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

California Water Service (CWT) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.28 for Q2 2026, up 3.87% year-over-year from 0.27 in Q2 2025, and down 4.37% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q1 2026.

California Water Service (CWT) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

California Water Service's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.28 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio rose 3.87% year-over-year to 0.28; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.28 (up 3.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.28, up 5.88% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.28, down from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.31 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.26 in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.28 (2024), against an average of 0.28.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt Ratio dropped 13.26% in 2022, then grew 11.44% in 2026.
  • California Water Service's Debt Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then grew by 1.68% to 0.27 in 2023, then slipped by 0.6% to 0.27 in 2024, then climbed by 5.88% to 0.28 in 2025, then declined by 0.31% to 0.28 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CWT's Debt Ratio at 0.28 in Q2 2026, 0.29 in Q1 2026, and 0.28 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.66 Bn 26.47 Bn - 0.43
2 Essential Utilities 11.36 Bn 11.35 Bn - 0.43
3 American States Water 3.38 Bn 3.36 Bn 278.03 Mn 0.05
4 California Water Service 3.02 Bn 2.93 Bn 263.45 Mn 0.28
5 H2O America 2.60 Bn 2.49 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.35
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 0.28
7 Consolidated Water 517.12 Mn 390.79 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.00
8 York Water 517.01 Mn 516.45 Mn - 0.27
9 Artesian Resources 362.21 Mn 357.96 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.21
10 Pure Cycle 274.66 Mn 266.22 Mn 4.29 Mn 0.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.28
Mar 31, 2026 0.25
Dec 31, 2025 0.26
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.27
Mar 31, 2025 0.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.27
Sep 30, 2024 0.21
Jun 30, 2024 0.27
Mar 31, 2024 0.22
Dec 31, 2023 0.27
Sep 30, 2023 0.26
Jun 30, 2023 0.30
Mar 31, 2023 0.27
Dec 31, 2022 0.25
Sep 30, 2022 0.28
Jun 30, 2022 0.31
Mar 31, 2022 0.30
Dec 31, 2021 0.29
Sep 30, 2021 0.29