California Water Service Group
CWT Utilities Utilities Regulated Water
California Water Service Group’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.0 billion, down 3.54% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +6.73%
- EPS
- +1.76%
- Free cash flow
- −97.1%
- Total debt
- +8.28%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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California Water Service Group (CWT) Free cash flow margin
California Water Service Group's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was −24.8%, down 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−21.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.8% (fiscal 2020) to −5.36% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of −17.7% and below the Utilities sector median of −11.5%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −21.4% | (4.09) |
| FY2024 | −17.4% | 3.89 |
| FY2023 | −21.2% | (10.40) |
| FY2022 | −10.8% | (3.08) |
| FY2021 | −7.76% | 14.99 |
| FY2020 | −22.8% | (8.06) |
| FY2019 | −14.7% | (1.42) |
| FY2018 | −13.3% | 3.10 |
| FY2017 | −16.4% | (5.19) |
| FY2016 | −11.2% | (5.82) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 23.8% |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 2.97% |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | −9.13% |
| ARTNA Artesian Resources Corporation compare | −15.4% |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | −17.0% |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | −18.4% |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. compare | −19.8% |
| CWT California Water Service Group | −24.8% |
| HTO H2O America compare | −29.4% |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | −17.7% |
| Utilities sector median | −11.5% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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