California Water Service Group (CWT) Stock

California Water Service Group (CWT) is a Utilities stock trading at $45.17 (as of 2026-06-18), with a market capitalization of $2.70B and a trailing P/E of 22.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company 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. It offers its services to approximately 494,500 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,200 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 36,400 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 8,600 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. 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 to telecommunication companies; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers, as well as provides lab services. In addition, it offers wastewater collection and treatment services. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$45.17
Market Cap$2.70B
P/E Ratio22.8
EV / EBITDA13.7
Price / Book1.62
Price / Sales2.79
Dividend Yield2.7%
DCF Value (model)$67.96
DCF Upside vs Price50.4%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$963.70M
Net Margin13.3%
Return on Equity7.1%
Debt / Equity1.01
Current Ratio0.69
Revenue Growth (YoY)8.0%
EPS Growth (YoY)-68.2%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score0.84 (distress)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E22.8
Sector P/E (Utilities)21.9
Industry P/E (Utilities)21.3
vs Sector4.1%
vs Industry7.1%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($467.39M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorUtilities
IndustryUtilities
CEOMartin A. Kropelnicki
Employees1,278
CountryUS
IPO Date1990-03-26

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Data as of 2026-06-18.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.