CWT

California Water Service Group

45.91

Oct 21 • 3:59 PM ET -0.56 (-1.21%)

45.91

Aftermarket • 7:30 PM ET 0.00 (0.00%)

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	2.84B
Enterprise Value	4.43B
Income	133.21M
Sales	1.05B
Book/sh	29.23
Cash/sh	1.44
Dividend Est.	1.34 (2.92%)
Dividend TTM	1.31 (2.84%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 10, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	6.27% 7.14%
Payout	55.81%
Employees	1336
IPO	Nov 01, 1982

P/E	20.67
Forward P/E	17.00
PEG	1.87
P/S	2.69
P/B	1.57
P/C	31.85
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	12.79
EV/Sales	4.20
Quick Ratio	0.67
Current Ratio	0.70
Debt/Eq	0.93
LT Debt/Eq	0.81
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	2.22
EPS next Y	2.70
EPS next Q	1.16
EPS this Y	18.51%
EPS next Y	5.97%
EPS next 5Y	9.07%
EPS past 3/5Y	6.78% 1.81%
Sales past 3/5Y	5.72% 4.72%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-2.99%
Sales Y/Y TTM	6.43%
EPS Q/Q	32.11%
Sales Q/Q	16.47%
Earnings	Oct 29 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	16.25% 8.85%

Insider Own	0.73%
Insider Trans	-1.95%
Inst Own	91.13%
Inst Trans	6.85%
ROA	2.35%
ROE	7.70%
ROIC	4.06%
Gross Margin	37.26%
Oper. Margin	19.20%
Profit Margin	12.63%
SMA20	0.06%
SMA50	-4.21%
SMA200	-1.29%
Trades

Shs Outstand	61.84M
Shs Float	61.39M
Short Float	4.05%
Short Ratio	5.26
Short Interest	2.48M
52W High	53.82 -14.70%
52W Low	41.29 11.19%
Volatility	3.37% 2.42%
ATR (14)	1.12
RSI (14)	44.05
Beta	0.47
Rel Volume	0.71
Avg Volume	471.84K
Volume	334,343

Perf Week	0.20%
Perf Month	-2.92%
Perf Quarter	-9.91%
Perf Half Y	-1.29%
Perf YTD	5.95%
Perf Year	-7.31%
Perf 3Y	-2.44%
Perf 5Y	-22.23%
Perf 10Y	42.49%
Recom	1.60
Target Price	54.40
Prev Close	46.47
Price	45.91
Change %	-1.21%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Apr-11-25	Upgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Neutral → Buy	$54
Jan-07-25	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Overweight	$56 → $52
Dec-11-24	Initiated	BofA Securities	Buy	$57
Jul-31-24	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$50 → $57
Apr-04-24	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral
Oct-25-23	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$56 → $47
Jul-28-23	Upgrade	Janney	Neutral → Buy	$66
Jun-28-23	Upgrade	Wells Fargo	Underweight → Equal Weight	$58 → $56
Jun-14-23	Downgrade	UBS	Neutral → Sell	$59 → $51
Jan-25-22	Upgrade	Seaport Research Partners	Sell → Neutral	$78
Apr-16-21	Downgrade	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral → Sell
Mar-04-21	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$57 → $53
Jan-08-21	Downgrade	Janney	Buy → Neutral
Jul-13-20	Downgrade	Boenning & Scattergood	Outperform → Neutral
May-20-20	Initiated	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral
May-01-20	Upgrade	Janney	Neutral → Buy
May-01-20	Upgrade	Boenning & Scattergood	Neutral → Outperform	$52
Jun-10-19	Initiated	Boenning & Scattergood	Neutral
Mar-27-19	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Market Perform → Underperform	$50
Dec-06-18	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform

