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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.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 58.90 | 69.96 | 76.04 | 88.00 | 92.00 | 131.01 | 122.77 | 114.25 | 113.34 | 118.74 |
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| High | 85.24 | 92.37 | 98.18 | 129.89 | 172.56 | 189.65 | 189.25 | 162.59 | 150.68 | 155.50 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 6,800 | 6,900 | 7,100 | 6,800 | 7,000 | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,700 | 7,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.73 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 3,302 | 3,357 | 3,440 | 3,610 | 3,777 | 3,930 | 3,792 | 4,234 | 4,684 | 5,140 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||
| EBT | 770 | 912 | 787 | 833 | 924 | 1,640 | 1,008 | 1,196 | 1,359 | 1,422 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 23.32 | 27.17 | 22.88 | 23.07 | 24.46 | 41.73 | 26.58 | 28.25 | 29.01 | 27.67 | |||||
| Net income | 468 | 426 | 565 | 621 | 709 | 1,263 | 820 | 944 | 1,051 | 1,111 | |||||
| Depreciation | 470 | 492 | 545 | 582 | 604 | 636 | 649 | 704 | 788 | 894 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 18.55 | 18.86 | 19.11 | 19.94 | 20.87 | 21.59 | 20.84 | 21.94 | 24.02 | 26.36 | ||||
| Earnings | 2.63 | 2.39 | 3.16 | 3.44 | 3.91 | 6.96 | 4.51 | 4.90 | 5.39 | 5.69 | |||||
| Cash flow | 7.24 | 8.14 | 7.70 | 7.64 | 7.88 | 7.92 | 6.09 | 9.71 | 10.49 | 10.56 | |||||
| Capex | (7.31) | (7.97) | (8.62) | (8.87) | (10.06) | (7.10) | (9.28) | (13.34) | (14.65) | (16.03) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (0.07) | 0.17 | (0.92) | (1.23) | (2.18) | 0.82 | (3.19) | (3.63) | (4.16) | (5.47) | |||||
| Book value | 29.31 | 30.25 | 32.58 | 33.82 | 35.66 | 40.10 | 42.27 | 50.76 | 52.98 | 55.57 | |||||
| Shares, m | 178 | 178 | 180 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 193 | 195 | 195 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 27.47 | 37.20 | 28.72 | 35.82 | 39.15 | 27.14 | 34.17 | 27.30 | 23.10 | 22.94 | ||||
| P/S | 3.89 | 4.72 | 4.75 | 6.16 | 7.35 | 8.75 | 7.40 | 6.09 | 5.18 | 4.95 | |||||
| P/B | 2.46 | 2.94 | 2.79 | 3.63 | 4.30 | 4.71 | 3.65 | 2.63 | 2.35 | 2.35 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 5.78 | 6.73 | 6.93 | 8.54 | 9.76 | 11.36 | 10.32 | 8.88 | 7.97 | 7.70 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (1,469.12) | 753.14 | (144.41) | (138.19) | (93.56) | 299.58 | (67.37) | (53.63) | (46.00) | (37.10) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,289 | 1,449 | 1,386 | 1,383 | 1,426 | 1,441 | 1,108 | 1,874 | 2,045 | 2,059 | ||||
| Capex | (1,302) | (1,419) | (1,551) | (1,606) | (1,820) | (1,292) | (1,689) | (2,575) | (2,856) | (3,126) | |||||
| Free cash flow | (13) | 30 | (165) | (223) | (394) | 149 | (581) | (701) | (811) | (1,067) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (1,608) | (1,605) | (1,313) | (760) | (975) | (587) | (1,561) | (762) | (1,935) | (2,556) | ||||
| Total debt | 6,333 | 6,820 | 7,647 | 8,672 | 9,662 | 10,401 | 11,210 | 12,193 | 13,158 | 14,259 | |||||
| Net debt | 6,238 | 6,738 | 7,489 | 8,581 | 9,086 | 10,265 | 11,093 | 11,829 | 13,033 | 14,140 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 5,218 | 5,385 | 5,864 | 6,121 | 6,454 | 7,298 | 7,693 | 9,797 | 10,332 | 10,837 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 2.62 | 2.24 | 2.79 | 2.83 | 2.99 | 4.97 | 3.04 | 3.25 | 3.33 | 3.25 | ||||
| ROIC | 5.92 | 6.46 | 5.16 | 5.16 | 5.02 | 4.26 | 4.24 | 4.35 | 4.60 | 4.70 | |||||
| ROE | 9.12 | 8.04 | 10.08 | 10.36 | 11.28 | 18.37 | 10.94 | 10.79 | 10.44 | 10.50 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
American Water Works Company, Inc. vs peers in Utilities Regulated Water (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWK American Water Works Company, Inc. | $26.4B | 23.4× | 20.5× | +6.19% (above 0%: growing) | +8.78% (above 0%: growing) | +40.28% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 40.00% | |
| SBS Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp | $22.0B | 15.9× | 15.6× | +46.43% (above 0%: growing) | +14.45% (above 0%: growing) | −154.90% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.66% | 31.04% | Compare |
| WTRG Essential Utilities Inc. | $11.4B | 20.8× | 16.9× | +3.10% (above 0%: growing) | −2.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | −1.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | 91.30% | 36.41% | Compare |
| AWR American States Water Company | $3.3B | 22.8× | 21.1× | +11.18% (above 0%: growing) | +26.44% (above 0%: growing) | −126.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | 79.44% | 35.29% | Compare |
| CWT California Water Service Group | $2.9B | 20.8× | 18.7× | +16.47% (above 0%: growing) | +32.39% (above 0%: growing) | −18.32% (below 0%: shrinking) | 70.24% | 22.97% | Compare |
| HTO H2O America | $2.4B | 20.2× | 20.4× | +6.16% (above 0%: growing) | −9.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | +14.08% (above 0%: growing) | 59.39% | 20.31% | Compare |
| MSEX Middlesex Water Company | $1.0B | 21.1× | 21.2× | +14.26% (above 0%: growing) | +31.67% (above 0%: growing) | −22.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 32.35% | Compare |
| YORW The York Water Company | $501.5M | 19.3× | 18.9× | +22.48% (above 0%: growing) | +40.00% (above 0%: growing) | +111.16% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 41.71% | Compare |
| CWCO Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | $460.5M | 27.4× | 31.8× | −2.15% (below 0%: shrinking) | −21.88% (below 0%: shrinking) | +39.37% (above 0%: growing) | 33.35% | 11.39% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $2.6B | 20.8× | 19.7× | +12.72% | +20.45% | −9.77% | 74.84% | 31.70% |
AWK metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) key facts
- Strength: American Water Works Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.1 billion, up 9.74% from fiscal 2024.
- American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) is an Utilities Regulated Water company in the Utilities sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, AWK traded at $134.90, a market capitalization of $26.4 billion.
- American Water Works Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.45 per share, a yield of 2.55%, with a payout ratio of 59.7%.
- Return on equity was 10.5% and debt-to-equity 1.24.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 0.96 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.