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(AWK) American Water Works - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US0304201033

Water, Wastewater, Treatment, Infrastructure, Services

Water Utilities
Market Cap in USD: 26,156m

IPO / Inception: 2008-04-23
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -8.31%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 37.36%
EPS Trend: 54.9%

Last SUE: 0.60
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 11.93%
Rev. Trend: 85.2%

Last SUE: 3.56
Qual. Beats: 6

Dividends

Dividend Yield	2.49%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.40%
Yield CAGR 5y	8.71%
Payout Consistency	98.3%
Payout Ratio	57.1%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	23.0%
Value at Risk 5%th	36.8%
Relative Tail Risk	-2.79%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.24
Alpha	1.10
CAGR/Max DD	-0.11

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.387
Beta	-0.203
Beta Downside	-0.212

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	27.67%
Mean DD	12.60%
Median DD	11.47%

Description: AWK American Water Works December 17, 2025

American Water Works Company (NYSE: AWK) operates the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility, serving roughly 3.5 million customers across 14 states. Its portfolio includes about 80 surface-water treatment plants, 520 groundwater treatment plants, 190 wastewater facilities, 54,500 mi of pipelines, 1,200 wells, 1,800 pumping stations, 1,100 storage sites and 75 dams, delivering services to residential, commercial, industrial, fire-protection and public-sector users, as well as to military installations.

Key performance indicators from the latest filing show FY 2023 revenue of approximately $3.5 billion and an adjusted EBITDA margin near 70 %, reflecting the regulated, high-margin nature of the business. The company’s rate-base has grown roughly 2 % YoY, driven by steady population growth, increasing water-use efficiency mandates, and heightened infrastructure spending under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which together underpin long-term demand for water-utility services.

For a deeper dive into AWK’s valuation metrics and peer comparison, the ValueRay platform offers a concise, data-rich overview you may find useful.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0

Net Income (1.11b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 304.2m TTM)

FCFTA -0.03 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.05pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -42.11% (prev -19.82%; Δ -22.29pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 2.04b > Net Income 1.11b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (15.20b) to EBITDA (2.90b) ratio: 5.24 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.42 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (195.0m) change vs 12m ago 0.0% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 60.75% (prev 59.89%; Δ 0.86pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 15.24% (prev 14.20%; Δ 1.04pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 3.45 (EBITDA TTM 2.90b / Interest Expense TTM 589.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.37

(A) -0.06 = (Total Current Assets 1.55b - Total Current Liabilities 3.69b) / Total Assets 34.75b

(B) 0.08 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 2.66b / Total Assets 34.75b

(D) 0.11 = Book Value of Equity 2.67b / Total Liabilities 23.84b

Total Rating: 0.37 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 53.87

1. Piotroski 5.0pt

2. FCF Yield -2.36%

3. FCF Margin -19.27%

4. Debt/Equity 1.41

5. Debt/Ebitda 5.24

6. ROIC - WACC (= 2.55)%

7. RoE 10.48%

8. Rev. Trend 85.20%

9. EPS Trend 54.94%

What is the price of AWK shares?

As of December 21, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 130.25 with a total of 2,985,083 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.99%, over one month by +2.46%, over three months by -2.94% and over the past year by +7.77%.

Is AWK a buy, sell or hold?

American Water Works has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.13. Therefor, it is recommend to hold AWK.

Strong Buy: 3
Buy: 0
Hold: 9
Sell: 2
Strong Sell: 1

What are the forecasts/targets for the AWK price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	141	8.3%
Analysts Target Price	141	8.3%
ValueRay Target Price	132.7	1.9%

AWK Fundamental Data Overview December 19, 2025

Market Cap USD = 26.16b (26.16b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 23.3061
P/E Forward = 21.7391
P/S = 5.1589
P/B = 2.3743
P/EG = 2.6914
Beta = 0.751
Revenue TTM = 5.07b USD
EBIT TTM = 2.03b USD
EBITDA TTM = 2.90b USD
Long Term Debt = 13.02b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.27b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 15.37b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 15.20b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 41.36b USD (26.16b + Debt 15.37b - CCE 166.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.45 (Ebit TTM 2.03b / Interest Expense TTM 589.0m)
FCF Yield = -2.36% (FCF TTM -977.0m / Enterprise Value 41.36b)
FCF Margin = -19.27% (FCF TTM -977.0m / Revenue TTM 5.07b)
Net Margin = 21.93% (Net Income TTM 1.11b / Revenue TTM 5.07b)
Gross Margin = 60.75% ((Revenue TTM 5.07b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.99b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 63.96% (prev 62.38%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.19 (Enterprise Value 41.36b / Total Assets 34.75b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.03% (Interest Expense 158.0m / Debt 15.37b)
Taxrate = 23.28% (115.0m / 494.0m)
NOPAT = 1.56b (EBIT 2.03b * (1 - 23.28%))
Current Ratio = 0.42 (Total Current Assets 1.55b / Total Current Liabilities 3.69b)
Debt / Equity = 1.41 (Debt 15.37b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 10.91b)
Debt / EBITDA = 5.24 (Net Debt 15.20b / EBITDA 2.90b)
Debt / FCF = -15.55 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 15.20b / FCF TTM -977.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.61b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.20% (Net Income 1.11b / Total Assets 34.75b)
RoE = 10.48% (Net Income TTM 1.11b / Total Stockholder Equity 10.61b)
RoCE = 8.60% (EBIT 2.03b / Capital Employed (Equity 10.61b + L.T.Debt 13.02b))
RoIC = 6.16% (NOPAT 1.56b / Invested Capital 25.30b)
WACC = 3.61% (E(26.16b)/V(41.53b) * Re(5.27%) + D(15.37b)/V(41.53b) * Rd(1.03%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 5.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 8.05%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow -977.0m)
EPS Correlation: 54.94 | EPS CAGR: 37.36% | SUE: 0.60 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 85.20 | Revenue CAGR: 11.93% | SUE: 3.56 | # QB: 6
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.13 | Chg30d=-0.002 | Revisions Net=+2 | Analysts=4
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.09 | Chg30d=-0.001 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+6.4% | Growth Revenue=+4.9%

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