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Recommendation Rating
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 122.77 | 114.25 | 113.34 | 118.74 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 189.25 | 162.59 | 150.68 | 155.50 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,700 | 7,000 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.73 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3,792.00 | 4,234.00 | 4,684.00 | 5,140.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,008.00 | 1,196.00 | 1,359.00 | 1,422.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 26.58% | 28.25% | 29.01% | 27.67% | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 820.00 | 944.00 | 1,051.00 | 1,111.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 649.00 | 704.00 | 788.00 | 894.00 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 20.84 | 21.94 | 24.02 | 26.36 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 4.51 | 4.90 | 5.39 | 5.69 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 6.09 | 9.71 | 10.49 | 10.56 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (9.28) | (13.34) | (14.65) | (16.03) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3.19) | (3.63) | (4.16) | (5.47) | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 42.27 | 50.76 | 52.98 | 55.57 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 182.00 | 193.00 | 195.00 | 195.00 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 34.17 | 27.30 | 23.10 | 22.94 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.40 | 6.09 | 5.18 | 4.95 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.65 | 2.63 | 2.35 | 2.35 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 10.32 | 8.88 | 7.97 | 7.70 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (67.37) | (53.63) | (46.00) | (37.10) | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,108.00 | 1,874.00 | 2,045.00 | 2,059.00 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1,689.00) | (2,575.00) | (2,856.00) | (3,126.00) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (581.00) | (701.00) | (811.00) | (1,067.00) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1,561.00) | (762.00) | (1,935.00) | (2,556.00) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11,210.00 | 12,193.00 | 13,158.00 | 14,259.00 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 11,093.00 | 11,829.00 | 13,033.00 | 14,140.00 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7,693.00 | 9,797.00 | 10,332.00 | 10,837.00 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.04% | 3.25% | 3.33% | 3.25% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.24% | 4.35% | 4.60% | 4.70% | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 10.94% | 10.79% | 10.44% | 10.50% | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
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Analyst Commentary (Summary)
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) Latest News
21 Sep
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the United States, announced it was named to TIME and Statista’s World’s Best Companies 2026 list, the fourth edition of the ranking. The recognition highlights AWK’s performance across three dimensions: employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability transparency. CEO John Griffith emphasized the distinction reflects the company’s commitment to a positive workplace, strong results, and sustainable practices while continuing to provide safe, affordable water services to about 14 million people in 14 states and 19 military installations. The firm, with about 7,000 employees, has a long history (dating to 1886) and operates at scale nationwide. AWK was also named by TIME as one of World’s Most Sustainable Companies for 2026 and America’s Best Companies for 2026. Boosts reputation and could improve investor sentiment, but has no immediate financial impact.
17 Sep
American Water Works Company advances digital initiatives and launches a training hub to boost operational efficiency and workforce capabilities. Digital push and training hub strengthen AWK operational efficiency and employee skills.
16 Sep
VertexOne will supply next-generation digital customer experience platform to American Water Works Company. Digital customer platform rollout may improve service efficiency and satisfaction metrics.
15 Sep
Rising water demand in California may drive long-term growth for California Water and related utilities including American Water Works Company. Potential demand growth in core markets could moderately lift AWK operations and sentiment without major strategic shifts.
11 Sep
CWT unit of American Water Works received regulatory approval for a rate hike to recover infrastructure investments. Rate hike approval directly supports revenue recovery and operational funding for AWK infrastructure.
10 Sep
Approved rate hikes may drive American Water Works' long-term growth through higher revenues. Approved rate hikes directly improve revenues and earnings trajectory for the regulated utility.
UBS reports American Water Works faces declining regulatory risk as its merger advances. Merger progress and falling regulatory risk can moderately stabilize operations and lift investor sentiment for American Water Works.
31 Aug
Questions arise on whether customer growth can underpin Essential Utilities' long-term earnings. Earnings trajectory questions tied to customer growth point to moderate influence on AWK performance.
18 Aug
Wastewater discharge issues and infrastructure upgrades may have altered American Water Works Company's risk narrative. Wastewater discharge and upgrades signal moderate effects on operational risks and future performance.
17 Aug
American Water Works Company and Essential Utilities announced expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for their proposed merger. Clearance of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period advances the proposed merger and is expected to significantly alter American Water's operations and market position.
H2O America received regulatory approval for its Texas subsidiary to acquire Quadvest. Acquisition approval supports regional growth for AWK through expanded Texas operations.
7 Aug
American Water Works (AWK) held its Q2 2026 earnings call, covering financial results, operations and forward outlook. Standard quarterly earnings details can moderately affect near-term sentiment and valuation without altering long-term trajectory.
