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American Water Works Company, Inc. logoAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.AWK
$134.76-0.76%
American Water Works Company, Inc. logo

American Water Works Company, Inc.

AWK

$134.76

-$1.03 (-0.76%)

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ProfitabilityStrong marginsGrowthSteady growthCash FlowCash burnValuationFairly valued
What stands out

36.56% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 6.13%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.

What's changing

Revenue grew 9.7%, steady but not accelerating.

What deserves caution

Negative free cash flow of -$1.07B. The business is consuming cash, not generating it.

Valuation context

23.4x earnings. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.

Price History

-6.5%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap$26.78B
EPS$5.77
P/E23.36
P/FCF-26.00
EV/EBITDA14.78
FCF Yield—
Div. Yield2.46%
Net Debt/FCF-15.4x
52-Week Range
$122.35$143.73

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

$5.28B

▲ +9.7% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

$1.13B

▲ +5.7% YoY

Op. Margin

36.94%

▼ -0.1pp YoY

ROIC

6.10%

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

-$1.03B

▼ -31.6% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

$2.33B

▲ +0.7% YoY

Net Debt

$15.87B

Cash & Equiv.

$191M

5Y CAGR: +6.4%

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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 20 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 2 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, last close as of 21 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is American Water Works Company (AWK) overvalued?

At a P/E of 23.4, American Water Works Company (AWK)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, American Water Works Company scores 34/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

Is American Water Works Company a high-quality business?+

American Water Works Company scores 34 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 36.9% operating margin and a 6.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Does American Water Works Company (AWK) pay a dividend, and how much?+

Yes, American Water Works Company pays a regular dividend of about $3.36 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 58.3% of earnings, so the dividend is well covered. American Water Works Company has grown the dividend at roughly 10.3% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For AWK's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.

Is American Water Works Company a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh AWK's valuation and scores 34/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 2.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.

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