American States Water Company (AWR) vs California Water Service Group (CWT)
- American States Water Company AWR 83.45 +0.86%
- California Water Service Group CWT 46.37 +0.69%
American States Water Company and California Water Service Group are both Utilities Regulated Water companies. American States Water Company is the larger, with a market value of $3.3B against $2.9B — 1.2× the size. California Water Service Group trades at the lower P/E: 20.8× against 22.8×. American States Water Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.2% against 6.43%. American States Water Company has the higher net margin (20.5% vs 12.6%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.91% vs 3.41%). Both pay a dividend; California Water Service Group yields more (2.81% vs 2.47%). Across the 22 metrics below, American States Water Company leads on 15 and California Water Service Group on 7.
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| Metric | AWR | CWT | Utilities Regulated Water median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 77.65% | 68.05% | 71.91% |
| Operating margin | 31.85% | 17.57% | 29.22% |
| Net margin | 20.45% | 12.63% | 20.19% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.97% | (22.36%) | (19.49%) |
| Return on equity | 13.62% | 7.68% | 9.00% |
| Return on assets | 5.30% | 2.35% | 3.21% |
| Return on invested capital | 6.91% | 3.41% | 4.08% |
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