California Water Service Group
CWT
NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $3.1B
$50.03
▼ -0.99%
P/E
22.46
Mkt Cap
$3.1B
52-Wk Range
$41.29–$53.82
52-Week Range
$41.29 - $53.82
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Price action
Price chart
Up 8.0% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Regulated utility status providing stable, predictable revenue and rate-of-return protection
- Established infrastructure and 98-year operational history across five states with 545,700+ customer connections
- Essential service monopoly in service territories with high customer retention and inelastic demand
- Diversified geographic presence reducing concentration risk and exposure to regional droughts
- Non-regulated service revenue streams providing growth opportunities beyond core utility operations
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
Growth
Stable outlook
Population growth and urban development in California, Washington, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas service territories
Value
Attractively priced below Water Utilities peer average
Momentum
Strong
+10.9% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
2.61% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying CWT right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 22, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.93 vs $0.80 consensus (+16.3% surprise). Revenue of $308.6M vs $283.5M expected (+8.8%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+16.3%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+4%
-25%
+8%
+4%
-1%
+5%
+16%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$299.6M
$222.2M
$204.0M
$265.0M
$311.2M
$220.0M
$214.6M
$308.6M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
-20.6%
Operating
22.9%
Profit
18.3%
Wall Street consensus
1 analyst · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Seaport Global · Aug 12, 2026
vs Industry
How CWT stacks vs Regulated Water
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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