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American Water Works Company, Inc.

AWK Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$130.91

▼ -0.62 (-0.5%)

52w hi$141.57
52w lo$120.33
Vol1.23M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.03

Short+0.31
Medium-0.21
Long-0.36

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

Market cap$26.02B
Enterprise value$41.86B
Trailing P/E22.69x
Forward P/E19.94x
EV / EBITDA14.37x
P / S (ttm)4.92x
Profit margin21.3%
Return on equity10.1%
Revenue growth+6.2%
Earnings growth+8.6%
Debt / equity137.75

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.17
Sector-0.10
Technical+0.12
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. The company also operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 520 groundwater treatment plants; 170 wastewater treatment plants; 55,000 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,800 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. In addition, it offers water and wastewater services to 14 states serving approximately 3.6 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

United States · www.amwater.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX-0.27
Corr SPX-0.19
Annual vol23.1%
Annual ret-3.2%
Sharpe-0.14
Max DD-20.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$137.27
High / Low$155.00 / $124.00
Median$137.00
Analysts11
Strong Buy0
Buy2
Hold10
Sell0
Strong Sell1

Recent rating actions

2026-05-07UBS→ Neutral
2026-04-21Truist Securities→ Hold
2026-04-21Barclays→ Underweight
2026-01-20Wells Fargo→ Equal-Weight
2026-01-12B of A Securities→ Neutral
2025-12-17Barclays→ Underweight

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-07-16Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibitsread
2026-07-01Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-06-09Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-06-01Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-20Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-05-15Officer / Director Change, Bylaws Amendment…read
2026-04-29Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-04-01Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-03-10Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-03-02Other Material Event, Exhibitsread
2026-02-18Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-05-13Nathoo RaffiqGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13MCGUIGAN STUART MGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13Marberry MichaelGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13Kurz Karl FGrant2.16K—
2026-05-13KAMPLING PATRICIA LGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13JOHNSON JULIA LGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13Havanec Laurie P.Grant1.37K—
2026-05-13Grow Lisa AGrant1.37K—
2026-05-13Edwards Jeffrey NGrant1.37K—
2026-02-17Wikle Melissa K.SVP, Chief Accounting OffGrant608—

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders0
Top-5 share0.0%
HHI0 (—)

Dividends

Yield (TTM)1.26%
$ / share (TTM)$1.66
5y CAGR+8.6%

Annual dividend per share

2021$2.36
2022$2.57
2023$2.78
2024$3.00
2025$3.25
2026$0.83

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-07-2910-Qview
2026-07-298-Kview
2026-07-168-Kview
2026-07-068-K/Aview
2026-07-018-Kview
2026-06-098-Kview
2026-06-018-Kview
2026-05-208-Kview
2026-05-19424B2view
2026-05-18424B5view
2026-05-158-Kview
2026-05-134view
2026-05-134view
2026-05-134view
2026-05-134view

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$4.65B+5.9%
Operating income$1.50B+15.5%
Net income$1.11B+29.2%
Cash from ops$2.04B+6.7%

Indices

S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$131.60$131.72$129.80$130.911.23M
Sep 24$133.84$134.75$131.40$131.531.29M
Sep 23$133.28$134.32$132.07$133.062.12M
Sep 22$134.06$135.08$133.52$133.822.07M
Sep 21$135.31$136.03$133.73$133.971.44M

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