California Water Service Group is an utilities - regulated water business based in the US. California Water Service Group shares (CWT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. California Water Service Group employs 1,278 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1 billion.
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California Water Service Group stock price (NYSE: CWT)
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Is California Water Service Group stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing California Water Service Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of California Water Service Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
California Water Service Group's P/E ratio
California Water Service Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, California Water Service Group shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
California Water Service Group's PEG ratio
California Water Service Group's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.7043. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into California Water Service Group's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
California Water Service Group's EBITDA
California Water Service Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $352.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a California Water Service Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
California Water Service Group financials
Revenue TTM
$1 billion
Operating margin TTM
27.57%
Gross profit TTM
$539.7 million
Return on assets TTM
2.49%
Return on equity TTM
8.15%
Profit margin
13.61%
Book value
$28.54
Market Capitalization
$2.7 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
California Water Service Group share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 52.4% of net profits
Recently California Water Service Group has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), California Water Service Group shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In California Water Service Group's case, that would currently equate to about $1.18 per share.
California Water Service Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
California Water Service Group's most recent dividend payout was on 20 November 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 9 November 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have California Water Service Group's shares ever split?
California Water Service Group's shares were
split on a 2:1 basis on 12 June 2011
. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your California Water Service Group shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for California Water Service Group shares which in turn could have impacted California Water Service Group's share price.
California Water Service Group share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, California Water Service Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $40.5735 up to $50.6542. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while California Water Service Group's is 0.647. This would suggest that California Water Service Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
California Water Service Group overview
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company 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. It offers its services to approximately 499,400 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 6,700 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,300 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,500 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. .
Frequently asked questions
null What percentage of California Water Service Group is owned by insiders or institutions? Currently 0.634% of California Water Service Group shares are held by insiders and 92.444% by institutions.How many people work for California Water Service Group? Latest data suggests 1,278 work at California Water Service Group.When does the fiscal year end for California Water Service Group? California Water Service Group's fiscal year ends in December.Where is California Water Service Group based? California Water Service Group's address is: 1720 North First Street, San Jose, CA, United States, 95112-4598What is California Water Service Group's ISIN number? California Water Service Group's international securities identification number is: US1307881029What is California Water Service Group's CUSIP number? California Water Service Group's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 130788102
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