Why did California Water Service Group (CWT) stock move recently?

On 7/28/2026, California Water Service Group moved +3.2% — No clear company-specific catalyst found in recent filings or news; the stock rose to a 52-week high amid broader market or sector movement. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is California Water Service Group (CWT) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows California Water Service Group's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 18.1, a forward P/E of about 18.1, a price-to-book of about 1.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does California Water Service Group's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.19×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is California Water Service Group's revenue?

California Water Service Group reported revenue of $963.7M for FY2025, with net profit of $128.2M, per official filings.

What is the share price of California Water Service Group (CWT)?

California Water Service Group last traded at $49.66 (-1.5% on the day), as of 8/17/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

California Water Service Group

CWT · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerCWT

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water

CountryUnited States

Employees1,336

HeadquartersSan Jose, United States

Websitewww.calwatergroup.com

Filings tracked22

About California Water Service Group

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.7%
Institutions98.2%
Public & other1.1%

479 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.17.39%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC7.08%
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.5.69%
Amundi5.64%
State Street Corporation5.28%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.35%
ATLAS Infrastructure Partners (UK) Ltd.3.21%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.52%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 7.6% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion2.19×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend6.6% → 13.3%

Margin has expanded by about 6.7 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity7.6%

Latest ROE of 7.6% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 10% · PAT 57%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $262.6M · EPS 0.54

Est. earnings growth +181.6%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.2B · EPS 2.75

Est. earnings growth +5.4%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$963.7M

Net margin

13.3%

ROE

7.6%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+10.4%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+57.2%

EPS (FY2025)

2.15

Net profit (FY2025)

$128.2M

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Why it moved

Jul 28, 2026
No clear company-specific catalyst found in recent filings or news; the stock rose to a 52-week high amid broader market or sector movement.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$963.7M	$128.2M	2.15	13.3%	7.6%
FY2024	$905.6M	$190.8M	3.25	21.1%	11.6%
FY2023	$790.3M	$51.9M	0.91	6.6%	3.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$278.0M	$56.5M	0.93	20.3%
2026Q1	$197.3M	$4.0M	0.07	2.0%
2025Q3	$314.1M	$61.2M	1.03	19.5%
2025Q2	$256.2M	$42.2M	0.71	16.5%
2025Q1	$182.7M	$13.3M	0.22	7.3%
2024Q3	$306.2M	$60.7M	1.03	19.8%
2024Q2	$226.7M	$40.6M	0.70	17.9%
2024Q1	$154.9M	$69.9M	1.21	45.1%
2023Q3	$253.3M	$34.4M	0.60	13.6%
2023Q2	$194.2M	$9.6M	0.17	4.9%
2023Q1	$145.2M	$-22.2M	-0.40	-15.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC5/21/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/30/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/30/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/29/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/18/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC3/5/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/27/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/25/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC1/28/2026material

2025

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/20/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/30/2025
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/29/2025material
8-K — Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC10/3/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2025
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2025material

In the news

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