California Water Service Stock Today

CWT Stock  USD 43.29  0.24  0.56%   

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California Water is selling for under 43.29 as of the 25th of December 2025; that is 0.56% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 43.11. California Water has about a 34 percent probability of financial distress in the next few years of operation and has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 26th of September 2025 and ending today, the 25th of December 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Utilities
IPO Date
26th of March 1990
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. California Water operates under UtilitiesRegulated Water classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 59.59 M outstanding shares of which 1.47 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 3.42 days to cover. More on California Water Service

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California Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
Social
CEOMartin Kropelnicki
Business ConcentrationWater Utilities, Utilities - Regulated Water, Utilities, NYSE Composite, Stock Exchange Of, SP Small-Cap 600, Utilities, Water Utilities, Utilities—Regulated Water, Utilities (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Return On Assets0.0290.0368
Significantly Down
Pretty Stable
Asset Turnover0.320.2001
Way Up
Slightly volatile
Gross Profit Margin0.810.954
Fairly Down
Very volatile
Net Debt1.4 B1.3 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities565.3 M538.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total3.2 BB
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets5.4 B5.2 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets340.3 M324.1 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities305.4 M290.9 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
California Water can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand California Water's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of California Water's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
California Water Service has 1.4 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.88, which is OK given its current industry classification. California Water Service has a current ratio of 1.03, demonstrating that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for California to invest in growth at high rates of return.

Capital Expenditures

494.34 Million
California Water Service (CWT) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 1,278 people. California Water is listed under Water Utilities category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 2.57 B. California Water Service runs under Water Utilities sector within Utilities industry. The entity has 59.59 M outstanding shares of which 1.47 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 3.42 days to cover. California Water Service has about 50.12 M in cash with 290.87 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 1.66.
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Ownership Allocation
California Water holds a total of 59.59 Million outstanding shares. The majority of California Water Service outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in California Water Service to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in California Water. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of California Water Service as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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California Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-06-30
859.5 K
Cbre Investment Management Listed Real Assets Llc2025-06-30
752 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2025-06-30
727.3 K
Northern Trust Corp2025-06-30
713.4 K
Legal & General Group Plc2025-06-30
706.4 K
Norges Bank2025-06-30
676.3 K
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2025-06-30
597.8 K
Kbc Group Nv2025-06-30
563.3 K
Triodos Investment Management B.v.2025-06-30
493 K
Blackrock Inc2025-06-30
10.4 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-06-30
7.4 M
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California Water Service Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. California Water market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding California Water long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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California Water Corporate Directors

Scott MorrisIndependent DirectorProfile
Patricia WagnerIndependent DirectorProfile
Terry BayerIndependent DirectorProfile
Lester SnowIndependent DirectorProfile

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