Growth Metrics

California Water Service (CWT) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

California Water Service (CWT) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $194.4 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Operating Expenses rose 2.33% year-over-year to $194.4 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $829.8 million, up 2.22%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $829.8 million, 2.22% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $194.4 million in Q4 2025 per CWT's latest filing, down from $240.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $240.6 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $144.8 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $187.1 million, with a median of $183.6 million recorded in 2021.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: skyrocketed 535.34% in 2021, then decreased 9.3% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $162.9 million in 2021, then rose by 7.23% to $174.6 million in 2022, then grew by 2.65% to $179.3 million in 2023, then grew by 5.95% to $189.9 million in 2024, then grew by 2.33% to $194.4 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Operating Expenses were $194.4 million in Q4 2025, $240.6 million in Q3 2025, and $213.1 million in Q2 2025.