The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

AWK

Concerning the House

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

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%
Quotation

$136.46

+1.54 (+1.1%)

52w hi$142.32
52w lo$120.33
Vol2.88M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.13

Short+0.21
Medium-0.34
Long-0.40

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

Market cap$27.12B
Enterprise value$42.65B
Trailing P/E23.65x
Forward P/E20.78x
EV / EBITDA14.64x
P / S (ttm)5.13x
Profit margin21.3%
Return on equity10.1%
Revenue growth+6.2%
Earnings growth+8.6%
Debt / equity137.75
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX-0.26
Corr SPX-0.18
Annual vol22.9%
Annual ret-0.3%
Sharpe-0.01
Max DD-20.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.17
Sector-0.01
Technical+0.01
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.24

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$135.05$137.15$135.06$136.462.88M
Aug 12$135.62$136.39$134.19$134.922.90M
Aug 11$133.93$136.14$133.07$136.061.73M
Aug 10$134.19$135.86$131.90$135.452.48M
Aug 7$133.54$136.24$133.22$135.311.20M