TTM
42.6%
YoY change
−58.66pp
Trough year (2025)
36.7%
Peak year (2024)
95.4%
Latest annual
36.7%
Gross Margin history chart for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: 36.7%
Gross Margin change chart for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1994 to 2025
Latest: −58.66pp
Gross Margin history table for California Water Service Group (CWT) from 1994 to 2025
| 2025 | 36.7% | -58.66pp | ||
| 2024 | 95.4% | +49.67pp | ||
| 2023 | 45.7% | -16.93pp | ||
| 2022 | 62.7% | +1.49pp | ||
| 2021 | 61.2% | +11.86pp | ||
| 2020 | 49.3% | +1.56pp | ||
| 2019 | 47.7% | -12.53pp | ||
| 2018 | 60.3% | -0.08pp | ||
| 2017 | 60.4% | +0.23pp | ||
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.89pp | ||
| 2015 | 61.0% | +1.82pp | ||
| 2014 | 59.2% | +0.87pp | ||
| 2013 | 58.3% | -2.06pp | ||
| 2012 | 60.4% | -3.40pp | ||
| 2011 | 63.8% | -0.57pp | ||
| 2010 | 64.4% | +12.44pp | ||
| 2009 | 51.9% | -14.53pp | ||
| 2008 | 66.4% | +2.06pp | ||
| 2007 | 64.4% | -0.91pp | ||
| 2006 | 65.3% | -28.30pp | ||
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.50pp | ||
| 2004 | 93.1% | +1.00pp | ||
| 2003 | 92.1% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2002 | 91.3% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2001 | 91.4% | -2.38pp | ||
| 2000 | 93.8% | +0.12pp | ||
| 1999 | 93.7% | -0.34pp | ||
| 1998 | 94.0% | +0.44pp | ||
| 1997 | 93.6% | +0.22pp | ||
| 1996 | 93.4% | +1.07pp | ||
| 1995 | 92.3% | +0.32pp | ||
| 1994 | 92.0% | — |
- 202536.7%-58.66pp
- 202495.4%+49.67pp
- 202345.7%-16.93pp
- 202262.7%+1.49pp
- 202161.2%+11.86pp
- 202049.3%+1.56pp
- 201947.7%-12.53pp
- 201860.3%-0.08pp
- 201760.4%+0.23pp
- 201660.1%-0.89pp
- 201561.0%+1.82pp
- 201459.2%+0.87pp
- 201358.3%-2.06pp
- 201260.4%-3.40pp
- 201163.8%-0.57pp
- 201064.4%+12.44pp
- 200951.9%-14.53pp
- 200866.4%+2.06pp
- 200764.4%-0.91pp
- 200665.3%-28.30pp
- 200593.6%+0.50pp
- 200493.1%+1.00pp
- 200392.1%+0.79pp
- 200291.3%-0.14pp
- 200191.4%-2.38pp
- 200093.8%+0.12pp
- 199993.7%-0.34pp
- 199894.0%+0.44pp
- 199793.6%+0.22pp
- 199693.4%+1.07pp
- 199592.3%+0.32pp
- 199492.0%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at California Water Service Group (CWT)
According to California Water Service Group's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 42.6%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, California Water Service Group (CWT) reported gross margin of 36.74% – contracted 58.7 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, gross margin reached its high of 95.40% in 2024 and its low of 36.74% in 2025.
California Water Service Group Gross Margin by Year
California Water Service Group Gross Margin 2025: 36.7%
2025's gross margin for California Water Service Group came in at 36.74%, contracted 58.7 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
California Water Service Group Gross Margin 2024: 95.4%
California Water Service Group posted gross margin of 95.40% in 2024, expanded 49.7 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
California Water Service Group Gross Margin 2023: 45.7%
In 2023, California Water Service Group reported gross margin of 45.73%, contracted 16.9 percentage points from 2022.
California Water Service Group Gross Margin 2022: 62.7%
California Water Service Group gross margin in 2022 was 62.66%, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2021.
California Water Service Group Gross Margin 2021: 61.2%
California Water Service Group gross margin in 2021 was 61.17%.
See more financial history for California Water Service Group (CWT).
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