California Water Service (CWT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
California Water Service (CWT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.50% in Q2 2026, down 0.22 percentage points from 3.73% a year earlier but up 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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California Water Service (CWT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, California Water Service reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 3.40%, down 1.77 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -1.73 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.17% in FY2024 (+3.25 pp), 1.93% in FY2023 (-1.57 pp), 3.50% in FY2022 (-0.42 pp) and 3.92% in FY2021 (-1.21 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 1.88% in Q3 2023 to 5.22% in Q3 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 3.34 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 2.10 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 3.21% (Q1 2026), 3.29% (Q4 2025) and 3.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 3.61% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 4.92% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 4.96% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 6.24% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 5.99% |
| 10 | California Water Service | 2.86 Bn | 2.64 Bn | - | 3.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50% |
| 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% |
API Access
California Water Service Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CWT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();