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

Historic Operating Margin for California Water Service (CWT) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 22.69%.

  • California Water Service's Operating Margin rose 4100.0% to 22.69% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 17.66%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 45000.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 21.71% for FY2024, which is 120000.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that California Water Service reported Operating Margin of 22.69% as of Q3 2025, which was up 4100.0% from 19.55% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • California Water Service's Operating Margin's 5-year high stood at 28.77% during Q1 2024, with a 5-year trough of 13.37% in Q1 2023.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Margin is 14.65%, with a median of 16.43% in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, California Water Service's Operating Margin crashed by -186500bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 421400bps in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, California Water Service's Operating Margin (Quarter) stood at 6.03% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 117bps to 13.08% in 2022, then increased by 26bps to 16.43% in 2023, then fell by -12bps to 14.51% in 2024, then surged by 56bps to 22.69% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin was 22.69% in Q3 2025, compared to 19.55% in Q2 2025 and 10.95% in Q1 2025.