CWCO vs CWT
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and California Water Service Group, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CWCO | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $132.1M | $963.7M |
| Net income | $18.3M | $128.2M |
| Gross margin | 36.6% | · |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 13.3% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 7.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.14 | $2.15 |
| Dividend / share | $0.53 | $1.24 |
| Payout ratio | 43.3% | 57.6% |
| Free cash flow | $33.2M | · |
| Equity | $221.7M | · |
| Net debt / equity | −0.56× | 0.84× |
| Current ratio | 6.12× | 0.85× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.7% | 6.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 37.6% | 5.8% |
CWT bills 7.3× the revenue of CWCO, and CWCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (14.3% against 13.3%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CWCO | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $132.1M | $963.7M |
| FY2024 | $134.0M | $905.6M |
| FY2023 | $180.2M | $790.3M |
| FY2022 | $94.1M | $772.6M |
| FY2021 | $66.9M | $765.7M |
| FY2020 | $72.6M | $697.6M |
| FY2019 | $68.8M | $664.4M |
| FY2018 | $65.7M | $674.7M |
| FY2017 | $59.4M | $622.5M |
| FY2016 | $57.9M | $589.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CWCO | CWT |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $18.3M | $128.2M |
| FY2024 | $28.2M | $190.8M |
| FY2023 | $29.6M | $51.9M |
| FY2022 | $5.9M | $96.0M |
| FY2021 | $875,579 | $101.1M |
| FY2020 | $3.7M | $96.8M |
| FY2019 | $12.2M | $63.1M |
| FY2018 | $11.3M | $65.6M |
| FY2017 | $6.1M | $72.9M |
| FY2016 | $4.0M | $48.7M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$831,621,632 | CWT |
| FY2024 | −$771,656,367 | CWT |
| FY2023 | −$610,122,767 | CWT |
| FY2022 | −$678,511,028 | CWT |
| FY2021 | −$698,840,498 | CWT |
| FY2020 | −$624,948,874 | CWT |
| FY2019 | −$595,564,349 | CWT |
| FY2018 | −$609,016,143 | CWT |
| FY2017 | −$563,106,978 | CWT |
| FY2016 | −$531,652,293 | CWT |
CWT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.1 pp | CWCO |
| FY2022 | −4.9 pp | CWT |
| FY2021 | −10.9 pp | CWT |
| FY2020 | −7.8 pp | CWT |
| FY2019 | +10.5 pp | CWCO |
| FY2018 | +8.5 pp | CWCO |
| FY2017 | −2.1 pp | CWT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CWCO and CWT over this period.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWCO's net margin has been more volatile than CWT's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 6.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.6.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CWCO and CWT over these 7 fiscal years — CWCO led in 3 and CWT in 4.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CWCO's return on equity has been more volatile than CWT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.9.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CWCO and CWT over these 17 fiscal years — CWCO led in 3 and CWT in 14.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.