Growth Metrics

California Water Service (CWT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

California Water Service's quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 3.57% year-on-year from 0.26 in Q1 2025, and down 1.97% quarter-over-quarter from 0.26 in Q4 2025.

California Water Service has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 3.57% year-over-year to 0.25; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.25 (down 3.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.26, up 14.41% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.25, down from 0.26 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.31 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.22 in Q2 2025.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 0.27, with a median of 0.26 recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 14.41% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 18.16% in 2025.
  • Tracing CWT's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.25 in 2022, then decreased by 7.4% to 0.23 in 2023, then retreated by 0.88% to 0.23 in 2024, then increased by 14.41% to 0.26 in 2025, then retreated by 1.97% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.26 (Q4 2025), and 0.26 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.40
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 0.20
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 0.42
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 0.05
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 0.25
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 0.35
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.27
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.00
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 0.34
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.26
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.23
Sep 30, 2024 0.26
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.28
Dec 31, 2023 0.23
Sep 30, 2023 0.29
Jun 30, 2023 0.30
Mar 31, 2023 0.30
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.28
Jun 30, 2022 0.31
Mar 31, 2022 0.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.30
Sep 30, 2021 0.29
Jun 30, 2021 0.34
Mar 31, 2021 0.35
Dec 31, 2020 0.34
Sep 30, 2020 0.23
Jun 30, 2020 0.35
Mar 31, 2020 0.35
Dec 31, 2019 0.26
Sep 30, 2019 0.27
Jun 30, 2019 0.33
Mar 31, 2019 0.29
Dec 31, 2018 0.29
Sep 30, 2018 0.28
Jun 30, 2018 0.27
Mar 31, 2018 0.19
Dec 31, 2017 0.29
Sep 30, 2017 0.21
Jun 30, 2017 0.22
Mar 31, 2017 0.23
Dec 31, 2016 0.26
Sep 30, 2016 0.24
Jun 30, 2016 0.24
Mar 31, 2016 0.26
Dec 31, 2015 0.23
Sep 30, 2015 0.18
Jun 30, 2015 0.24
Mar 31, 2015 0.19
Dec 31, 2014 0.19
Sep 30, 2014 0.23
Jun 30, 2014 0.21
Mar 31, 2014 0.25
Dec 31, 2013 0.22
Sep 30, 2013 0.23
Jun 30, 2013 0.22
Mar 31, 2013 0.23
Dec 31, 2012 0.26
Sep 30, 2012 0.25
Jun 30, 2012 0.30
Mar 31, 2012 0.28
Dec 31, 2011 0.29
Sep 30, 2011 0.29
Jun 30, 2011 0.28
Mar 31, 2011 0.30
Dec 31, 2010 0.28
Sep 30, 2010 0.23
Jun 30, 2010 0.27
Dec 31, 2009 0.25