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AWR vs CWT // OPERATING MARGIN
American States Water Company (NYSE) VS. California Water Service Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: AWR 6
— CWT 4
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: AWR
LAST: $85.35 (+1.08%) • MKT CAP: $3.38B
operating-margins
30.90%
LAST: $47.62 (+1.00%) • MKT CAP: $2.94B
operating-margins
17.70%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (AWR VS. CWT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | AWR | CWT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 90.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.90% | — | — | TIE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 10.2x | 25.6x | -15.40 | AWR | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -0.21% | 10.27% | -10.48 | CWT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 30.90% | 17.70% | +13.20 | AWR | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 19.80% | 13.30% | +6.50 | AWR | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.50% | 6.40% | +4.10 | AWR | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.21% | 2.51% | -0.30 | CWT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 5/9 | +3.00 | AWR | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.9 | 61.1 | -1.16 | CWT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 24.1x | 21.4x | +2.70 | CWT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.38B | $2.94B | $438.1M | AWR | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | AWR REV | CWT REV | AWR GROSS % | CWT GROSS % | AWR FCF | CWT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $658.1M | $963.7M | 90.8% | — | -$7.1M | $302.6M |
| FY 2024 | $595.5M | $905.6M | 90.8% | — | -$33.2M | $290.9M |
| FY 2023 | $595.7M | $790.3M | — | — | $67.7M | $217.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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