California Water Service (CWT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
California Water Service (CWT) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 22.97% for Q2 2026, up 3.42 percentage points from 19.55% a year earlier and up 14.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
California Water Service (CWT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at California Water Service was 17.57%, up 0.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 17.03%, down 4.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -0.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, California Water Service's Return on Sales [ROS] was 21.71% in FY2024 (+12.00 pp), 9.71% in FY2023 (-5.38 pp), 15.08% in FY2022 (-0.95 pp) and 16.03% in FY2021 (-1.18 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.02 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 42.14 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 18.65 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 8.47% (Q1 2026), 11.64% (Q4 2025) and 22.69% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 285.66 Bn | 285.66 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 30.20% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 159.27 Bn | 160.17 Bn | - | 29.71% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.02 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.50 Bn | 87.10 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 29.69% |
| 5 | National Grid | 78.31 Bn | 59.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.19 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 22.90% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.46 Bn | 56.14 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.03 Bn | 50.16 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 23.72% |
| 9 | Entergy | 46.86 Bn | 36.05 Bn | - | 24.13% |
| 10 | California Water Service | 2.79 Bn | 2.56 Bn | - | 22.97% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.47% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.72% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -13.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.23% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.72% |
California Water Service Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CWT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();