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California Water Service Group (CWT)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | San Jose, United States | NYSE
50.48 USD +0.39 (0.779%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.48
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT

California Water Service Group presents a classic defensive utility profile with solid fundamentals but muted immediate momentum. The business is fundamentally sound, boasting a 16.5% revenue growth rate and a healthy 57% payout ratio that supports a reliable 2.7% yield, though the recent 12-month price decline prevents a top-tier long-term rating. While the stock trades at a reasonable forward P/E of 18x, the lack of recent price appreciation suggests the market is pricing in regulatory or operational headwinds. Options data confirms this hesitation; while there is speculative interest in a rebound toward $55, the heavy put volume at lower strikes indicates investors are wary of further downside. For a patient income investor, this is a fair entry, but the lack of a clear upward trend keeps the short-term outlook neutral.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.070563
AutoETS0.072753
MSTL0.073135
AutoTheta0.102652

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 83.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.121
Excess Kurtosis -1.39
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 92.677
Revenue per Share 17.628
Market Cap 3,121,637,632
Trailing P/E 22.44
Forward P/E 18.36
Beta 0.49
Profit Margins 12.63%
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move toward the $55 strike by September, evidenced by heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls relative to puts. However, this bullish bias is tempered by significant put concentration at the $40 and $45 strikes, suggesting a floor or hedging demand rather than a pure momentum bet.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.68% 2.88% 2.55% 2.23%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-10 0.33500 0.677041
2026-05-11 0.33500 0.781250
2026-02-09 0.33500 0.761537
2025-11-10 0.30000 0.655738
2025-08-11 0.30000 0.642398
2025-05-12 0.30000 0.638026
2025-02-10 0.34000 0.777143
2024-11-12 0.28000 0.550856
2024-08-12 0.28000 0.535066
2024-05-03 0.28000 0.553688
2024-02-09 0.28000 0.595871
2023-11-03 0.26000 0.495427
2023-08-04 0.26000 0.505247
2023-05-05 0.26000 0.455900
2023-02-03 0.26000 0.414872
2022-11-04 0.25000 0.417990
2022-08-05 0.25000 0.418200
2022-05-06 0.25000 0.494658
2022-02-04 0.25000 0.418480
2021-11-05 0.23000 0.360163
2021-08-06 0.23000 0.355048
2021-05-07 0.23000 0.397717
2021-02-05 0.23000 0.400139
2020-11-06 0.21300 0.456494
2020-08-07 0.21300 0.436297
2020-05-08 0.21300 0.469577
2020-02-07 0.21300 0.392337
2019-11-07 0.19800 0.384765
2019-08-09 0.19800 0.365381
2019-05-03 0.19800 0.393169
2019-02-08 0.19800 0.387476
2018-11-08 0.18800 0.426885
2018-08-03 0.18800 0.470588
2018-05-04 0.18800 0.469413
2018-02-09 0.18800 0.496698
2017-11-03 0.18000 0.418605
2017-08-03 0.18000 0.467532
2017-05-04 0.18000 0.520984
2017-02-02 0.18000 0.530973
2016-11-03 0.17300 0.563518
2016-08-04 0.17300 0.535107
2016-05-05 0.17300 0.612823
2016-02-04 0.17300 0.720833
2015-11-05 0.16800 0.739437
2015-08-06 0.16800 0.787993
2015-05-07 0.16800 0.710059
2015-02-05 0.16800 0.665874
2014-11-06 0.16300 0.633010
2014-08-07 0.16300 0.705322
2014-05-08 0.16300 0.775452
2014-02-06 0.16300 0.745995
2013-11-07 0.16000 0.722022
2013-08-08 0.16000 0.736309
2013-05-02 0.16000 0.831601
2013-02-07 0.16000 0.817578
2012-11-07 0.15800 0.906483
2012-08-02 0.15800 0.874862
2012-05-03 0.15800 0.895184
2012-02-02 0.15800 0.841769
2011-11-03 0.15400 0.825737
2011-08-04 0.15400 0.858417
2011-05-05 0.15400 0.840611
2011-02-03 0.15400 0.873759
2010-11-04 0.14900 0.791080
2010-08-05 0.14900 0.841808
2010-05-06 0.14900 0.803235
2010-02-04 0.14900 0.826630
2009-11-05 0.14750 0.805571
2009-08-06 0.14750 0.810662
2009-05-06 0.14750 0.801630
2009-02-05 0.14750 0.652944
2008-10-30 0.14650 0.803841
2008-07-31 0.14650 0.797496
2008-05-02 0.14650 0.796412
2008-01-31 0.14650 0.843408
2007-11-01 0.14500 0.743590
2007-08-02 0.14500 0.788258
2007-05-03 0.14500 0.786334
2007-02-01 0.14500 0.723192
2006-11-02 0.14400 0.761099
2006-08-03 0.14400 0.801336
2006-05-04 0.14400 0.690979
2006-02-02 0.14400 0.697168
2005-11-03 0.14250 0.777838
2005-08-04 0.14250 0.721519
2005-05-05 0.14250 0.834553
2005-02-03 0.14250 0.886194
2004-11-04 0.14150 0.921824
2004-08-05 0.14150 1.030965
2004-05-06 0.14150 1.006043
2004-02-04 0.14150 1.038532
2003-10-29 0.14000 1.036269
2003-07-30 0.14000 0.979021
2003-04-30 0.14000 1.023766
2003-02-05 0.14050 1.151168
2002-10-31 0.14000 1.126307
2002-08-01 0.14000 1.154639
2002-05-02 0.14000 1.120000
2002-02-06 0.14000 1.171548
2001-10-30 0.13900 1.085937
2001-07-30 0.13950 1.163470
2001-04-27 0.13950 1.056818
2001-01-30 0.13950 1.138776
2000-10-30 0.13750 1.042654
2000-07-28 0.13750 1.189189
2000-04-27 0.13750 1.170213
2000-01-28 0.13500 0.981818
1999-10-28 0.13500 0.935065
1999-07-28 0.13500 0.997691
1999-04-28 0.13500 1.155080
1999-01-28 0.13500 1.026128
1998-10-28 0.13100 0.988679
1998-07-29 0.13100 1.072123
1998-04-29 0.13100 1.042786
1998-01-30 0.13100 0.895726
1997-10-29 0.13200 1.045545
1997-07-30 0.13200 1.244183
1997-04-29 0.13200 1.231487
1997-01-30 0.13200 1.260896
1996-10-30 0.13000 1.386667
1996-07-30 0.13000 1.593870
1996-04-29 0.13000 1.501805
1996-02-01 0.13000 1.480427
1995-10-30 0.12750 1.516729
1995-07-28 0.12750 1.707113
1995-04-25 0.12750 1.619048
1995-01-31 0.12750 1.651822
1994-10-26 0.12375 1.584000
1994-07-26 0.12375 1.419355
1994-04-25 0.12375 1.461255
1994-01-31 0.12375 1.311258
1993-10-26 0.12000 1.271523
1993-07-26 0.12000 1.292929
1993-04-26 0.12000 1.352113
1993-02-01 0.12000 1.342657
1992-10-26 0.11625 1.476190
1992-07-27 0.11625 1.419847
1992-04-27 0.11625 1.660714
1992-01-28 0.11625 1.589744
1991-10-28 0.11250 1.674419
1991-07-26 0.11250 1.682243
1991-04-25 0.11250 1.578947
1991-01-28 0.11250 1.818182
1990-10-26 0.10875 1.689320
1990-07-26 0.10875 1.714286
1990-04-25 0.10875 1.673077
1990-01-29 0.10875 1.611111
1989-10-26 0.10500 1.584906
1989-07-26 0.10500 1.705584
1989-04-25 0.10500 1.731959
1989-01-27 0.10500 1.680000
1988-10-26 0.10000 1.553398
1988-07-26 0.10000 1.441441
1988-04-26 0.10000 1.355932
1988-02-01 0.10000 1.322314
1987-10-27 0.04675 0.795745
1987-07-27 0.09225 1.317857
1987-04-27 0.09225 1.329730
1987-02-02 0.09225 1.341818
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.34
dividendYield 2.68
exDividendDate 2026-08-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.27
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.025354361
lastDividendValue 0.335
lastDividendDate 2026-08-10
dividendDate 2026-08-21

