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California Water Service Group CWT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for California Water Service Group

Overview of California Water Service Group

CWT NYQ
Utilities Utilities - Regulated Water Mid Cap
California Water Service Group (CWT), is a Mid Cap company, in the Utilities - Regulated Water industry, last closed at $45.20, about 37.5% overvalued vs fair value, -4.7% 1Y return, placing in the top 25% of its sector.
$45.20
1.87%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 24.5%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$2.70B
Enterprise Value
$2.65B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.calwatergroup.com
HQ San Jose, CA
Employees 1,278
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Estimated

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$23
$28
$33
Current: $45.20 -38% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mid Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$1.0B
-3.5%%
Gross Profit
$367.4M
-47%%
Operating Income
$181.6M
-30.8%%
Net Income
$128.2M
-32.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
-140.3%
Poor

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
3
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating California Water Service Group's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
49
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Pricing Power

Developing
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CWT's balance between Growth (34.9%), Profitability (38.0%), and Safety (27.2%). Growth 35% Safety 27% Profitability 38%

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Growth

44th percentile vs peers
45
Key Signals
EPS Growth YoY 2.57 92p EPS CAGR 3Y 18.4% 75p Rev Growth YoY -3.5% 21p Revenue CAGR 3Y 5.7% 21p TSR -1.7% 33p
Strengths
  • Eps Growth Yoy in top 20% of peers (2.57, 92th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Fcf Margin in top 20% of peers (30.2%, 92th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

48th percentile vs peers
49
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Safety

34th percentile vs peers
35
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for California Water Service Group.

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Bear
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Base
$28.27
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-37.5% vs current
Snapshot base estimate
Bull
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Fair Value Range Current: $-
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