# American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Utilities / Water Utilities. Price $140.70, market value $28.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.4×** (5-yr avg 25.2×, 3-yr avg 23.4×). American Water Works Company Inc. trades at 24.4× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 25.2×. The Utilities median in the September 2026 study was 21.2×. Forward P/E is 21.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 3.85**. A PEG of 3.85 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 5.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 5.3×.
- **Price / book: 2.4×**. The shares trade at 2.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 10.2×**. Enterprise value is 10.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -3.7%** (5-yr avg -3.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 4.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 37.1%**. 37.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 21.7%**. 21.7% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.3%**. 10.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.5%.
- **Return on assets: 3.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.1%** (3-yr 10.8%/yr, 5-yr 6.5%/yr). Revenue grew 10.1% over the last year, against 6.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 5.6%** (3-yr 8.1%/yr, 5-yr 7.8%/yr). Earnings per share rose 5.6%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.15**. Debt is 0.15 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.5×**. It would take 0.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.54%** ($3.38 per share, trailing). American Water Works Company Inc. yields 2.54%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 57%**. 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 12**. 12 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 8.6%/yr** (1-yr 8.2%). The dividend has grown 8.6% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (11 analysts). 11 analysts cover American Water Works Company Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $140.36 (-0% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 1.4%** (YTD 9.3%, 3-mo 13.0%). The shares are up 1.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.4%** (16.7% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 61**. An RSI of 61 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): -0.43** (volatility 23%). Beta of -0.43 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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