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.09643793
Address1 1,720 North First Street
All Time High 72.08
All Time Low 1.328125
Ask 50.48
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 460,600
Average Daily Volume3 Month 518,353
Average Volume 518,353
Average Volume10Days 460,600
Beta 0.49
Bid 50.42
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 29.229
City San Jose
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 50.48
Current Ratio 0.701
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 50.67
Day Low 49.96
Debt To Equity 92.677
Display Name California Water Service
Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Dividend Rate 1.34
Dividend Yield 2.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,423,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,423,600
Earnings Growth 0.314
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.339
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Ebitda 361,320,000
Ebitda Margins 0.34268
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.169
Enterprise To Revenue 4.513
Enterprise Value 4,758,349,824
Eps Current Year 2.60667
Eps Forward 2.75
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.25
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.7742
Fifty Day Average Change 0.7057991
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.014180019
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 9.643793
Fifty Two Week High 53.82
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.3400002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.062058717
Fifty Two Week Low 41.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.189999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22257201
Fifty Two Week Range 41.29 - 53.82
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.1
Float Shares 61,335,112
Forward Eps 2.75
Forward P E 18.356363
Free Cashflow -258,749,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,336
Fullday Change 0.389999
Fullday Change Percent 0.778597
Fullday Price 50.48
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.53286
Gross Profits 561,841,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0064499998
Held Percent Institutions 0.98704004
Implied Shares Outstanding 61,839,101
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Ir Website http://ir.calwatergroup.com/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,320,000
Last Dividend Value 0.335
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,307,923,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Texas. It 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. The company offers its services to approximately 500,000 customer connections in 20 separate districts; approximately 6,800 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; approximately 38,500 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, Rainier, Yelm, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 11,800 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.
Long Name California Water Service Group
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,121,637,632
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257568
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 133,214,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,097,520,569
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 50.3
Operating Cashflow 328,180,992
Operating Margins 0.28211
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.5695
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 408 367 8200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 50.48
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 50.09
Price Eps Current Year 19.365705
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.7270519
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.9606326
Profit Margins 0.12634
Quick Ratio 0.434
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.389999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.778597
Regular Market Day High 50.67
Regular Market Day Low 49.96
Regular Market Day Range 49.96 - 50.67
Regular Market Open 50.3
Regular Market Previous Close 50.09
Regular Market Price 50.48
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 344,454
Return On Assets 0.02395
Return On Equity 0.07677
Revenue Growth 0.165
Revenue Per Share 17.628
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 61,839,101
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0231
Shares Short 1,425,414
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 2,065,904
Short Name California Water Service Group
Short Percent Of Float 0.0322
Short Ratio 2.94
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWT
Target High Price 57.0
Target Low Price 53.0
Target Mean Price 55.33333
Target Median Price 56.0
Total Cash 43,445,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.703
Total Debt 1,677,538,048
Total Revenue 1,054,382,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.27
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.025354361
Trailing Eps 2.25
Trailing P E 22.435555
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2184
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.9744
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.5056
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.09800237
Type Disp Equity
Volume 344,454
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com
Zip 95,112-4598