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American Water Works Company, Inc. AWK

NYSE · stock · Water Supply · website · IPO 2008-04-23 · LEI

American Water Works Company, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$25.9B
P / E23.3×
P / S5.1×
P / B2.4×
Dividend yield2.44%
Net margin21.7%
Return on equity10.3%
FCF margin-20.8%
Return on capital6.1%
Graham number -37.5%$84.35

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($84.35); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
16.60% 17.30% 18.90% 32.30% 21.80% 22.40% 22.60% 21.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
32.30% 33.80% 33.30% 30.60% 33.80% 35.70% 36.90% 36.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
9.00% 7.90% 9.70% 10.10% 11.00% 17.30% 10.70% 9.60% 10.20% 10.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
179.0M 179.0M 180.0M 181.0M 182.0M 182.0M 182.0M 193.0M 195.0M 195.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$6.25B $6.75B $7.51B $8.60B $9.11B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2.50% 2.20% 2.70% 2.70% 2.90% 4.80% 3.00% 3.10% 3.20% 3.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-5.90% -7.60% -10.60% -8.30% -31.60% -16.60% -17.40% -20.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.21× 1.26× 1.30× 1.42× 1.50× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.62 $2.38 $3.15 $3.43 $3.91 $6.95 $4.51 $4.90 $5.39 $5.69 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

American Water Works Company, Inc. trades at about 23.7× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 22.7×–40.7×, median 30.4×).

22.7× 40.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (22.7×–40.7×); dot = today's 23.7×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin36.7%36.9%35.7%33.8%30.6%33.3%33.8%32.3%——
Net margin21.7%22.6%22.4%21.8%32.3%18.9%17.3%16.6%——
FCF margin-20.8%-17.4%-16.6%-31.6%-8.3%-10.6%-7.6%-5.9%——
Return on assets3.1%3.2%3.1%3.0%4.8%2.9%2.7%2.7%2.2%2.5%
Return on equity10.3%10.2%9.6%10.7%17.3%11.0%10.1%9.7%7.9%9.0%
Debt / equity—————1.50×1.42×1.30×1.26×1.21×
Current ratio0.460.390.650.440.730.660.630.370.310.33

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.