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California Water Service Group vs H2O America

California Water Service Group CWT · H2O America HTO · Water Utilities

California Water Service Group reported revenue of $964 million in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times H2O America's $801 million in fiscal 2025. California Water Service Group's revenue grew 6.4% in its latest year, and H2O America's grew 7.0%. California Water Service Group had an operating margin of 17.7%, against 22.2% at H2O America.

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California Water Service GroupH2O America
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$964M$801M
Revenue growth6.4%7.0%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years6.7%7.2%
Gross margin——
Operating margin17.7%22.2%
Net margin13.3%12.8%
Free cash flow——
Free cash flow margin——
Return on capital4.8%4.9%
Net debt to EBITDA4.9x6.3x
Dividends and buybacks$75M$59M
Change in diluted share count1.7%7.1%
Last close$47.76$58.48
P/E at the last close21.5×23.0×
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $23,540, sold $664,324bought $3.3 million, sold $201,570
Piotroski F-score4 of 84 of 8
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
California Water Service GroupH2O America
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
California Water Service GroupH2O America
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
California Water Service GroupH2O America

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the California Water Service Group and H2O America pages.