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American Water Works Company, Inc.

AWK Utilities Utilities Regulated Water

American Water Works Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.1 billion, up 9.74% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.19%, EPS grew 8.78%, free cash flow grew 40.3% and total debt rose 8.15%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years, revenue growth for three, operating cash flow growth for three.

128.88 0.70 +0.55%
Market cap
$25.5B
P/E
22.3×
Fwd P/E
20.5×
Dividend yield
2.67%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
0.96
Beneish M
−2.81
Dividend safety
43/100
Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios Filings 10-Q 10-K

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) Debt to equity

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American Water Works Company, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 June 2026 was 1.2×, down 0.1× from fiscal 2025 (1.3×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.2× (fiscal 2015) to 1.5× (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 0.9× and in line with the Utilities sector median of 1.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2025 1.3× 3.32%
FY2024 1.3× 2.32%
FY2023 1.2× (14.59%)
FY2022 1.5× 2.25%
FY2021 1.4× (4.80%)
FY2020 1.5× 5.67%
FY2019 1.4× 8.64%
FY2018 1.3× 2.97%
FY2017 1.3× 4.35%
FY2016 1.2× 3.37%

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Jun 2026 1.2× (3.87%)
Mar 2026 1.3× (1.79%)
Dec 2025 1.3× 0.40%
Sep 2025 1.3× 4.47%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.2× High 1.5×
Ten-year median 1.3×
Current reading's percentile 64

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare 0.0×
YORW The York Water Company compare 0.6×
MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare 0.8×
AWR American States Water Company compare 0.8×
CWT California Water Service Group compare 0.9×
HTO H2O America compare 1.0×
SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare 1.1×
WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. compare 1.2×
AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. 1.2×
Utilities Regulated Water industry median 0.9×
Utilities sector median 1.2×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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