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American Water Works Company NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Last Price

US$132.25

Market Cap

US$25.7b

7D

-4.5%

1Y

-3.7%

Updated

25 Sep, 2023

Data

Company Financials +

American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Mkt Cap: US$25.7b

AWK Stock Overview

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States.

AWK fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends4/6

American Water Works Company, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for American Water Works Company
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$132.25
52 Week HighUS$162.59
52 Week LowUS$122.77
Beta0.57
1 Month Change-5.82%
3 Month Change-7.44%
1 Year Change-3.70%
3 Year Change-8.51%
5 Year Change51.09%
Change since IPO541.99%

Recent News & Updates

American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value

Jul 31

Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Jul 21
Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Recent updates

American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value

Jul 31

Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Jul 21
Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jun 14
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Apr 17
Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 16
Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?

American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M

Feb 15

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)

Jan 11
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)

American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued

Jan 03

Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?

Dec 15
Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?

American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend

Dec 08

Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 17
Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system

Nov 04

American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over

Oct 27

Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M

Oct 11

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Oct 10
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

American Water unit buys city of Villa Grove's water & wastewater systems for $11M

Sep 22

American Water Works: An Expensive Stock Underperforming Its Sector With A Muddy Chart

Aug 19

Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Aug 15
Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Aug 01
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

American Water Works Company declares $0.655 dividend

Jul 27

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Jul 05
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

American Water chosen for Naval Station Mayport wastewater contract

Jul 01

American Water Works Weighs On Utilities

Jun 09

Here's Why We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Well Worth Watching

May 16
Here's Why We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Well Worth Watching

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.66

May 02
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.66

Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Apr 05
Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

American Water Works: Still A Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stock

Mar 25

I Built A List Of Growing Companies And American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Made The Cut

Feb 13
I Built A List Of Growing Companies And American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Made The Cut

We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jan 31
We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

American Water Works: Update On A Core Dividend Growth Stock As Interest Rates Rise

Jan 16

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Dec 23
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Here's Why I Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is An Interesting Stock

Nov 14
Here's Why I Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is An Interesting Stock

American Water Works: A Dividend Stalwart You Can Count On

Nov 05

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Nov 01
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Slowing Rates Of Return At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Leave Little Room For Excitement

Sep 23
Slowing Rates Of Return At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Leave Little Room For Excitement

American Water Works: Better Than A Long-Term Bond

Aug 20

Is Now The Time To Put American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) On Your Watchlist?

Aug 14
Is Now The Time To Put American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) On Your Watchlist?

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.60

Aug 01
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.60

We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Jul 31
We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Shareholder Returns

AWKUS Water UtilitiesUS Market
7D-4.5%-4.5%-3.1%
1Y-3.7%-9.0%15.1%

Return vs Industry: AWK exceeded the US Water Utilities industry which returned -9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: AWK underperformed the US Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is AWK's price volatile compared to industry and market?
AWK volatility
AWK Average Weekly Movement2.6%
Water Utilities Industry Average Movement2.7%
Market Average Movement5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market14.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: AWK is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: AWK's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18866,500M. Hardwickhttps://www.amwater.com

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,600 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.4 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.

American Water Works Company, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do American Water Works Company's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
AWK fundamental statistics
Market CapUS$25.74b
Earnings (TTM)US$894.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$4.05b

28.8x

P/E Ratio

6.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
AWK income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$4.05b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.66b
Gross ProfitUS$2.39b
Other ExpensesUS$1.49b
EarningsUS$894.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Nov 02, 2023

Earnings per share (EPS)4.59
Gross Margin58.97%
Net Profit Margin22.09%
Debt/Equity Ratio125.6%

How did AWK perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.1%

Current Dividend Yield

56%

Payout Ratio