profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
California Water Service Group
$49.53+0.28% today
+8.2% in 1 year
1-year low $42.241-year high $52.44
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $24.29 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What California Water Service Group sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $846 million in 2022 to $1.00 billion in 2025, with $128 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
California Water Service Group vs. similar companies
California Water Service Group grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Water Service Group | 24.3× · Fair price | ||
 Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP | 11.6× · Cheap | ||
 United Utilities Group | 44.4× · Expensive | ||
 Severn Trent | 44.1× · Expensive | ||
 Guangdong Investment | 11.4× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads California Water Service Group's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 846 | 795 | 1,037 | 1,000 | |
| 530 | 476 | 693 | 643 | |
| 132 | 64 | 262 | 183 | |
| 263 | 218 | 424 | 360 | |
| 96 | 52 | 191 | 128 | |
| 1.77 | 0.91 | 3.25 | 2.15 | |
| 62.7% | 59.9% | 66.8% | 64.3% | |
| 15.6% | 8.0% | 25.3% | 18.3% | |
| 11.3% | 6.5% | 18.4% | 12.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 4,265 | 4,596 | 5,180 | 5,671 |
| Cash | 62 | 40 | 50 | 52 |
| Total debt | 1,127 | 1,234 | 1,383 | 1,605 |
| Total liabilities | 2,942 | 3,165 | 3,542 | 3,979 |
| 1,318 | 1,427 | 1,635 | 1,689 | |
| 54 | 57 | 59 | 60 | |
| 4.7% | 2.8% | 7.6% | 5.1% | |
| 7.3% | 3.6% | 11.7% | 7.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 | 218 | 291 | 303 | |
| 328 | 384 | 471 | 517 | |
| -84 | -166 | -180 | -214 | |
| Dividends paid | 54 | 59 | 65 | 74 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Valuation
- 24.3×
- 19.2×
- 3.63
- 1.8×
- 3.1×
- –
- 13.0×
- -6.9%
- 4.1%
- 2.9%
Profitability
- 64.3%
- 18.3%
- 12.8%
- 32.1%
- 5.3%
- 5.2%
- 7.0%
- 2.1%
- 3.0%
- –
Growth
- +5.7%
- +6.7%
- −19.2%
- +7.8%
- +3.1%
Financial health
- 4.3×
- 0.95
- 29.5%
- 3.2×
- 0.85
- 0.65
- 0.17
How it ranks in Utilities
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 48%of 397
Bottom 47%of 392
Bottom 31%of 363
Top 44%of 397
Bottom 18%of 396
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $54.00
- Range
- $54.00 – $54.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.07 | 0.25 | −72.0% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 0.19 | 0.36 | −47.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 1.03 | 1.20 | −14.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.71 | 0.46 | +54.3% |
| May 1, 2025 | 0.22 | 0.16 | +37.5% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | 0.33 | 0.38 | −13.2% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.03 | 1.05 | −1.9% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 0.70 | 0.42 | +66.7% |
2.9%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$29a year at today's yield, before tax
+7.8%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.67 in 2015 → $1.24 in 2025
How safe it looks
57.6% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: -34.4%
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
30No pass
Benjamin Graham
55No pass
Philip Fisher
46No pass
Peter Lynch
26No pass
Joel Greenblatt
21No pass
Charlie Munger
29No pass
Terry Smith
24No pass
Questions about California Water Service Group
Is California Water Service Group a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the California Water Service Group AI analysis
What does California Water Service Group do?
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It is in Utilities - Regulated Water, based in San Jose, CA, United States, with 1,336 employees.
Does California Water Service Group pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.9% a year, about 58% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $73.9 million in dividends.
Is California Water Service Group stock halal?
No. California Water Service Group does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 52% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has California Water Service Group stock done over the past year?
Up 8.2% over the past twelve months, to $49.53. It traded between $42.24 and $52.44 and is 5.5% below its high.
Who are California Water Service Group's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP, United Utilities Group, Severn Trent and Guangdong Investment. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with California Water Service Group's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.