Essential Utilities [WTRG] vs California Water [CWT] Detailed Stock Comparison

Essential Utilities

NYSE

California Water

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Essential Utilities wins in 11 metrics, California Water wins in 8 metrics, with 0 ties. Essential Utilities appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Essential Utilities	California Water	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	16.82	20.51	Essential Utilities
Price-to-Book Ratio	1.64	1.68	Essential Utilities
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	116.11	92.71	California Water
PEG Ratio	0.47	14.36	Essential Utilities
EV/EBITDA	14.41	12.18	California Water
Profit Margin (TTM)	27.62%	13.71%	Essential Utilities
Operating Margin (TTM)	35.92%	23.90%	Essential Utilities
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	35.92%	23.90%	Essential Utilities
Return on Equity	10.03%	8.44%	Essential Utilities
Return on Assets (TTM)	3.14%	2.56%	Essential Utilities
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$-559.40M	$-179.93M	California Water
Dividend Yield	3.53%	N/A	N/A
1-Year Return	0.59%	-11.20%	Essential Utilities
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	4.70	2.81	California Water
Enterprise Value	$18.62B	$4.27B	Essential Utilities
EV/Revenue Ratio	7.96	4.31	California Water
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	60.14%	64.32%	California Water
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$8	$17	California Water
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$2.33	$2.28	Essential Utilities
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.76	0.65	California Water

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Essential Utilities vs California Water Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Essential Utilities	1.07%	1.17%	4.26%	2.80%	7.05%	9.99%
California Water	1.75%	2.32%	4.36%	1.49%	3.25%	6.30%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Essential Utilities	0.59%	-22.00%	-7.98%	52.96%	146.51%	95.61%
California Water	-11.20%	-21.52%	3.34%	129.35%	168.72%	152.33%

Performance Comparison

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Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Essential Utilities vs California Water

Metric	WTRG	CWT
Market Information
Market Cap i	$10.99B	$2.79B
Market Cap Category	Large cap	Mid cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	1,914,090	275,308
90 Day Avg. Volume i	1,833,110	339,063
Last Close	$39.64	$47.59
52 Week Range	$33.18 - $41.65	$41.64 - $56.25
% from 52W High	-4.83%	-15.40%
All-Time High	$54.52 (Feb 17, 2020)	$72.08 (Dec 27, 2021)
% from All-Time High	-27.29%	-33.98%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.19%	0.09%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.43%	0.04%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.28%	0.14%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.36%	0.24%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.10%	0.08%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	116.11	92.71
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$23.96	$27.77
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$0.09	$0.85
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$915.75M	$257.30M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$-700,683,264	$-343,141,376
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	3.53%	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.32	$0.00

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Essential Utilities vs California Water

Metric	WTRG	CWT
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	16.82	20.51
Forward P/E i	18.40	20.33
PEG Ratio i	0.47	14.36
Price to Sales (TTM) i	4.70	2.81
Price to Book (MRQ) i	1.64	1.68
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$10.99B	$2.79B
Enterprise Value i	$18.62B	$4.27B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	7.96	4.31
Enterprise to EBITDA i	14.41	12.18
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.76	0.65
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$23.96	$27.77

Financial Statements Comparison: Essential Utilities vs California Water

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Current Ratio

Operating Cash Flow

Income Statement (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	WTRG	CWT
Revenue/Sales i	$783.63M	$203.97M
Cost of Goods Sold i	$322.47M	$67.39M
Gross Profit i	$461.16M	$136.58M
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	$338.91M	$25.61M
EBITDA i	$438.57M	$63.55M
Pre-Tax Income i	$263.19M	$13.20M
Income Tax i	$-20.60M	N/A
Net Income (Profit) i	$283.79M	$13.20M

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	WTRG	CWT
Cash & Equivalents i	$20.78M	$44.46M
Total Current Assets i	$494.48M	$319.22M
Total Current Liabilities i	$756.61M	$604.08M
Long-Term Debt i	$7.55B	$1.10B
Total Shareholders Equity i	$6.46B	$1.63B
Retained Earnings i	$2.14B	$668.02M
Property, Plant & Equipment i	$16.57B	N/A

Cash Flow Statement Comparison (MRQ)

Metric (MRQ)	WTRG	CWT
Operating Cash Flow i	$347.34M	$38.42M
Capital Expenditures i	$-270.54M	N/A
Free Cash Flow i	$28.98M	$-71.68M
Debt Repayment i	$-689.61M	$-90.21M
Common Stock Repurchase i	$-2.23M	$-1.11M

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	WTRG	CWT
Shares Short i	4.37M	777,946
Short Ratio i	2.49	2.41
Short % of Float i	0.02%	0.02%
Average Daily Volume (10 Day) i	1,914,090	275,308
Average Daily Volume (90 Day) i	1,833,110	339,063
Shares Outstanding i	274.82M	59.48M
Float Shares i	279.59M	59.04M
% Held by Insiders i	0.00%	0.01%
% Held by Institutions i	0.83%	0.91%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Essential Utilities vs California Water

Metric	WTRG	CWT
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$1.32	$0.00
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	3.53%	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$1.24	$0.61
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	0.77%	0.47%
3-Year Total Dividends i	$3.72	$1.82
Ex-Dividend Date	May 13, 2025	Feb 09, 2024

Essential Utilities [WTRG] vs California Water [CWT] Detailed Stock Comparison