43/100BIf you had invested in American Water Works Company ago, it would be worth $2,597 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.
Arincen ScoreBeta
Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.
Profitability6
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Cash2
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Valuation4
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Growth10
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Financial strength0
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Shareholders4
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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.
American Water Works Company key facts
- Style
- Dividend stock · 6.6/10Growth 3.8 · Value 4.0 · Dividend 6.6
- Day range
- 147.040 – 150.820
- 52-week range
- 120.570 – 153.690
- Market capitalization
- 29.92B USD
- P/E
- 26.00
- PEG ratio
- 3.51
- EPS
- 5.78
- Div Yield
- 2.38%
- EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
- +6.3%
- Volume
- 120,788
- Beta
- 0.55
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Regulated Water
- CEO
- John C. Griffith
- Employees
- 7K
- Website
- amwater.com
- IPO date
- 23 Apr 2008
American Water Works Company earnings
Revenue
EPS
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026 | 1.43 | — | — | +15.32% | 1.34B | — | — | +5.40% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 2.04 | 2.00 | -1.96% | +3.09% | 1.58B | 1.51B | -4.49% | +4.07% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 1.53 | 1.61 | +5.23% | +8.78% | 1.33B | 1.36B | +2.21% | +6.19% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 1.09 | 1.01 | -7.34% | -3.81% | 1.17B | 1.21B | +3.13% | +5.69% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 1.26 | 1.24 | -1.59% | +1.64% | 1.29B | 1.27B | -1.27% | +5.83% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 1.88 | 1.94 | +3.19% | +9.60% | 1.33B | 1.45B | +9.43% | +9.67% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 1.52 | 1.48 | -2.63% | +5.71% | 1.22B | 1.28B | +4.83% | +11.05% |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2028 | 7.12 | — | — | +8.12% | 6.27B | — | — | +7.03% |
| FY2027 | 6.59 | — | — | +8.51% | 5.86B | — | — | +7.89% |
| FY2026 | 6.07 | — | — | +6.34% | 5.43B | — | — | +5.67% |
| FY2025 | 5.73 | 5.71 | -0.35% | +7.33% | 5.08B | 5.14B | +1.28% | +9.74% |
| FY2024 | 5.29 | 5.32 | +0.55% | +6.40% | 4.58B | 4.68B | +2.29% | +10.63% |
| FY2023 | 4.84 | 5.00 | +3.26% | +12.87% | 4.21B | 4.23B | +0.66% | +11.66% |
| FY2022 | 4.46 | 4.43 | -0.69% | +4.24% | 3.80B | 3.79B | -0.21% | -3.51% |
American Water Works Company analyst forecast
Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 127.00 to 153.00, with an average of 142.00.
| Strong buy | 0 | |
| Buy | 0 | |
| Hold | 6 | |
| Sell | 1 | |
| Strong sell | 0 |
12-month price target
| Highest target | 153.00 |
| Average target | 142.00 |
| Lowest target | 127.00 |
| Current price | 150.29 |
American Water Works Company valuation
- Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
- 26.00
- Forward P/E (FY2026)
- 24.75
- Price to sales (TTM)
- 5.60
- Price to book
- 2.51
- EV / EBITDA (TTM)
- 15.94
Capital structure
Valuation over time
American Water Works Company against its own history
Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.
Its peers: Essential Utilities, American States Water, and California Water Service Group, the US Regulated Water companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.
- P/E (today)Above its median26.017.643.8
- Gross marginLowest in 5 years43.3%43.3%60.3%Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median 50.8%
- Operating marginAbove its median36.6%30.4%36.7%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 30.9%
- Net marginLowest in 5 years21.6%21.6%32.1%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 19.8%
- Return on equityAt its median10.3%9.6%17.3%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 9.0%
- Free cash flow marginBelow its median-20.8%-34.6%-11.0%Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median -17.0%
- Revenue growthAt its median9.7%-3.5%11.7%Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median 10.5%
- EPS growthBelow its median5.8%-35.0%77.9%Against its peers: 2 of 4Peers' median 1.4%
- Debt to EBITDAAt its median5.43×5.27×6.23×Against its peers: 3 of 4Peers' median 4.49×
- Current ratioAt its median0.460.390.73Against its peers: 4 of 4Peers' median 0.85
Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.
American Water Works Company growth and profitability
- Revenue (TTM)
- 5.34B USD
- Net income (TTM)
- 1.14B USD
- Gross margin
- 41.31%
- Operating margin
- 37.04%
- Net margin
- 21.26%
Revenue / Net income
American Water Works Company revenue breakdown
By product
| Segment | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulated Business | 4.72B | 100.0% | +9.9% |
By region
| Region | Revenue | Share of revenue | Change on the year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 105.00M | 42.0% | — |
| Missouri | 63.00M | 25.2% | — |
| Kentucky | 18.00M | 7.2% | — |
| Indiana | 17.00M | 6.8% | — |
| California | 17.00M | 6.8% | — |
| Virginia | 15.00M | 6.0% | — |
| IOWA | 13.00M | 5.2% | — |
| Hawaii | 1.00M | 0.4% | — |
| Tennessee | 1.00M | 0.4% | — |
How American Water Works Company makes its money
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.
American Water Works Company dividends
- Annual dividend
- 3.58 USD
- Dividend yield (indicated)
- 2.38%
- Payout ratio
- 75.09%
- Years of dividend growth
- 18
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last payment
- 0.90 USD
- Last ex-dividend date
- 12 Nov 2026
- Last payment date
- 1 Dec 2026
Dividends per share
American Water Works Company financial health
- Cash and short-term investments
- 121.00M USD
- Total debt
- 16.42B USD
- Net cash
- -16.30B USD
- Free cash flow (TTM)
- -1.16B USD
- Current ratio
- 0.39
- Debt to equity
- 1.38
- Piotroski score
- 4 / 9
- Altman Z-score
- 1.07
Cash, debt and free cash flow
American Water Works Company ownership
- Institutions
- 105.15%
- Institutional holders
- 1,158 (-20)
- Free float
- 99.79%
Who owns the shares
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Insider trading
| Quarter | Purchases | Sales | Shares acquired | Shares disposed of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13.15K | 0.00 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 0 | 46.51K | 17.35K |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 0 | 90.00 | 0.00 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | 0 | 868.00 | 0.00 |
Shares outstanding
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
