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.
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American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) Return on assets
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.21%, down 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.25%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.24% (fiscal 2017) to 4.97% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Water industry median of 3.21% and above the Utilities sector median of 2.57%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 3.25% | (0.08) |
| FY2024 | 3.33% | 0.08 |
| FY2023 | 3.25% | 0.21 |
| FY2022 | 3.04% | (1.93) |
| FY2021 | 4.97% | 1.98 |
| FY2020 | 2.99% | 0.16 |
| FY2019 | 2.83% | 0.04 |
| FY2018 | 2.79% | 0.55 |
| FY2017 | 2.24% | (0.38) |
| FY2016 | 2.62% | (0.24) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp compare | 7.21% |
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. compare | 6.20% |
| AWR American States Water Company compare | 5.30% |
| YORW The York Water Company compare | 3.51% |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company compare | 3.50% |
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. | 3.21% |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. compare | 2.88% |
| CWT California Water Service Group compare | 2.35% |
| HTO H2O America compare | 2.08% |
| Utilities Regulated Water industry median | 3.21% |
| Utilities sector median | 2.57% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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