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Today 12:06PM	Cal Water's First Clean Quarter Under New California Rates Tests A Sliding Stock (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-15-26 04:15PM	Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Issues General Rate Case Decision for Hawaii Water Service's Kapalua Water and Wastewater Systems (GlobeNewswire)
08:45AM	California Water Service Group Prices $125 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes and California Water Service Company Prices $150 Million of First Mortgage Bonds (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-08-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Schedules 2026 Third-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-30-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Chairman & CEO Joins Alliance for Critical Infrastructure (ACI) Board of Directors (GlobeNewswire)
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Sep-10-26 04:15PM	WUTC Issues Decision in Washington Water's Application to Recover Costs for Investments to Provide Safe, Reliable Service (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-08-26 06:21PM	California Water Service Kicks Off Back-to-School Season With 13th Year of Tap Into Learning Program (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-01-26 04:15PM	Newsweek Names California Water Service Group One of "America's Greatest Companies" (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-31-26 05:15PM	Hawaii Water Service Proposes Rate Adjustment for Kona Service Area for Investments Made to Help Keep Service Safe, Reliable (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-19-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Awards $80,000 in Scholarships, Nears $1 Million Milestone Investing in its Communities' Future Leaders (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-17-26 05:45PM	California Water Service Group Named One of "World's Greenest Companies" by Newsweek (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-10-26 04:15PM	Indianola Students Returning to School with Safe, Reliable Drinking Water Due to Partnership with California Water Service, Selma Unified School District, Self-Help Enterprises (GlobeNewswire)
07:09AM	California Water Service Group's Dividend Analysis (GuruFocus.com)
Aug-03-26 06:30PM	California Water Service and County of Tulare Complete Project to Bring Safe, Reliable Water to Harrison Road Water Users (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-30-26 11:41PM	California Water Service Group Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
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07:01PM	California Water Service Group (CWT) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record CapEx and ... (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-29-26 09:59PM	California Water Service Group: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:44PM	California Water Service Group Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
04:15PM	California Water Service Group Board of Directors Declares 326th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-21-26 04:15PM	Newsweek Names California Water Service One of America's Greatest Workplaces (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-09-26 04:10PM	California Water Service Group Schedules 2026 Second-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-01-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Completes Acquisition Of Palm Mutual Water Company (GlobeNewswire)
Jun-01-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Earns G480 Platinum Certification for Water-Use Efficiency, Conservation Program (GlobeNewswire)
May-20-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Promotes Tamara S. Johnson to Vice President, California Operations and Gregory D. Shimansky to Vice President, Rates and Regulatory Affairs (GlobeNewswire)
May-18-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Highlights Leadership in Environmental Stewardship and Corporate Citizenship in 2025 Sustainability Report (GlobeNewswire)
May-13-26 04:15PM	TIME Names California Water Service Group One of the World's Most Impactful Companies (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-30-26 07:15PM	California Public Utilities Commission Issues Decision in California Water Service's 2024 General Rate Case, Infrastructure Improvement Plan (GlobeNewswire) -6.92%
12:46PM	California Water Service Group Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
12:13AM	California Water Service Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
Apr-29-26 09:30PM	California Water Service Group Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results & Provides Update on 2024 California General Rate Case (GlobeNewswire)
