American Water Works Company, Inc.: stock overview
Price
$149.60
November 13, 2026Market cap $29.2B
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In short
American Water Works had revenue of $5.3B over the last 12 months and net income of $1.1B, a net margin of 21.4%. Revenue grew by 6.5% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $149.60 the shares trade at a P/E of 25.7, against a median of 26.9 over the last 5 fiscal years. It has net debt of $15.3B. It pays a dividend yielding 2.35%.
From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to December 31, 2025) and the price of November 13, 2026.
Its SEC filings- Market cap
- $29.2B
- 195M shares
- P/E
- 25.7
- Today25.7Median26.9
- Revenue, 12 months
- $5.3B
- +6.5% a year over 5 years
- Net margin
- 21.4%
- 2025: 21.7%, above 84% of its industry
Worth knowing
What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.
3 fiscal years in figures
Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.
+10.2% a year over 2 years
Fiscal years in figures
AWK's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from 2009 to 2022, 14 more fiscal years
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Key figures
The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.
Valuation
- Market cap 3-year median: $25.5B
- $29.2B
- Enterprise value
- $44.5B
- P/E 3-year median: 23.1
- 25.7
- EV / EBIT
- 22.5
- EV / Revenue
- 8.4
- P/B 3-year median: 2.4
- 2.5
- FCF yield 3-year median: -3.3%
- –
- Earnings yield 3-year median: 4.3%
- 3.9%
Profitability
- Operating margin
- 37.2%
- Net margin 3-year median: 22.4%
- 21.4%
- ROIC
- 6.0%
- ROIC, 5-year average
- 5.6%
- ROE
- 10.1%
Growth
- Revenue, yearly change
- +10.1%
- EPS, yearly change
- +5.6%
- FCF, yearly change
- –
- Revenue, average a year
- +6.5%
- EPS, average a year
- +7.8%
The yearly change compares FY2025 with FY2024.
Balance sheet
- Cash
- $121M
- Total debt
- $15.5B
- Of which operating leases
- $81M
- Net debt
- $15.3B
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 5.3x
- Interest cover
- 3.0x
- Current ratio
- 0.39
Balance sheet of September 30, 2026.
Returns to shareholders
- Dividend yield 3-year median: 2.5%
- 2.35%
- Buybacks
- –
- Total returned
- 2.35%
- Shares, yearly change
- +0.1%
Against its industry
Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 49).
Operating margin
36.7%
Above 91% of the 117 companies in its industry, and 95% of all.
Net margin
21.7%
Above 84% of the 122 companies in its industry, and 84% of all.
ROE
10.3%
Above 63% of the 103 companies in its industry, and 61% of all.
ROA
3.1%
Above 57% of the 122 companies in its industry, and 62% of all.
Revenue growth
10.1%
Above 55% of the 122 companies in its industry, and 62% of all.
From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.
The company at the SEC
How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.
- Name at the SEC
- American Water Works Company, Inc.
- CIK
- 1410636
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Industry (SIC)
- 4941 · Water Supply
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Latest annual report
- December 31, 2025
- Reporting currency
- USD
- Shares
- 195M
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The full analysis
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What is AWK's market cap?
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s market cap is $29.2B, at a price of $149.60 on November 13, 2026 and 195M shares.
What is AWK's P/E?
AWK's P/E is 25.7, on earnings per share of $5.77 over the last 12 months. The median over the last 5 fiscal years was 26.9.
How much revenue does AWK have?
American Water Works had revenue of $5.3B over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by +6.5% a year on average.
Does AWK pay a dividend?
Yes. American Water Works paid $3.51 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 2.35% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.
Where do the figures come from?
From American Water Works Company, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.
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The figures come from the company's SEC filings and the share price, and describe what it has reported. They are not a score or a fair value.