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California Water Service vs Global Water Resources: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

California Water Service brought in $963.7M of revenue in fiscal 2025, Global Water Resources $55.8M in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +6.4% at California Water Service and +5.8% at Global Water Resources on the year before, so California Water Service grew faster. California Water Service kept 13.3% of its revenue as net profit, Global Water Resources 5.3%.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

CWTGWRS
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$963.7M$55.8M
Revenue growth+6.4%+5.8%
Net income$128.2M$3M
Net margin13.3%5.3%
Free cash flown/a-$47.2M
Free cash flow marginn/a-84.6%
Earnings per share (diluted)$2.15$0.11
Cash$51.8M$4.1M
Debt$1.5B$133.7M
Price to earnings21.573.6
Market value$2.9B$233.2M
Dividend yield2.69%3.70%
Rank by revenue in sector#80 of 109 · Utilities#101 of 109 · Utilities

Over the years

Revenue
CWT FY2018: $674.7MCWT FY2019: $664.4MCWT FY2020: $697.6MCWT FY2021: $765.7MCWT FY2022: $772.6MCWT FY2023: $790.3MCWT FY2024: $905.6MCWT FY2025: $963.7MGWRS FY2018: $35.5MGWRS FY2019: $35.5MGWRS FY2020: $38.6MGWRS FY2021: $41.9MGWRS FY2022: $44.7MGWRS FY2023: $53MGWRS FY2024: $52.7MGWRS FY2025: $55.8MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CWT $963.7MGWRS $55.8M
Net income
CWT FY2018: $65.6MCWT FY2019: $63.1MCWT FY2020: $96.8MCWT FY2021: $101.1MCWT FY2022: $96MCWT FY2023: $51.9MCWT FY2024: $190.8MCWT FY2025: $128.2MGWRS FY2018: $3.1MGWRS FY2019: $2.2MGWRS FY2020: $1.1MGWRS FY2021: $3.6MGWRS FY2022: $5.5MGWRS FY2023: $8MGWRS FY2024: $5.8MGWRS FY2025: $3MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CWT $128.2MGWRS $3M
Net margin
CWT FY2018: 9.7%CWT FY2019: 9.5%CWT FY2020: 13.9%CWT FY2021: 13.2%CWT FY2022: 12.4%CWT FY2023: 6.6%CWT FY2024: 21.1%CWT FY2025: 13.3%GWRS FY2018: 8.7%GWRS FY2019: 6.3%GWRS FY2020: 2.9%GWRS FY2021: 8.6%GWRS FY2022: 12.3%GWRS FY2023: 15.1%GWRS FY2024: 11.0%GWRS FY2025: 5.3%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CWT 13.3%GWRS 5.3%
Revenue growth
CWT FY2019: -1.5%CWT FY2020: +5.0%CWT FY2021: +9.8%CWT FY2022: +0.9%CWT FY2023: +2.3%CWT FY2024: +14.6%CWT FY2025: +6.4%GWRS FY2019: -0.1%GWRS FY2020: +8.9%GWRS FY2021: +8.5%GWRS FY2022: +6.7%GWRS FY2023: +18.6%GWRS FY2024: -0.6%GWRS FY2025: +5.8%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CWT +6.4%GWRS +5.8%
Free cash flow
GWRS FY2018: $6.5MGWRS FY2019: $379KGWRS FY2020: $5.4MGWRS FY2021: $2.1MGWRS FY2022: -$10.6MGWRS FY2023: $3.1MGWRS FY2024: -$10.5MGWRS FY2025: -$47.2MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
CWTGWRS -$47.2M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about California Water Service and Global Water Resources

Which is bigger by revenue, California Water Service or Global Water Resources?

California Water Service is bigger by revenue: $963.7M in fiscal 2025, against $55.8M for Global Water Resources in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, California Water Service or Global Water Resources?

California Water Service had a net margin of 13.3% in fiscal 2025; Global Water Resources had 5.3% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, California Water Service or Global Water Resources?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +6.4% at California Water Service and +5.8% at Global Water Resources.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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