American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$24.5b

American Water Works Company Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

American Water Works Company is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 7.9% and 6.6% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 7.3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 10.5% in 3 years.

Key information

7.9%

Earnings growth rate

7.3%

EPS growth rate

Water Utilities earnings growth7.0%
Revenue growth rate6.6%
Future return on equity10.5%
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated20 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

American Water Works: Time To Buy This Water Utility Now

Dec 19

Return Trends At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Appealing

Dec 19
Return Trends At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Appealing

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Nov 12
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Oct 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company

Oct 11

Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Sep 13
Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Aug 23
Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 30
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market

Jul 17

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jun 17
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

May 26
American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts

May 23

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

May 05
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now

May 04

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

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

Oct 03

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

Jul 31

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

Feb 15

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

Jan 03

American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend

Dec 08

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:AWK - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/20265,1771,211-1102,3819
12/31/20254,8341,106-9022,06211
12/31/20244,5681,018-9801,88010
9/30/20244,515983-8251,933N/A
6/30/20244,359956-8141,887N/A
3/31/20244,307959-6871,971N/A
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
6/30/20183,371470N/A1,450N/A
3/31/20183,362439N/A1,391N/A
12/31/20173,357426N/A1,449N/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

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: AWK's forecast earnings growth (7.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: AWK's earnings (7.9% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: AWK's revenue (6.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: AWK's revenue (6.6% 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 (10.5%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

American Water Works Company, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John StaszakArgus Research Company
Finbarr MacCarthyAtlantic Equities LLP
Benjamin KalloBaird