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04:05PM	California Water Service Group Board of Directors Declares 325th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-14-26 05:06PM	California Water Service Group Earns 2026 National USA Today Top Workplaces Award (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-09-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Schedules 2026 First-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-02-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Earns Spot on Newsweek's "Most Trustworthy Companies in America" List for Fourth Time (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-19-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Named One of America's Most Charitable Companies by Newsweek (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-17-26 06:58PM	California Water Service Group Receives Proposed Decision on 2024 California General Rate Case (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-08-26 09:34PM	California Water Service (CWT) Expands With Nexus Water Systems Deal (Insider Monkey)
Mar-06-26 09:50AM	California Water Service Group (CWT) is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
09:16AM	Essential Utilities Unit Buys Greenville Municipal Water for $18M (Zacks)
Mar-04-26 09:40AM	Why California Water Service Group (CWT) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term (Zacks)
Mar-02-26 08:57AM	CWT to Buy Nexus Water's Nevada and Oregon Water & Wastewater Systems (Zacks)
Feb-27-26 11:07PM	California Water Service Group Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
Feb-26-26 06:02PM	California Water Service Group (CWT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:33PM	Essential Utilities Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
11:36AM	California Water Service Group Q4 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
Feb-25-26 05:46PM	California Water Service Group: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	California Water Service Group Announces Agreement to Purchase Nexus Water Group's Nevada and Oregon Water and Wastewater Systems, Solidifying Its Position as the Largest Regulated Water Utility in the Western U.S. and Creating a Platform for Additional Growth (GlobeNewswire)
04:10PM	California Water Service Group Reports Solid Q4 and YE 2025 Results (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-19-26 11:09AM	American Water Works Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat (Zacks)
10:44AM	American States Water Q4 Earnings & Revenues Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 06:15PM	California Water Service Group Donates Nearly $1.9 Million to Improve Local Quality of Life in 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
03:44AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights American Water Works, Consolidated Water, American States Water and California Water (Zacks)
Feb-17-26 08:01AM	4 Stocks to Watch From the Flourishing Water Supply Industry (Zacks)
Feb-10-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Opens 13th Annual Scholarship Program to Students in its Service Areas (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-05-26 04:05PM	California Water Service Group Schedules 2025 Full-Year and Fourth-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
Feb-04-26 10:15AM	Zacks.com featured highlights include Hamilton Insurance, Macy's, G-III Apparel, California Water and UFP Industries (Zacks)
Feb-03-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Chairman & CEO Marty Kropelnicki Named to Newly Established CalCEO Council (GlobeNewswire)
11:18AM	Top 5 Low Price-to-Sales Stock Picks for Value-Focused Investors (Zacks)
Jan-30-26 02:33PM	Rogers Communications Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Jan-29-26 11:40AM	CWT or AWK: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
Jan-28-26 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Board of Directors Announces 59th Annual Dividend Increase and Declares 324th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-26-26 04:25PM	California Water Service Group Celebrates a Century of Building "Trust on Tap" (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-24-26 06:16AM	California Water Service (CWT) Moves to Take Full Control of BVRT in Texas Expansion Push (Insider Monkey)
Jan-23-26 03:08AM	Zacks.com featured highlights include Industrial Logistics Properties, Plains GP, ASGN, California Water Service and Dollar Tree (Zacks)
Jan-22-26 09:25AM	Tap These 5 Bargain Stocks With Attractive EV-to-EBITDA Ratios (Zacks)
Jan-13-26 11:40AM	CWT vs. AWK: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? (Zacks)
Jan-08-26 06:30PM	California Water Service Group Expanding Investment and Operations in Texas (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-07-26 05:00PM	California Water Service Group Promotes Todd K. Peters and Thomas A. Scanlon (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-02-26 12:16PM	California Water Service Unit Cal Water Gets Nod for Interim Rate Hike (Zacks)
Dec-29-25 06:00PM	California Water Service Receives Approval for Interim Rate Adjustments from California Public Utilities Commission (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-22-25 04:15PM	California Water Service Grants $186,000 to Nine Fire Departments to Help First Responders Enhance Life-Saving Efforts (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-11-25 05:30PM	California Water Service Receives CPUC Approval to Acquire Palm Mutual Water Company (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-04-25 04:15PM	California Water Service Group Marks Half a Decade as One of "America's Most Responsible Companies" by Newsweek (GlobeNewswire)
