American Water Works Company, Inc.
AWK
NYSE·Utilities·Regulated Water·Mkt cap $28.0B
$140.70
▼ -0.13%
P/E
24.34
Mkt Cap
$28.0B
52-Wk Range
$120.57–$145.64
52-Week Range
$120.57 - $145.64
P/E
Fwd P/E
Beta
Div Yield
Avg Vol
Shares Out
Mkt Cap
Price action
Price chart
Up 0.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Extensive Geographic Coverage
- Comprehensive Water Infrastructure Network
- Regulatory Compliance Expertise
- Long-Term Municipal Service Contracts
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.6).
Growth
Stable outlook
Infrastructure Modernization Investments
Value
Fairly valued vs Water Utilities peers
Momentum
Strong
+14.9% over 3m
Quality
Strong
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Solid
2.45% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying AWK right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 28, 2026
JUL 29, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.61 vs $1.53 consensus (+5.2% surprise). Revenue of $1.4B vs $1.3B expected (+2.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+5.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+16%
+13%
+11%
+10%
+6%
+6%
+6%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.5B
$1.3B
$1.2B
$1.4B
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
64.5%
Operating
40.0%
Profit
23.3%
Wall Street consensus
4 analysts · 25% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
25%
Hold
50%
Sell
25%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Bank of America · Jul 16, 2026
vs Industry
How AWK stacks vs Regulated Water
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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