California Water Service (CWT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
California Water Service's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 7.62% for Q2 2026, down 0.61 percentage points from 8.22% a year earlier but up 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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California Water Service (CWT) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, California Water Service's Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.68%, down 4.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -3.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.39% in FY2024 (+8.66 pp), 3.73% in FY2023 (-3.91 pp), 7.64% in FY2022 (-2.06 pp) and 9.70% in FY2021 (-1.83 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 2.91% (Q3 2023) to 12.62% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.29 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q3 2024 (a gain of 9.70 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 7.90 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CWT's Return on Equity [ROE] at 7.03% (Q1 2026), 7.53% (Q4 2025) and 8.08% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 50.21% |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 9.33% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 11.80% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 11.40% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.04% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 9.30% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 9.94% |
| 10 | California Water Service | 2.86 Bn | 2.64 Bn | - | 7.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.22% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.63% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.36% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.65% |
API Access
California Water Service Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();