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California Water Service Group (CWT)

46.29 +0.71 (+1.56%)
As of 10:08:08 AM EDT. Market Open.
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  • Previous Close 45.58
  • Open 46.05
  • Bid 46.07 x 60000
  • Ask 46.83 x 20000
  • Day's Range 46.14 - 46.81
  • 52 Week Range 41.29 - 53.82
  • Volume 16,244
  • Avg. Volume 472,546
  • Market Cap (intraday) 2.863B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.48
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 20.76
  • EPS (TTM) 2.23
  • Earnings Date Oct 28, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 1.34 (2.94%)
  • 1y Target Est 53.75
  • Zacks Rating Neutral

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It 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. The company offers its services to approximately 500,000 customer connections in 20 separate districts; approximately 6,800 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,500 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,800 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. The company also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers. In addition, it provides wastewater collection and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

www.calwatergroup.com

1,336

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Utilities

Sector

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Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 10/20/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

CWT
9.20%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.68%

1-Year Return

CWT
4.10%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
14.53%

3-Year Return

CWT
6.07%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
82.61%

5-Year Return

CWT
13.87%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
70.05%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q2 FY26
Revenue 308.6M
Earnings 56.47M
Profit Margin 18.30%

Q3

FY25

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

0
100M
200M
300M
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

49.00
53.75 Average
46.29 Current
57.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 9/23/2026
Analyst Freedom Broker
Rating Action Initiated
Rating Hold
Price Action Announces
Price Target 49

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 9/22/2026
  • Market Cap

    2.85B

  • Enterprise Value

    4.48B

  • Trailing P/E

    21.21

  • Forward P/E

    17.45

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    2.22

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    2.69

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    1.62

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    4.32

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    12.17

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    12.63%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    2.39%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    7.68%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    1.05B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    133.21M

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    2.23

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    43.45M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    92.68%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    -258.75M

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Company Insights

Fair Value

46.29 Current

Dividend Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Hiring Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Insider Sentiment Score

0 Low
Sector Avg.
100 High

Research Reports

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  • Raising target price to $44.00

    California Water Service Group has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $44.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

  • Lowering target price to $43.00

    California Water Service Group has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $43.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

  • Lowering target price to $44.00

    California Water Service Group has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $44.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

  • What does Argus have to say about CWT?

    California Water Service Group has an Investment Rating of HOLD; a target price of $50.000000; an Industry Subrating of High; a Management Subrating of Medium; a Safety Subrating of Medium; a Financial Strength Subrating of Medium; a Growth Subrating of Medium; and a Value Subrating of Medium.

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