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California Water Service Group
CWT · NYSE Arca · United States
calwatergroup.comFinancials as of FY2025
At a glance
- Depends onUpstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 2
- ScaleLevered free cash flow is -$281.36M, lower than 95% of all stocks globally
- FinancialsAltman Z-Score 0.94: distress zone
- Interpretations1 currently firing — 1
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Dividends view
Yield
2.58%Above 5Y avg (2.06%)
Annual Rate
USD 1.34Paid quarterly
Payout Ratio
61.8%Moderate
Consecutive Growth
6 yr
Paying Dividends
26 yr
Payback Period
39.0 yr
Last Ex-Dividend
May 11, 2026
Last Payment
May 22, 2026
The reported statements, read against the company's own industry.
Financials view
Market Capitalization
3.11BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
25.94xRevenue (TTM)
1.01BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Profit Margin
11.77%Beta
0.5070xvs all stocks
52-Week Change
14.53%vs all stocks
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
2.58%vs all stocks
Market Capitalization
3.11BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Enterprise Value
4.75BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing P/E
25.94xForward P/E
18.80xPEG Ratio
-0.3805xPrice to Sales (TTM)
3.07xPrice to Book (MRQ)
1.85xEnterprise to Revenue
4.70xEnterprise to EBITDA
13.81xGross Margin
64.44%Profit Margin
11.77%Operating Margin
10.35%Return on Assets (TTM)
2.20%Return on Equity (TTM)
7.16%Revenue (TTM)
1.01BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue per Share (TTM)
16.95USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Quarterly Revenue Growth
5.20%Gross Profit (TTM)
537.52MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
EBITDA (TTM)
346.98MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Net Income (TTM)
118.92MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
-69.70%Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
313.53MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-281.36MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Forward Annual Dividend Rate
1.34USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Forward Annual Dividend Yield
2.58%vs all stocks
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
1.27USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
2.45%vs all stocks
5-Year Average Dividend Yield
2.06%vs all stocks
Payout Ratio
61.75%Minority Interest (Equity)
2.57MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Revenue
1.00BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cost of Goods Sold
356.68MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Gross Profit
643.46MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Income
183.09MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Pre-tax Income
146.95MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Expense
19.11MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income
127.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBIT
213.65MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBITDA (Income Statement)
352.46MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Selling, General & Administrative
141.62MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Operating Expenses
130.11MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Income
2.23MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Expense
66.70MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Basic)
2.15USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EPS (Diluted)
2.15USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Basic Shares Outstanding
59.57MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Diluted Shares Outstanding
59.57MSharesFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income from Continuing Operations
127.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Minority Interests (P&L)
363.00KUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Cash Flow
302.56MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
97.37MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Interest Paid
61.14MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Starting Profit (CF Statement)
127.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Depreciation & Amortization
146.52MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Taxes (CF)
38.20MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Stock-based Compensation
4.98MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-cash Items
-11.40MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-20.11MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Payable (CF)
-19.83MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
36.34MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Acquisitions
0.00USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Investing Activity
-3.15MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Investing Cash Flow
-3.15MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Issuance
368.22MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Payments
-695.90MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Short-term Debt Issuance
-75.00MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock Repurchase
-1.43MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Dividends Paid
-73.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Financing Charges
68.19MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Financing Cash Flow
-405.74MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Shares Outstanding
59.85MSharesUpdated Jul 18, 2026Float Shares
59.36MSharesUpdated Jul 18, 2026Shares Short
2.00MSharesUpdated Jul 18, 2026Short Ratio
3.19daysvs all stocks
Short % of Shares Outstanding
4.73%vs all stocks
% Held by Insiders
0.67%vs all stocks
% Held by Institutions
94.81%vs all stocks
Total Cash (MRQ)
58.10MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
0.9710USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Total Debt (MRQ)
1.70BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
1.01xCurrent Ratio (MRQ)
0.6880xBook Value per Share (MRQ)
28.08USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Total Assets
5.67BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Current Assets
354.43MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Liabilities
3.98BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Assets
5.32BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Liabilities
3.56BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Current Liabilities
418.16MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents
51.82MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Receivable
63.75MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Inventory
19.78MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Payable
175.73MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Short-term Debt
133.48MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Revenue
17.76MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Current Liabilities
25.46MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt
1.47BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-current Liabilities
403.43MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock (Book)
596.00KUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Retained Earnings
729.28MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Shareholders' Equity
1.69BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
52-Week Low
41.29USDUpdated Jul 18, 202652-Week High
52.28USDUpdated Jul 18, 202652-Week Change
14.53%vs all stocks
Beta
0.5070xvs all stocks
50-Day MA
46.11USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026200-Day MA
45.48USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Avg 10-Day Volume
447.84KSharesUpdated Jul 18, 2026Avg 30-Day Volume
550.61KSharesUpdated Jul 18, 2026Diluted EPS (TTM)
2.00USDUpdated Jul 18, 2026Other Income / Expense
28.33MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 20251 interpretation currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Screen for these patternsWhere is this company structurally exposed?
Within or Near the Altman Distress Zone
Debt is a large share of its assets, and large against its cash flow.
Reads
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Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 0.94: distress zoneCritical
Altman Z-Score: 0.94
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.65
Supply Chain
Upstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 2Notable
Outgoing: 5.00Incoming: 2.00
Scale
Levered free cash flow is -$281.36M, lower than 95% of all stocks globallySignificant
Levered free cash flow (USD): -281,359,008Global P5: -219,013,500
Market cap is $3.11B, above the global median of $1.15BNotable
Market cap (USD): 3,105,187,232Global Median: 1,146,734,693.424
Revenue is $1.01B, above the global median of $520.53MNotable
Revenue (USD): 1,010,739,968Global Median: 520,528,949.311
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