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American Water Works Company return on equity (ROE)

American Water Works Company's return on equity is 9.52%: net income of 1.14B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 11.93B USD.

Today
9.52%
Average, 5 years
11.24%
Low, 5 years
8.71%
High, 5 years
17.31%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.14B ÷ 11.93B = 9.52%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is American Water Works Company's return on equity so high?

Net margin
21.6%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.14×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
3.37×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
10.3%
FY2025
  • FY202521.6% × 0.14 × 3.37 = 10.3%
  • FY202422.4% × 0.14 × 3.18 = 10.2%
  • FY202322.3% × 0.14 × 3.09 = 9.6%
  • FY202221.6% × 0.14 × 3.61 = 10.7%
  • FY202132.1% × 0.15 × 3.57 = 17.3%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today9.52%1.14B11.93B
FY202531 Dec 202510.25%1.11B10.84B
FY202431 Dec 202410.17%1.05B10.33B
FY202331 Dec 20239.64%944.00M9.80B
FY202231 Dec 202210.66%820.00M7.69B
FY202131 Dec 202117.31%1.26B7.30B
FY202031 Dec 202010.99%709.00M6.45B
FY201931 Dec 201910.15%621.00M6.12B
FY201831 Dec 20189.67%567.00M5.86B
FY201731 Dec 20177.91%426.00M5.39B
FY201631 Dec 20168.97%468.00M5.22B
FY201531 Dec 20159.43%476.00M5.05B
FY201431 Dec 20148.75%430.00M4.92B
FY201331 Dec 20137.81%369.12M4.73B
FY201231 Dec 20128.42%374.11M4.44B
FY201131 Dec 20117.19%304.93M4.24B
FY201031 Dec 20106.48%267.83M4.13B
FY200931 Dec 2009-5.82%-233.08M4.01B
FY200831 Dec 2008-13.61%-562.20M4.13B
FY200731 Dec 2007-7.49%-342.28M4.57B
FY200631 Dec 2006-2.78%-155.64M5.60B
FY200531 Dec 2005—-325.04M—
FY200131 Dec 20018.93%161.48M1.81B
FY200031 Dec 20009.35%161.06M1.72B
FY199931 Dec 19998.04%138.95M1.73B
FY199831 Dec 19989.80%131.00M1.34B
FY199731 Dec 19979.60%119.10M1.24B
FY199631 Dec 19968.79%101.70M1.16B
FY199531 Dec 199510.02%92.10M919.20M
FY199431 Dec 19949.42%78.70M835.10M
FY199331 Dec 199310.47%75.40M720.20M
FY199231 Dec 19929.48%68.20M719.10M
FY199131 Dec 199110.90%73.60M675.40M
FY199031 Dec 199010.02%57.10M569.80M
FY198931 Dec 19898.98%48.30M537.90M
FY198831 Dec 198812.31%56.90M462.40M
FY198731 Dec 198713.12%56.00M426.90M
FY198631 Dec 198614.33%55.80M389.30M
FY198531 Dec 198512.87%46.90M364.50M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about American Water Works Company's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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