AWR beat Q2 earnings estimates on water rate increases with revenues rising year over year. Water rate increases drove an earnings beat and revenue growth that supports improved financial performance.
1 Aug
American Water Works Company (AWK) advances acquisition strategy after Q2 results, prompting questions on whether current stock valuation is elevated. Acquisition activity constitutes major strategic expansion capable of altering growth trajectory and investor views.
31 Jul
American Water Works Company, Inc. released Q2 earnings call highlights covering financial results, operational updates and outlook. Q2 earnings details provide financial metrics that can shift near-term investor sentiment.
American Water Works Company reported second-quarter earnings that beat estimates, supported by rate growth and acquisitions. Earnings beat from rate growth and acquisitions indicates moderately positive but not transformative effects on future performance.
30 Jul
American Water Works Company, Inc. released its Q2 2026 earnings call summary covering financial results, operational updates, and forward guidance. Q2 2026 earnings results and outlook provide key data that can significantly shift AWK valuation and investor positioning.
AWK reported EPS growth in Q2 2026 earnings call and outlined strategic initiatives. EPS growth and strategic updates point to moderate effects on operations and market view.
29 Jul
American Water Works reports solid second quarter 2026 results and affirms full-year 2026 EPS guidance plus long-term targets. Quarterly results and reaffirmed guidance provide moderate support for ongoing financial performance expectations.
25 Jul
American Water Works invests in infrastructure upgrades and employee training, raising questions on whether these steps will alter investor assessments of the company's risk profile. Infrastructure and training investments may moderately influence AWK operational efficiency and investor views on long-term risks without fundamentally shifting company trajectory.
16 Jul
Analysts raise fair value estimate on American Water Works (AWK) while assessing regulatory rate cases and merger developments. Rate case rulings and merger activity directly reshape revenue outlook and strategic positioning for AWK.
PUC approves rate adjustment for Pennsylvania American Water. Rate adjustment approval enables direct revenue increase for Pennsylvania operations.
15 Jul
American Water Works Company (AWK) expands infrastructure focus, prompting questions on whether its stock valuation appears expensive. Infrastructure expansion may moderately affect financials and investor views on valuation.
1 Jul
Missouri American Water filed a rate request driven by roughly $1.6 billion in investments to deliver safe, clean, reliable and affordable service. Rate request tied to large infrastructure spend may produce approved rate hikes that lift revenues but remains a routine regulatory step.
25 Jun
Calgon Carbon wins AWWA Innovation Award for PFAS destruction breakthrough. Award spotlights PFAS treatment innovation tied to AWK operations with moderate competitive upside.
23 Jun
California State Lands Commission approved the slant well lease application for the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, advancing American Water Works Company's desalination infrastructure in the region. Approval enables progress on a key regional water supply project with moderate effects on operations and market perception.
22 Jun
Proposed merger between American Water and Essential Utilities advances after Virginia State Corporation Commission approval. Merger approval represents major regulatory step that can significantly alter AWK operations and market position.
17 Jun
Rate hikes combined with acquisitions fuel American Water Works expansion while regulatory risks persist. Rate hikes and acquisitions represent major strategic moves that can substantially alter AWK trajectory and investor sentiment.
13 Jun
Recent regulatory approvals and infrastructure advancements may be influencing the investment outlook for American Water Works Company (AWK). Regulatory approvals and infrastructure progress directly impact AWK's growth prospects and market valuation.
11 Jun
American Water Works Company raises its dividend 8% this year funded by state-regulated rate increases. State-regulated rate increases directly support an 8% dividend hike and improve near-term cash flow.
American Water Works (AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water utility, has delivered resilient growth in a regulated sector fueled by steady demand, infrastructure needs, and demographic shifts. From 2016 to 2024, revenue climbed at a 4.5% CAGR to $4.68 billion, propelled by rate hikes, customer expansion, and acquisitions like the Illinois system, while stock lows rose over 90% and highs nearly 78%, showcasing defensive appeal even through the pandemic.
Key metrics highlight efficiency: revenue per share up 29% to $24.02, EPS doubled to $5.39 (9% CAGR), ROE averaging 10.5% above peers, and robust operating cash flow despite capex-driven negative FCF and rising debt. Valuations have compressed attractively—PE to 23.1, PS down 33%—tracking fundamentals tightly, with analysts forecasting revenue to $5.79 billion and EPS to $6.55 by 2027.
Looking ahead, AWK eyes 5-10% annualized returns through infrastructure funding, PFAS mandates, and population growth, though risks like regulatory delays, debt vulnerability, and climate events warrant watch. Mildly bullish analyst targets suggest 5% upside, but zero insider buys signal short-term caution—dive deeper for the full data-driven story.