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EBITDA Margin for California Water Service Group (CWT)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

32.1%

YoY change

−5.12pp

Trough year (2009)

21.8%

Peak year (1985)

100.0%

EBITDA Margin history chart for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 35.8%

EBITDA Margin change chart for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −5.12pp

EBITDA Margin history table for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202535.8%-5.12pp
  • 202440.9%+13.54pp
  • 202327.4%-3.74pp
  • 202231.1%-1.74pp
  • 202132.9%+1.18pp
  • 202031.7%+1.83pp
  • 201929.9%+0.43pp
  • 201829.4%-2.25pp
  • 201731.7%+3.90pp
  • 201627.8%+0.80pp
  • 201527.0%-1.77pp
  • 201428.7%+2.53pp
  • 201326.2%-1.53pp
  • 201227.7%-0.68pp
  • 201128.4%-0.66pp
  • 201029.1%+7.29pp
  • 200921.8%-1.32pp
  • 200823.1%-3.13pp
  • 200726.2%+0.46pp
  • 200625.8%-0.24pp
  • 200526.0%-0.07pp
  • 200426.1%+2.12pp
  • 200324.0%-0.40pp
  • 200224.4%+2.44pp
  • 200121.9%-3.87pp
  • 200025.8%-1.39pp
  • 199927.2%-4.71pp
  • 199831.9%+0.66pp
  • 199731.2%+1.37pp
  • 199629.9%+2.13pp
  • 199527.7%-1.38pp
  • 199429.1%-70.88pp
  • 1993100.0%0.00pp
  • 1992100.0%0.00pp
  • 1991100.0%0.00pp
  • 1990100.0%0.00pp
  • 1989100.0%0.00pp
  • 1988100.0%0.00pp
  • 1987100.0%0.00pp
  • 1986100.0%0.00pp
  • 1985100.0%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from California Water Service Group's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at California Water Service Group (CWT)

According to California Water Service Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 32.1%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of California Water Service Group (CWT) EBITDA margin is 35.80% – contracted 5.1 percentage points year-over-year.

100.00% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 1985, against a low of 21.79% during 2009.

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin by Year

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin 2025: 35.8%

California Water Service Group EBITDA margin in 2025 was 35.80%, contracted 5.1 percentage points from 2024.

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin 2024: 40.9%

2024's EBITDA margin for California Water Service Group came in at 40.92%, expanded 13.5 percentage points from 2023.

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin 2023: 27.4%

California Water Service Group posted EBITDA margin of 27.38% in 2023, contracted 3.7 percentage points from 2022.

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin 2022: 31.1%

In 2022, California Water Service Group reported EBITDA margin of 31.11%, contracted 1.7 percentage points from 2021.

California Water Service Group EBITDA Margin 2021: 32.9%

California Water Service Group EBITDA margin in 2021 was 32.86%.

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