California Water Service Group (CWT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
California Water Service (CWT) reported FCF Margin of -27.02% for Q2 2026, down 0.42 percentage points from -26.60% a year earlier but up 10.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
California Water Service Group (CWT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, California Water Service's FCF Margin came in at -22.36%, up 0.72 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -21.44%, down 4.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +1.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at -17.35% in FY2024 (+3.53 pp), -20.88% in FY2023 (-10.96 pp), -9.92% in FY2022 (-2.15 pp) and -7.77% in FY2021 (+14.98 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -47.45% in Q4 2025 and a high of 16.47% in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 36.37 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 38.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -37.32% (Q1 2026), -47.45% (Q4 2025) and 10.32% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -27.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -37.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -47.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.60% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -31.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -30.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -40.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -46.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -30.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -19.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.47% |
California Water Service Group FCF Margin API
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