12:11PM	American Water Works' California Unit Prepares for Dry Months (Zacks)
Nov-20-25 04:15PM	Hawaii Water Service Proposes First Rate Adjustment for Kapalua since 2021; Reflects Investments Made to Help Improve Reliability and Maintain Safe Utility Service (GlobeNewswire)
09:00AM	California Public Utilities Commission Grants California Water Service's Request to Postpone Cost of Capital Application to May 1, 2027 (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-11-25 09:21PM	Baird Trims Price Target on California Water Service (CWT), Keeps Outperform Rating (Insider Monkey)
Nov-06-25 10:25AM	American States Water Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-05-25 11:24AM	Essential Utilities Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Nov-04-25 09:40AM	Unlock Big Gains With These 5 Undervalued Price-to-Sales Stock Picks (Zacks)
Oct-30-25 01:16PM	California Water Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
10:10AM	California Water Service Group (CWT) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates (Zacks)
09:06AM	California Water Service Group: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Leading Water Utility California Water Service Group Reports Strong Third Quarter 2025 Results (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-29-25 04:05PM	California Water Service Group Board of Directors Declares 323rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-28-25 04:15PM	California Water Service Completes West Goshen Consolidation to Provide Safe, Clean Water to Disadvantaged Community (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-27-25 11:40AM	CWT or AWK: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now? (Zacks)
Oct-24-25 12:41PM	Rogers Communications Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 04:48PM	California Water Service Group Earns Designation as One of "America's Greenest Companies" by Newsweek for Second Consecutive Year (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-20-25 09:30AM	American Water's Unit Receives Funding to Upgrade Water Assets (Zacks)
Oct-17-25 05:26AM	Zacks.com featured highlights include Macy's, California Water Service, Green Dot, DiamondRock Hospitality and PagSeguro Digital (Zacks)
Oct-16-25 11:15AM	5 Low Price-to-Sales Picks for Investors Seeking Growth at a Bargain (Zacks)
Oct-14-25 04:15PM	Hawaii Public Utilities Commission Sets New Rates for Hawaii Water Service's Waikoloa Systems to Help Keep Utility Service Safe and Reliable (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-09-25 04:10PM	California Water Service Group Schedules 2025 Third-Quarter Earnings Results Announcement and Conference Call (GlobeNewswire)
10:47AM	American Water's Unit Buys Water Assets of South Orange Village (Zacks)
Oct-08-25 08:05AM	Here's Why You Should Add GWRS Stock to Your Portfolio Right Now (Zacks)
Oct-02-25 11:40AM	CWT vs. MSEX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option? (Zacks)
Oct-01-25 05:49PM	California Water Service Group Sells $170 Million of Senior Unsecured Notes and California Water Service Company Sells $200 Million of First Mortgage Bonds (GlobeNewswire)
10:16AM	Investments and Consolidation Efforts Fuel WTRG's Growth Story (Zacks)
Sep-30-25 04:15PM	Washington Water Service Proposes Rate Adjustment for Investments Made in Local Systems to Help Maintain Safe and Reliable Service (GlobeNewswire)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Snow Lester A	Director	Sep 01 '26	Sale	50.21	500	25,105	17,817	Sep 01 05:07 PM
Krummel Thomas M	Director	Aug 13 '26	Sale	50.37	3,700	186,350	20,104	Aug 14 05:13 PM
Krummel Thomas M	Director	Aug 13 '26	Proposed Sale	49.98	3,700	184,926		Aug 13 10:18 AM
Snow Lester A	Director	May 27 '26	Sale	44.00	1,100	48,400	18,316	May 27 07:58 PM
Krummel Thomas M	Director	May 21 '26	Sale	43.30	3,700	160,214	23,805	May 21 06:23 PM
Krummel Thomas M	Director	May 21 '26	Proposed Sale	43.35	3,700	160,395		May 21 12:21 PM
Luu Michael B	Sr. VP Corp Svcs & Chief Risk	Mar 20 '26	Sale	44.53	740	32,945	23,655	Mar 24 05:11 PM
Mares Michael S JR	Vice President, Operations	Mar 20 '26	Sale	44.00	3,892	171,248	8,525	Mar 24 04:57 PM
MICHAEL MARES	Officer	Mar 20 '26	Proposed Sale	44.00	3,892	171,248		Mar 20 04:01 PM
Mortensen Michelle R	VP, Corp Sec &Chief of Staff	Dec 23 '25	Sale	43.34	924	40,046	11,512	Dec 23 01:59 PM
Lynch James Patrick	SVP CFO and Treasurer	Dec 10 '25	Buy	42.80	550	23,540	4,619	Dec 11 06:43 PM

California Water Service Group is a holding company, which engages in the provision of water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The firm is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, and fire protection. It also provides non-regulated water-related services under agreements with municipalities and other private companies. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ChairmanMr. Martin A. Kropelnicki

Senior VPMr. James Patrick Lynch CPA

Senior VP of Business Development & Chief Legal OfficerMr. Shawn C. Bunting

Senior VP of Corporate Services & Chief Risk OfficerMr. Michael B. Luu

Senior VP of Customer Service & Chief Sustainability OfficerMs. Shannon C. Dean

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