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California Water Service Group (CWT)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | San Jose, United States | NYSE
50.00 USD +0.29 (0.583%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 50.00
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:02 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is mixed, caught between a resilient recent price trend and a deteriorating earnings backdrop. While the stock has rallied nearly 17% year-to-date, the underlying business is struggling with compressed profit margins and negative earnings growth, which explains the market's skepticism. The long-term rating sits at a solid 3 because the company remains a regulated utility with stable cash flows, but the multi-year trajectory shows a distinct deceleration in performance, preventing a higher conviction buy. The dividend is attractive at roughly 2.6%, offering a cushion against volatility, though the payout ratio suggests management is stretching earnings slightly to maintain it. Crucially, the options market reveals a stark divergence: while traders are buying cheap insurance against a crash (heavy puts at $35), they are not betting big on a moonshot upside, signaling that the recent rally may be running out of fuel without a fundamental turnaround.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.038088
AutoETS0.038088
MSTL0.038844
AutoTheta0.040032
MSTL_840.044672
MSTL_1150.052076
MSTL_84_1150.063932

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 2.85
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.159
Excess Kurtosis -0.75
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 101.173
Revenue per Share 16.954
Market Cap 2,992,663,296
Trailing P/E 25.00
Forward P/E 18.12
Beta 0.51
Profit Margins 11.77%
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at the $35 strike across multiple expirations, suggesting a fear of a significant downside gap or a 'crash' scenario. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money ($45-$50 strikes) with very little interest in deep out-of-the-money calls, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish conviction despite the recent price rally.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.78% 2.84% 2.50% 2.17%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 1.27
dividendYield 2.55
exDividendDate 2026-05-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.235
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.024844097
lastDividendValue 0.335
lastDividendDate 2026-05-11
dividendDate 2026-05-22

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.06354296
Address1 1,720 North First Street
All Time High 72.08
All Time Low 1.328125
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 400
Audit Risk 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 622,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 584,659
Average Volume 584,659
Average Volume10Days 622,680
Beta 0.507
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 3
Book Value 28.077
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 50.0
Current Ratio 0.688
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 50.3999
Day Low 49.84
Debt To Equity 101.173
Display Name California Water Service
Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Dividend Rate 1.27
Dividend Yield 2.55
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Earnings Growth -0.693
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.697
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 344,116,992
Ebitda Margins 0.34046
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.484
Enterprise To Revenue 4.591
Enterprise Value 4,640,019,968
Eps Current Year 2.45
Eps Forward 2.76
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.0
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,457,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.3712
Fifty Day Average Change 4.6287994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.10202065
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.354296
Fifty Two Week High 50.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9399986
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.018453056
Fifty Two Week Low 41.29
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.709999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21094693
Fifty Two Week Range 41.29 - 50.94
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 99,153,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.06
Float Shares 59,355,881
Forward Eps 2.76
Forward P E 18.115942
Free Cashflow -281,359,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,336
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.53180003
Gross Profits 537,515,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00671
Held Percent Institutions 0.94859004
Implied Shares Outstanding 59,853,262
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 1,778,457,600
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 2,992,663,296
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_257568
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 118,917,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,975,305,654
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 49.76
Operating Cashflow 313,527,008
Operating Margins 0.10351
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.6175
Peg Ratio 2.22
Phone 408 367 8200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 50.0
Post Market Time 1,783,981,572
Previous Close 49.71
Price Eps Current Year 20.408163
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.780817
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.9608638
Profit Margins 0.11765
Quick Ratio 0.425
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.583385
Regular Market Day High 50.3999
Regular Market Day Low 49.84
Regular Market Day Range 49.84 - 50.3999
Regular Market Open 49.76
Regular Market Previous Close 49.71
Regular Market Price 50.0
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 193,110
Return On Assets 0.021949999
Return On Equity 0.0716
Revenue Growth 0.052
Revenue Per Share 16.954
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 59,853,262
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0334
Shares Short 1,998,391
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,884,183
Short Name California Water Service Group
Short Percent Of Float 0.0473
Short Ratio 3.19
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol CWT
Target High Price 54.0
Target Low Price 49.0
Target Mean Price 51.66667
Target Median Price 52.0
Total Cash 58,102,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.971
Total Debt 1,702,855,040
Total Revenue 1,010,739,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.235
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.024844097
Trailing Eps 2.0
Trailing P E 25.0
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.2184
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.35755
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.6424484
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.10235227
Type Disp Equity
Volume 193,110
Website https://www.calwatergroup.com
Zip 95,112-4598