Growth Metrics

California Water Service (CWT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

California Water Service's quarterly EBT Margin came in at 0.68% in Q1 2026, down 354.0% year-on-year from 0.27% in Q1 2025, and up 95.38% quarter-over-quarter from 14.69% in Q4 2025.

California Water Service has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.68% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 354.0% year-over-year to 0.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.35% (down 1308.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.37%, down 997.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.68%, up from 14.69% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 28.38% in Q4 2024, with the low at 22.51% in Q1 2023.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 8.53%, with a median of 11.89% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin jumped 5056 bps in 2024 and slumped 4307 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing CWT's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.89% in 2022, then plunged by 113 bps to 1.57% in 2023, then soared by 1913 bps to 28.38% in 2024, then sank by 152 bps to 14.69% in 2025, then surged by 95 bps to 0.68% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 0.68% (Q1 2026), 14.69% (Q4 2025), and 17.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 21.46%
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 43.40%
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 26.78%
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 33.13%
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn -0.68%
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 12.22%
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 24.41%
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 13.94%
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 19.87%
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 14.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.68%
Dec 31, 2025 -14.69%
Sep 30, 2025 17.19%
Jun 30, 2025 12.96%
Mar 31, 2025 2.86%
Dec 31, 2024 28.38%
Sep 30, 2024 21.97%
Jun 30, 2024 18.03%
Mar 31, 2024 28.05%
Dec 31, 2023 -1.57%
Sep 30, 2023 12.03%
Jun 30, 2023 1.27%
Mar 31, 2023 -22.51%
Dec 31, 2022 11.89%
Sep 30, 2022 21.79%
Jun 30, 2022 9.09%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.04%
Dec 31, 2021 -1.51%
Sep 30, 2021 25.46%
Jun 30, 2021 14.56%
Mar 31, 2021 -1.25%
Dec 31, 2020 21.97%
Sep 30, 2020 33.93%
Jun 30, 2020 0.50%
Mar 31, 2020 -14.11%
Dec 31, 2019 3.51%
Sep 30, 2019 17.76%
Jun 30, 2019 12.91%
Mar 31, 2019 -8.40%
Dec 31, 2018 10.05%
Sep 30, 2018 16.73%
Jun 30, 2018 9.55%
Mar 31, 2018 0.47%
Dec 31, 2017 9.87%
Sep 30, 2017 19.31%
Jun 30, 2017 15.28%
Mar 31, 2017 3.04%
Dec 31, 2016 23.11%
Sep 30, 2016 11.71%
Jun 30, 2016 10.32%
Mar 31, 2016 -1.47%
Dec 31, 2015 5.45%
Sep 30, 2015 13.62%
Jun 30, 2015 6.53%
Mar 31, 2015 0.35%
Dec 31, 2014 -0.53%
Sep 30, 2014 17.58%
Jun 30, 2014 10.37%
Mar 31, 2014 -5.03%
Dec 31, 2013 16.67%
Sep 30, 2013 17.88%
Jun 30, 2013 8.75%
Mar 31, 2013 -1.55%
Dec 31, 2012 6.74%
Sep 30, 2012 15.91%
Jun 30, 2012 8.88%
Mar 31, 2012 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2011 -0.30%
Sep 30, 2011 13.44%
Jun 30, 2011 8.75%
Mar 31, 2011 6.65%
Dec 31, 2010 4.13%
Sep 30, 2010 16.16%
Jun 30, 2010 8.77%
Mar 31, 2010 1.40%
Dec 31, 2009 13.61%
Sep 30, 2009 12.66%
Jun 30, 2009 9.11%