Growth Metrics

California Water Service (CWT) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

California Water Service's quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 3.21% in Q1 2026, down 47.0% year-on-year from 6.05% in Q1 2025, and down 2.52% quarter-over-quarter from 3.29% in Q4 2025.

California Water Service has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 3.21% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 47.0% year-over-year to 3.21%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 3.21% (down 47.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.4%, down 177.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.21%, down from 3.29% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 5.22% in Q3 2024, with the low at 1.88% in Q3 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 3.52%, with a median of 3.5% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed slumped 210 bps in 2022 and surged 334 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing CWT's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 3.41% in 2022, then slumped by 42 bps to 1.98% in 2023, then jumped by 149 bps to 4.94% in 2024, then sank by 33 bps to 3.29% in 2025, then decreased by 3 bps to 3.21% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.21% (Q1 2026), 3.29% (Q4 2025), and 3.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 6.08%
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn -
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 0.54%
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 8.10%
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 3.21%
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 3.52%
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 4.45%
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 1.44%
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 0.62%
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 3.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.21%
Dec 31, 2025 3.29%
Sep 30, 2025 3.74%
Jun 30, 2025 3.73%
Mar 31, 2025 3.67%
Dec 31, 2024 4.94%
Sep 30, 2024 5.22%
Jun 30, 2024 4.75%
Mar 31, 2024 4.13%
Dec 31, 2023 1.98%
Sep 30, 2023 1.88%
Jun 30, 2023 2.51%
Mar 31, 2023 2.71%
Dec 31, 2022 3.41%
Sep 30, 2022 3.27%
Jun 30, 2022 3.50%
Mar 31, 2022 3.97%
Dec 31, 2021 3.75%
Sep 30, 2021 4.34%
Jun 30, 2021 5.60%
Mar 31, 2021 5.28%
Dec 31, 2020 4.78%
Sep 30, 2020 4.66%
Jun 30, 2020 2.85%
Mar 31, 2020 3.46%
Dec 31, 2019 3.67%
Sep 30, 2019 3.97%
Jun 30, 2019 3.90%
Mar 31, 2019 4.07%
Dec 31, 2018 4.36%
Sep 30, 2018 4.37%
Jun 30, 2018 4.86%
Mar 31, 2018 4.63%
Dec 31, 2017 4.91%
Sep 30, 2017 4.82%
Jun 30, 2017 4.30%
Mar 31, 2017 3.84%
Dec 31, 2016 3.55%
Sep 30, 2016 3.22%
Jun 30, 2016 3.38%
Mar 31, 2016 3.31%
Dec 31, 2015 3.35%
Sep 30, 2015 3.69%
Jun 30, 2015 4.15%
Mar 31, 2015 4.52%
Dec 31, 2014 4.28%
Sep 30, 2014 4.22%
Jun 30, 2014 4.08%
Mar 31, 2014 3.92%
Dec 31, 2013 3.99%
Sep 30, 2013 3.93%
Jun 30, 2013 3.93%
Mar 31, 2013 4.07%
Dec 31, 2012 4.24%
Sep 30, 2012 3.99%
Jun 30, 2012 3.80%
Mar 31, 2012 3.76%
Dec 31, 2011 4.01%
Sep 30, 2011 4.43%
Jun 30, 2011 4.21%
Mar 31, 2011 4.04%
Dec 31, 2010 3.98%
Sep 30, 2010 4.22%