American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $29.80BP/E 25.9Yield 2.21%
American Water Works Company, Inc. grew revenue 5.1% to $5.32B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 5.6% to $1.98B, moving the operating margin from 37.0% to 37.2%. Free cash flow was -$1.16B. At the latest close the market valued the company at $29.80B, 25.9 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $29.80B
- P/E ratio
- 25.9
- Price to sales
- 5.60
- Price to book
- 2.50
- Dividend yield
- 2.21%
- Free cash flow yield
- -3.88%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $5.32B
- Net income
- $1.14B
- EPS, diluted
- $5.77
- Free cash flow
- -$1.16B
- Book value per share
- $59.95
- Diluted shares
- 199M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Previous close
- $150.36
- Open
- $148.60
- Day's range
- $147.96 – $149.90
- Volume
- 1,288,856
- Average volume (20 days)
- 2,165,664
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.39
- 52-week range
- $120.57 – $153.69
- RSI (14 days)
- 66.6
- Volatility (1 year)
- 22.3%
- Relative volume
- 0.62×
- WACC
- 6.1%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AWK | S&P 500 | Difference | AWK per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +16.1% | -2.4% | +18.5 pts | ||
| 3 months | +10.0% | -1.2% | +11.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +17.1% | +12.3% | +4.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +18.3% | +12.4% | +5.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +30.4% | +78.8% | −48.4 pts | +9.2% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -2.7% | +75.2% | −77.8 pts | -0.5% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +154.7% | +311.1% | −156.4 pts | +9.8% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases American Water Works filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About American Water Works
Water Supply
American Water Works Company, Inc. provides drinking water, wastewater management, and associated utility services. The company conducts most of its operations through a regulated utilities segment that delivers drinking water, fire protection, and wastewater treatment to residential, commercial, industrial, and public authority clients, as well as to other community water systems through bulk supply agreements. Beyond its core utility segment, the organization provides water and wastewater system operations to the U.S. government on military installations under long-term contracts, while also managing utility facilities for municipal partners.
Company profile, executives and historyAmerican Water Works stock: common questions
What is American Water Works's stock price?
AWK closed at $149.66 on Nov 11, 2026, down 0.47% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $120.57 and $153.69.
What is American Water Works's market cap?
American Water Works was worth $29.80B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is AWK's P/E ratio?
AWK trades at 25.9 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $5.77 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does American Water Works make?
American Water Works reported revenue of $5.32B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 5.1% from a year earlier.
Does American Water Works pay a dividend?
Yes. American Water Works paid $3.31 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.21% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 13 years in a row.
When does American Water Works report earnings next?
American Water Works is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 17, 2027, after the close. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has AWK stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, AWK returned +18.3% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many AWK shares are sold short?
16M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 8.16% of the float, or 8.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are American Water Works's competitors?
Companies most similar to American Water Works by business, industry and size include WTRG, HTO, CWT, AWR, MSEX.
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