California Water Service EV/EBIT CWT

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 24.9×
10-year median: 29.3×
Against its 10-year history: 21st; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 16.4× to 61.2×
Peer median: 22.7×

California Water Service's EV/EBIT is 24.9× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 29.3×, lower than on 79% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 16.4× in Jan 2025 to 61.2× in Dec 2023.

The median for 8 water utilities of a similar size is 22.7×.

EV/EBIT over time

median 29.3×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	24.9×	22.6×	28.6×
2025	22.8×	16.4×	25.7×
2024	17.4×	17.4×	58.3×
2023	60.6×	32.2×	61.2×
2022	39.1×	28.0×	41.5×
2021	34.2×	23.6×	34.2×
2020	28.5×	25.7×	44.9×
2019	32.2×	28.7×	35.9×
2018	29.3×	23.1×	30.0×
2017	27.9×	26.8×	32.5×
2016	31.8×	22.1×	32.9×
2015	22.3×	18.0×	22.6×
2014	21.7×	20.2×	23.6×
2013	21.0×	18.3×	21.0×
2012	18.4×	17.1×	21.1×
2011	17.3×	16.8×	19.8×

Against its peers

Companies in Regulated Water nearest California Water Service's size, closest first, today.

Company	EV/EBIT
CWTCalifornia Water Service	24.9×
AWRAmerican States Water	18.4×
HTOH2O America	23.9×
MSEXMiddlesex Water	24.2×
WTRGEssential Utilities	22.7×
YORWYork Water	23.1×
CWCOConsolidated Water	20.3×
ARTNAArtesian Resources	17.9×
AWKAmerican Water Works	22.6×
Peer median	22.7×

Where California Water Service ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.