stockrowCalifornia Water Service Group (CWT) vs H2O America (HTO)
- California Water Service Group CWT 50.68 −0.30%
- H2O America HTO 62.64 +0.02%
California Water Service Group and H2O America are both Utilities Regulated Water companies. California Water Service Group and H2O America are of similar size ($3.2B and $3.0B). California Water Service Group trades at the lower P/E: 22.5× against 23.9×. California Water Service Group grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.28% against 4.22%. California Water Service Group has the higher net margin (12.8% vs 12.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.56% vs 2.92%). Both pay a dividend; H2O America yields more (2.79% vs 2.58%). Across the 22 metrics below, California Water Service Group leads on 14 and H2O America on 8.
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| Metric | CWT | HTO | Utilities Regulated Water median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 68.72% | 60.84% | 70.20% |
| Operating margin | 18.35% | 20.74% | 31.36% |
| Net margin | 12.78% | 12.51% | 20.26% |
| Free cash flow margin | (24.82%) | (29.44%) | (16.20%) |
| Return on equity | 7.61% | 5.63% | 9.21% |
| Return on assets | 2.37% | 1.90% | 3.34% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.56% | 2.92% | 4.26% |
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