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California Water Service Group (CWT)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | San Jose, United States | NYSE
44.96 USD +0.15 (0.335%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 44.10 -0.86 (-0.860%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT

California Water Service Group (CWT) presents a mixed investment case. In the short term, the stock has shown some volatility, with a recent dip from a high of $47.08 to $46.94, which could be a buying opportunity for short-term traders looking to capitalize on potential momentum. However, the forecasting model indicates a slight downward trend, suggesting caution. For long-term investors, CWT offers a stable dividend yield of 2.63% with a payout ratio of 0.5581, which is reasonable and indicates sustainability. While the stock's fundamentals are solid, with a low beta and a strong industry position, the recent earnings growth is negative, which may raise concerns about future performance. Overall, CWT is a moderate long-term investment with a good dividend profile, but investors should monitor regulatory and operational risks.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.023338
AutoETS0.023339
MSTL0.024914
AutoTheta0.030406

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 74%
H-stat 1.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.423
Excess Kurtosis -0.88
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 95.551
Revenue per Share 16.789
Market Cap 2,690,597,632
Trailing P/E 20.91
Forward P/E 16.23
Beta 0.61
Profit Margins 12.82%
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:11 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For the near-term (April 17), there's minimal activity with a slight bias towards out-of-the-money puts, suggesting some bearish sentiment. For June 18, there's more activity with a focus on out-of-the-money calls and puts, indicating potential for both upward and downward movement. For September 18, there's a notable concentration of open interest in out-of-the-money puts and calls, which could signal volatility or uncertainty about the stock's future direction. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious outlook with limited directional clarity.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.76% 2.72% 2.47% 2.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-09 0.33500 0.761537
2025-11-10 0.30000 0.660715
2025-08-11 0.30000 0.651467
2025-05-12 0.30000 0.651210
2025-02-10 0.34000 0.798127
2024-11-12 0.28000 0.570149
2024-08-12 0.28000 0.556813
2024-05-03 0.28000 0.579262
2024-02-09 0.28000 0.626873
2023-11-03 0.26000 0.524349
2023-08-04 0.26000 0.537496
2023-05-05 0.26000 0.487485
2023-02-03 0.26000 0.445649
2022-11-04 0.25000 0.450833
2022-08-05 0.25000 0.452987
2022-05-06 0.25000 0.537998
2022-02-04 0.25000 0.457402
2021-11-05 0.23000 0.395295
2021-08-06 0.23000 0.391118
2021-05-07 0.23000 0.439659
2021-02-05 0.23000 0.444099
2020-11-06 0.21300 0.508734
2020-08-07 0.21300 0.488487
2020-05-08 0.21300 0.528144
2020-02-07 0.21300 0.443364
2019-11-07 0.19800 0.436528
2019-08-09 0.19800 0.416081
2019-05-03 0.19800 0.449378
2019-02-08 0.19800 0.444641
2018-11-08 0.18800 0.491793
2018-08-03 0.18800 0.544422
2018-05-04 0.18800 0.545571
2018-02-09 0.18800 0.580008
2017-11-03 0.18000 0.491296
2017-08-03 0.18000 0.551003
2017-05-04 0.18000 0.616896
2017-02-02 0.18000 0.631961
2016-11-03 0.17300 0.674302
2016-08-04 0.17300 0.643917
2016-05-05 0.17300 0.741375
2016-02-04 0.17300 0.877278
2015-11-05 0.16800 0.906195
2015-08-06 0.16800 0.972895
2015-05-07 0.16800 0.883546
2015-02-05 0.16800 0.834429
2014-11-06 0.16300 0.798614
2014-08-07 0.16300 0.895467
2014-05-08 0.16300 0.991397
2014-02-06 0.16300 0.960979
2013-11-07 0.16000 0.937061
2013-08-08 0.16000 0.962436
2013-05-02 0.16000 1.095007
2013-02-07 0.16000 1.085354
2012-11-07 0.15800 1.213281
2012-08-02 0.15800 1.180995
2012-05-03 0.15800 1.218936
2012-02-02 0.15800 1.156433
2011-11-03 0.15400 1.143972
2011-08-04 0.15400 1.199159
2011-05-05 0.15400 1.184218
2011-02-03 0.15400 1.241167
2010-11-04 0.14900 1.133336
2010-08-05 0.14900 1.215708
2010-05-06 0.14900 1.169746
2010-02-04 0.14900 1.213185
2009-11-05 0.14750 1.192006
2009-08-06 0.14750 1.209520
2009-05-06 0.14750 1.205605
2009-02-05 0.14750 0.989758
2008-10-30 0.14650 1.226508
2008-07-31 0.14650 1.227522
2008-05-02 0.14650 1.236049
2008-01-31 0.14650 1.319310
2007-11-01 0.14500 1.173407
2007-08-02 0.14500 1.252074
2007-05-03 0.14500 1.258586
2007-02-01 0.14500 1.166250
2006-11-02 0.14400 1.236399
2006-08-03 0.14400 1.311816
2006-05-04 0.14400 1.140042
2006-02-02 0.14400 1.158194
2005-11-03 0.14250 1.301072
2005-08-04 0.14250 1.216259
2005-05-05 0.14250 1.416435
2005-02-03 0.14250 1.516358
2004-11-04 0.14150 1.591446
2004-08-05 0.14150 1.796621
2004-05-06 0.14150 1.771110
2004-02-04 0.14150 1.846806
2003-10-29 0.14000 1.860755
2003-07-30 0.14000 1.776519
2003-04-30 0.14000 1.875836
2003-02-05 0.14050 2.131171
2002-10-31 0.14000 2.109240
2002-08-01 0.14000 2.186701
2002-05-02 0.14000 2.145877
2002-02-06 0.14000 2.270067
2001-10-30 0.13900 2.128711
2001-07-30 0.13950 2.305011
2001-04-27 0.13950 2.118078
2001-01-30 0.13950 2.306621
2000-10-30 0.13750 2.136251
2000-07-28 0.13750 2.462655
2000-04-27 0.13750 2.452520
2000-01-28 0.13500 2.081106
1999-10-28 0.13500 2.002119
1999-07-28 0.13500 2.156113
1999-04-28 0.13500 2.521287
1999-01-28 0.13500 2.266058
1998-10-28 0.13100 2.207196
1998-07-29 0.13100 2.417155
1998-04-29 0.13100 2.376894
1998-01-30 0.13100 2.062992
1997-10-29 0.13200 2.429484
1997-07-30 0.13200 2.921675
1997-04-29 0.13200 2.927866
1997-01-30 0.13200 3.034196
1996-10-30 0.13000 3.379205
1996-07-30 0.13000 3.938214
1996-04-29 0.13000 3.770372
1996-02-01 0.13000 3.772552
1995-10-30 0.12750 3.921507
