California Water Service Group
CWT | NYSE
$48.83
+$0.33 (+0.68%)
Nov 2, 2026, 10:15 AM ET · Market open
Market Data
Market Cap $3.07B
Enterprise Value $4.6B
Beta 0.48
Average Volume 484.01K
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 62.5M
Shares Change YoY 4.78%
Institutional Ownership 93.85%
Exchange NYSE
ISIN US1307881029
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 6.2%
Price Change 3M -1.1%
Price Change 6M 13.4%
Price Change YTD 12.7%
Price Change 1Y 8.6%
Price Change 3Y -7.0%
Price Change 5Y -22.7%
1M CAGR (ann.) 2.4%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 5.1%
5Y CAGR (ann.) -1.7%
All-Time CAGR 6.7%
Valuation
PE Ratio 21.63
Forward PE 18.77
PEG Ratio -12.35
Forward PEG 2.43
PS Ratio 2.79
Forward PS 2.60
PB Ratio 1.57
P/FCF Ratio -11.23
P/Adj. FCF Ratio -11.02
P/OCF Ratio 9.75
EV/Sales 4.28
EV/EBIT 19.08
EV/EBITDA 11.99
EV/FCF -17.23
Earnings Yield 4.6%
FCF Yield -8.9%
Adj. FCF Yield -9.1%
Financial Health
Net Debt $1.6B
Total Debt $1.65B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $45.12M
Total Assets $6.07B
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.68
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.87
Debt / EBITDA 4.29
Debt / FCF -6.17
OCF / Debt 0.19
Interest Coverage 2.95
Altman Z-Score 0.90
Piotroski F-Score 5
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 64.9%
Operating Profit Margin 20.4%
EBITDA Margin 35.7%
Net Profit Margin 12.8%
FCF Margin -24.8%
Adj. FCF Margin -25.3%
SBC / Revenue 0.5%
SBC Impact (per share) -1.9%
Returns
Return on Assets 2.3%
Return on Equity 7.6%
Return on Invested Capital 3.2%
Return on Capital Employed 4.0%
Return on Tangible Assets 2.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 11.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 5.9%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 6.1%
EPS CAGR 3Y 46.0%
EPS CAGR 5Y 0.4%
EPS CAGR 10Y 9.8%
FCF CAGR 3Y -31.0%
FCF CAGR 5Y -24.5%
FCF CAGR 10Y -10.1%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 1
EPS Growth Next 3Y 9.2%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 7.4%
Earnings Date Feb 24, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.39
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 105.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $250.51M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 13.9%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $39.25
Graham Upside -19.0%
Lynch Fair Value $11.20
Lynch Upside -76.9%
Price Target $53.50
Price Target Upside 10.4%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $310.14M
Free Cash Flow $-266.92M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $-271.9M
FCF Per Share -$4.28
OCF Per Share $4.97
OCF/S Ratio 28.8%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.08B
Gross Profit $697.47M
Operating Income $219.86M
EBITDA $383.58M
Net Income $137.39M
EPS (Diluted) $2.24
Revenue / Employee $804.88K
Profit / Employee $102.84K
Employees 1,336
Dividends
Annual Dividend $1.31
Dividend Yield 2.70%
Payout Ratio 58.3%
FCF Payout Ratio -29.6%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio -29.0%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 7.0%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Nov 9, 2026
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