American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$22.9b

American Water Works Company Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

American Water Works Company is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 7.4% and 6.7% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.4% in 3 years.

Key information

7.4%

Earnings growth rate

7.0%

EPS growth rate

Water Utilities earnings growth8.5%
Revenue growth rate6.7%
Future return on equity10.4%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated12 Apr 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

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

Apr 15
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount

Mar 28

Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Mar 10
Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Feb 21
We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Feb 15
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend

Feb 12

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 30
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale

Jan 22

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

Jan 09
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation

Jan 05

American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me

Dec 09

The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing

Nov 03
The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing

Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling

Oct 03

These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively

Sep 25
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:AWK - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20265,0831,203N/A2,1686
12/31/20254,7271,101-8982,0219
12/31/20244,4341,012-9771,8379
12/31/20234,234944-7011,874N/A
9/30/20234,133920-7881,691N/A
6/30/20234,048894-8291,626N/A
3/31/20233,888832-1,1601,239N/A
12/31/20223,792820-1,1891,108N/A
9/30/20223,8121,318-9801,176N/A
6/30/20223,8221,299-8901,117N/A
3/31/20223,8841,288-4301,416N/A
12/31/20213,9301,263-3231,441N/A
9/30/20213,902763-2461,467N/A
6/30/20213,889749-2891,415N/A
3/31/20213,821718-3311,425N/A
12/31/20203,777709-3961,426N/A
9/30/20203,756662-4271,426N/A
6/30/20203,690638-3781,434N/A
3/31/20203,641632-3411,395N/A
12/31/20193,610621-2711,383N/A
9/30/20193,558635-2261,339N/A
6/30/20193,521582-2181,341N/A
3/31/20193,492574-2131,335N/A
12/31/20183,440567-2001,386N/A
9/30/20183,411454-1851,421N/A
6/30/20183,371470-1211,450N/A
3/31/20183,362439-1371,391N/A
12/31/20173,357426151,449N/A
9/30/20173,338528N/A1,364N/A
6/30/20173,332473N/A1,277N/A
3/31/20173,315479N/A1,306N/A
12/31/20163,302468N/A1,289N/A
9/30/20163,283466N/A1,268N/A
6/30/20163,249492N/A1,297N/A
3/31/20163,204478N/A1,241N/A
12/31/20153,159476N/A1,195N/A
9/30/20153,107471N/A1,113N/A
6/30/20153,057454N/A1,064N/A
3/31/20153,030441N/A1,050N/A
12/31/20143,011430N/A1,097N/A
9/30/20142,986397N/A1,048N/A
6/30/20142,962390N/A1,057N/A
3/31/20142,922382N/A991N/A
12/31/20132,879371N/A896N/A
9/30/20132,854364N/A909N/A
6/30/20132,863368N/A929N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AWK's forecast earnings growth (7.4% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: AWK's earnings (7.4% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: AWK's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: AWK's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AWK's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.


Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts


Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: AWK's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.4%).


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