1995-07-28 0.12750 4.480707
1995-04-25 0.12750 4.322743
1995-01-31 0.12750 4.481396
1994-10-26 0.12375 4.368114
1994-07-26 0.12375 3.975823
1994-04-25 0.12375 4.151071
1994-01-31 0.12375 3.779390
1993-10-26 0.12000 3.713397
1993-07-26 0.12000 3.822064
1993-04-26 0.12000 4.051033
1993-02-01 0.12000 4.079045
1992-10-26 0.11625 4.546196
1992-07-27 0.11625 4.438195
1992-04-27 0.11625 5.270156
1992-01-28 0.11625 5.127507
1991-10-28 0.11250 5.489397
1991-07-26 0.11250 5.608526
1991-04-25 0.11250 5.356855
1991-01-28 0.11250 6.264055
1990-10-26 0.10875 5.931312
1990-07-26 0.10875 6.119419
1990-04-25 0.10875 6.078075
1990-01-29 0.10875 5.954036
1989-10-26 0.10500 5.950892
1989-07-26 0.10500 6.505199
1989-04-25 0.10500 6.718666
1989-01-27 0.10500 6.634434
1988-10-26 0.10000 6.236194
1988-07-26 0.10000 5.878046
1988-04-26 0.10000 5.611721
1988-02-01 0.10000 5.548465
1987-10-27 0.04675 3.382257
1987-07-27 0.09225 5.646392
1987-04-27 0.09225 5.774043
1987-02-02 0.09225 5.904344
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.24
dividendYield 2.75
exDividendDate 2026-02-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.2
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026779737
lastDividendValue 0.335
lastDividendDate 2026-02-09
dividendDate 2026-02-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.11373943
Address1 1,720 North First Street
All Time High 72.08
All Time Low 1.328125
Ask 45.08
Ask Size 600
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 556,110
Average Daily Volume3 Month 435,172
Average Volume 435,172
Average Volume10Days 556,110
Beta 0.607
Bid 43.98
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 3
Book Value 28.328
City San Jose
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 44.96
Current Ratio 0.848
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 45.05
Day Low 44.04
Debt To Equity 95.551
Display Name California Water Service
Dividend Date 1,771,545,600
Dividend Rate 1.24
Dividend Yield 2.75
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,561,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,561,200
Earnings Growth -0.422
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.416
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda 346,291,008
Ebitda Margins 0.34624
Enterprise To Ebitda 12.27
Enterprise To Revenue 4.248
Enterprise Value 4,248,998,144
Eps Current Year 2.58333
Eps Forward 2.77
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.15
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.2808
Fifty Day Average Change -0.32080078
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.007084698
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.373943
Fifty Two Week High 51.63
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.670002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1291885
Fifty Two Week Low 41.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.6699982
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.08888346
Fifty Two Week Range 41.29 - 51.63
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.01
Float Shares 59,146,616
Forward Eps 2.77
Forward P E 16.231047
Free Cashflow -288,263,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,336
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.53595
Gross Profits 536,030,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00681
Held Percent Institutions 0.91585
Implied Shares Outstanding 59,844,254
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 1,770,595,200
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 2,690,597,632
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257568
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 128,211,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,690,597,659
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 44.53
Operating Cashflow 302,560,992
Operating Margins 0.10216
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.5581
Peg Ratio 2.05
Phone 408 367 8200
Post Market Change -0.8600006
Post Market Change Percent -1.9128128
Post Market Price 44.1
Post Market Time 1,776,469,861
Previous Close 44.81
Price Eps Current Year 17.403894
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5871223
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.6902208
Profit Margins 0.12819
Quick Ratio 0.518
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.149998
Regular Market Change Percent 0.334742
Regular Market Day High 45.05
Regular Market Day Low 44.04
Regular Market Day Range 44.04 - 45.05
Regular Market Open 44.53
Regular Market Previous Close 44.81
Regular Market Price 44.96
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,003
Regular Market Volume 376,143
Return On Assets 0.02301
Return On Equity 0.07678
Revenue Growth -0.01
Revenue Per Share 16.789
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 59,844,254
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0211
Shares Short 1,262,591
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,261,100
Short Name California Water Service Group
Short Percent Of Float 0.0299
Short Ratio 2.66
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWT
Target High Price 55.0
Target Low Price 49.0
Target Mean Price 52.0
Target Median Price 52.0
Total Cash 51,820,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.869
Total Debt 1,616,705,024
Total Revenue 1,000,140,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.2
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026779737
Trailing Eps 2.15
Trailing P E 20.911627
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.0502
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.51355
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.5535507
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.012162328
Type Disp Equity
Volume 376,143
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com
Zip 95,112-4598