American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) stock
AWKNYSEWater SupplyFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 9/3010% above fair value
$149.66−0.70 (-0.47%)
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $29.80BP/E 25.9Yield 2.21%
American Water Works statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 11, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 11, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.80
- 2.11
- P/OCF Ratio
- 12.97
- 9.62
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 8.65
- 4.50
- EV / EBIT
- 23.25
- 20.92
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.64%
- 2.02%
- Float
- 199M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.15%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.5%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 16M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 15.0%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 8.16%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 8.15%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 8.49
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $153.69
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $120.57
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $143.13
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $137.44
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $133.11
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $3.38
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 0.02%
- 0.18%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 15.1%
- 2.92%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 9.67%
- -2.26%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 17.5%
- -2.09%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 14.7%
- 4.67%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 16.1%
- 2.01%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 21.2%
- 37.8%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -12.3%
- 23.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 110.0%
- 54.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.62
- 0.94
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 66.6
- 53.8
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 22.3%
- 25.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.39
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 27.2%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 55.1%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- -21.7%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.95%
- 9.32%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 3.16%
- 2.64%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 5.74%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.92%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.39
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.16
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.37
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 5.57
- 4.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 5.53
- 4.68
- Interest Coverage
- 3.00
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 5.14%
- 7.96%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 2.16%
- 12.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 1.41%
- 10.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 10.8%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 6.47%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 8.06%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.79%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.15
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $760.14K
- $1.11M
- Profits Per Employee
- $162.29K
- $118.50K
- Employee Count
- 7,000
- 1,444
- WACC
- 6.13%
- 6.80%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.45B
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$16.21B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$81.43
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $11.93B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $59.92
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $10.62B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$2.30B
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$3.46B
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- -$5.81
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.81%
- 4.36%
- FCF Yield
- -3.88%
- -3.90%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.21%
- 2.80%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.21%
- 1.60%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.31
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 8.17%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 13
- 11
- Payout Ratio
- 59.4%
- 58.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $659.00M
- $204.10M
- Income Tax
- $309.00M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.4%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $88.20
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -41.1%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.07
- 1.12
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $44.96
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -70.0%
- -36.0%
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% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
16M AWK shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 15.0% from the previous report, or 8.16% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 73.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 16,225,581 | +15.0% | 1,910,399 | 8.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 14,103,968 | +2.3% | 2,014,550 | 7.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13,783,891 | +4.6% | 1,828,418 | 7.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 13,180,501 | +13.1% | 1,880,751 | 7.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11,658,804 | +9.5% | 2,094,338 | 5.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10,650,191 | -11.8% | 2,305,486 | 4.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12,074,515 | +9.6% | 2,508,981 | 4.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 11,016,023 | -0.2% | 2,008,699 | 5.5 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11,036,004 | +10.4% | 2,658,086 | 4.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9,999,688 | -10.1% | 2,161,677 | 4.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 11,125,161 | +0.4% | 1,993,442 | 5.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 11,080,991 | +12.5% | 1,851,550 | 6.0 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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