by 59.6M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 21.6x · peers 21.8x · sector 20.4x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably California Water Service Group can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $78.4M$62.1M$39.6M$50.1M$51.8M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.1B$1.1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x4.4x6.0x3.7x4.9x
Debt / equity 0.9x0.9x0.9x0.9x1.0x
Interest coverage 2.8x2.7x1.5x3.7x2.4x
Current ratio 1.1x1.0x0.7x0.6x0.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x1.0x0.7x0.6x0.9x
Total assets $3.6B$4.3B$4.6B$5.2B$5.7B
Total liabilities $2.5B$2.9B$3.2B$3.5B$4.0B
Shareholders' equity $1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.6B$1.7B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.0B$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.6B

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

1 insider

Sold, 12 months

$0.7M

5 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 1, 2026 Lester A SnowDirector Sold 500 $50.21 $0.0M Form 4
Aug 13, 2026 Thomas M KrummelDirector Sold 3,700 $50.37 $0.2M Form 4
May 27, 2026 Lester A SnowDirector Sold 1,100 $44.00 $0.0M Form 4
May 21, 2026 Thomas M KrummelDirector Sold 3,700 $43.30 $0.2M Form 4
Mar 20, 2026 Michael B LuuSr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk Sold 740 $44.53 $0.0M Form 4
Mar 20, 2026 Michael S Mares JRVice President, Operations Sold 3,892 $44.00 $0.2M Form 4
Dec 23, 2025 Michelle R MortensenVP, Corp Sec &Chief of Staff Sold 924 $43.34 $0.0M Form 4
Dec 10, 2025 James Patrick LynchSVP CFO and Treasurer Bought 550 $42.80 $0.0M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✕
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✕
Current ratio rose ✕ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✕ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✕
F-score 4 / 85 / 84 / 8
Accruals ratio −3.7%−2.1%−3.2%
Altman Z'' 0.790.930.99

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $590M $623M $675M $664M $698M $766M $773M $790M $906M $964M
Operating income $82.6M $107M $111M $99.4M $137M $127M $128M $77.1M $225M $170M
Interest expense $33.5M $36.3M $39.9M $44.9M $45.0M $45.0M $46.7M $52.8M $60.7M $70.4M
Pretax income $75.5M $110M $81.5M $80.8M $109M $105M $102M $45.1M $233M $147M
Income tax $26.8M $36.8M $15.9M $17.7M $12.0M $4.1M $6.4M −$6.8M $42.5M $19.1M
Net income $48.7M $72.9M $65.6M $63.1M $96.8M $101M $96.0M $51.9M $191M $128M
Diluted EPS $1.01 $1.52 $1.36 $1.31 $1.97 $1.96 $1.77 $0.91 $3.25 $2.15
Diluted shares 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $160M $148M $179M $169M $118M $232M $244M $218M $291M $303M
Depreciation and amortization $65.2M $78.6M $85.7M $91.3M $101M $112M $117M $123M $134M $147M
Stock-based compensation $2.8M $3.1M $3.1M $6.7M $4.6M $6.8M $5.2M $3.0M $3.7M $5.0M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $40.5M $6.5M $0.0M $0.2M $1.6M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.7M $1.5M $1.6M $2.5M $1.7M $1.8M $2.0M $1.8M $1.4M $1.4M
Dividends paid $33.1M $34.6M $36.0M $38.0M $41.8M $47.4M $54.2M $59.0M $65.5M $73.9M
Dividends and buybacks $33.8M $36.1M $37.7M $40.5M $43.5M $49.2M $56.2M $60.9M $66.9M $75.3M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $25.5M $94.8M $47.2M $42.7M $44.6M $78.4M $62.1M $39.6M $50.1M $51.8M
Total debt $655M $807M $880M $984M $1.2B $1.1B $1.1B $1.2B $1.4B $1.6B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $5.9M $5.2M $5.7M $5.2M $3.9M $2.8M $1.9M
Current assets $142M $228M $189M $185M $266M $301M $296M $296M $324M $354M
Current liabilities $250M $491M $321M $359M $589M $272M $295M $430M $538M $418M
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net — — — — $7.4M $7.1M $5.8M $4.7M $2.7M $2.1M
Total assets $2.4B $2.7B $2.8B $3.1B $3.4B $3.6B $4.3B $4.6B $5.2B $5.7B
Total liabilities $1.8B $2.0B $2.1B $2.3B $2.5B $2.5B $2.9B $3.2B $3.5B $4.0B
Shareholders' equity $660M $699M $730M $780M $921M $1.2B $1.3B $1.4B $1.6B $1.7B
Margins
Operating margin 14.0% 17.2% 16.4% 15.0% 19.6% 16.6% 16.5% 9.8% 24.9% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 25.1% 29.8% 29.1% 28.7% 34.1% 31.1% 31.7% 25.3% 39.7% 32.9%
Net margin 8.3% 11.7% 9.7% 9.5% 13.9% 13.2% 12.4% 6.6% 21.1% 13.3%
Returns
Return on capital 4.3% 5.3% 6.0% 4.7% 6.5% 5.8% 5.2% 3.1% 6.6% 4.8%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 4.9% 4.6% 3.8% 4.9% 4.1% 3.5% 1.9% 5.1% 3.4%
Return on equity 7.5% 10.7% 9.2% 8.4% 11.4% 9.7% 7.7% 3.8% 12.4% 7.7%
Return on assets 2.1% 2.8% 2.4% 2.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.4% 1.2% 3.9% 2.4%
Growth
Revenue growth — 5.6% 8.4% −1.5% 5.0% 9.8% 0.9% 2.3% 14.6% 6.4%
Net income growth 8.1% 49.9% −10.1% −3.8% 53.4% 4.4% −5.1% −45.9% 267.6% −32.8%
EPS growth 7.5% 50.5% −10.5% −3.7% 50.4% −0.5% −9.7% −48.6% 257.1% −33.9%
Share count change 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2.3% 4.8% 5.3% 4.8% 2.9% 1.7%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 3.8x 4.2x 5.0x 4.7x 4.3x 4.4x 6.0x 3.7x 4.9x
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x 1.3x 1.3x 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 0.9x 1.0x
Interest coverage 2.5x 3.0x 2.8x 2.2x 3.0x 2.8x 2.7x 1.5x 3.7x 2.4x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Capital allocation
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% 0.7% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0
Altman Z'' 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0
Accruals ratio −4.8% −2.9% −4.1% −3.6% −0.7% −3.7% −3.8% −3.7% −2.1% −3.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001035201). Data updated October 22, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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