stockrowCalifornia Water Service Group (CWT) vs Essential Utilities Inc. (WTRG)
- California Water Service Group CWT 50.38 −0.89%
- Essential Utilities Inc. WTRG 45.26 −1.72%
California Water Service Group and Essential Utilities Inc. are both Utilities Regulated Water companies. Essential Utilities Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.1B against $3.2B — 4.1× the size. California Water Service Group trades at the lower P/E: 22.5× against 23.1×. Essential Utilities Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.25% against 7.28%. Essential Utilities Inc. has the higher net margin (21.8% vs 12.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.65% vs 3.56%). Both pay a dividend; Essential Utilities Inc. yields more (3.02% vs 2.58%). Across the 22 metrics below, Essential Utilities Inc. leads on 13 and California Water Service Group on 9.
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| Metric | CWT | WTRG | Utilities Regulated Water median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 68.72% | 82.69% | 70.20% |
| Operating margin | 18.35% | 35.52% | 31.36% |
| Net margin | 12.78% | 21.79% | 20.26% |
| Free cash flow margin | (24.82%) | 39.40% | (16.20%) |
| Return on equity | 7.61% | 8.13% | 9.21% |
| Return on assets | 2.37% | 2.89% | 3.34% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.56% | 3.65% | 4.26% |
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