AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Utilities - Regulated Water · Utilities · United States
142.21
close · 2026-10-29
value
22
cheaper than peers22
quality
83
stronger fundamentals83
ranked against
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caveat reports profit, burns cash
Value inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| earnings yield, 2 years ago | 3.6% | 50 |
| cash flow yield, 2 years ago | -3.2% | 50 |
| earnings yield, 1 year ago | 4.0% | 41 |
| cash flow yield, 3 years ago | -4.8% | 41 |
| earnings yield, 3 years ago | 3.3% | 32 |
| earnings yield, latest year | 4.2% | 32 |
| cash flow yield, latest year | -4.6% | 32 |
| cash flow yield, 1 year ago | -3.6% | 32 |
| EV to EBITDA | 14.97× | 28 |
| price to book | 2.56× | 18 |
| price to sales | 5.26× | 13 |
| forward P/E | 21.61× | 12 |
12 of 12 measures available
Quality inputs
| measure | company | vs peers |
| operating margin | 40.7% | 97 |
| return on equity | 10.1% | 67 |
| revenue growth | 6.2% | 54 |
| debt to equity | 137.7% | 53 |
4 of 4 measures available
Facts
| market cap | $28B |
| free cash flow | -$1.79B |
| employees | 7,000 |
| first trade | 2008-04-23 |
| next earnings | 2026-10-28 |
| fundamentals updated | 2026-10-28 |
Annual history
| measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| diluted eps | 5.69 | 5.39 | 4.90 | 4.51 | not reported |
| free cash flow | -$1.24B | -$963.0M | -$860.0M | -$1.31B | not reported |
| net income | $1.11B | $1.05B | $944.0M | $820.0M | not reported |
| revenue | $5.14B | $4.68B | $4.23B | $3.79B | not reported |
| unusual items | not reported | $0 | $0 | $19.0M | $747.0M |