Fundamentals · 2026-09-09S&P 500ANNUAL BASIS

American Water Works

AWK stock analysis · Utilities · Water Utilities

FY 2025-12-31ANNUAL FILINGS
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ⓘ These are research estimates based on annual filings. Valuation uses a cash-flow proxy and explicit assumptions; prices are not live. Published valuations use annual periods first filed by the price date, with later restatements retained.
Reference share price · USD
$131.58HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT

As of · fund-implied per-share value

Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.

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Estimated issuer market cap
$25.7B

Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-04-20. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.

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Valuation

DCF value

— Requires positive annual FCF, usable shares and discount rate above terminal growth.

Requires positive annual FCF, usable shares and discount rate above terminal growth.

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Valuation

Reverse DCF

— No solution in −50% to +100% growth, or nonpositive FCF / invalid assumptions.

No solution in −50% to +100% growth, or nonpositive FCF / invalid assumptions.

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Valuation

Relative valuation

0.5%

30 sector peers · median 23.2×

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Historical multiples

25.7×

7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 23.1× · -10.0% versus history

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Valuation

Free cash flow yield

-4.2%

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Quality

ROIC / quality

5.8%

Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy · parent-equity fallback (scope limitation)

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Valuation

Value composite

48/100

Annual basis · read assumptions below

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Momentum

12–1 price momentum

— Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.

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Investment

Asset growth

8.0%

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Investment

Net payout yield

— Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.

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Quality

Accrual quality

-2.8%

Parent-earnings fallback versus consolidated cash flow · scope limitation

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Momentum

Fundamental momentum

2.0%

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Follow the cash

ANNUAL · USD

Operating cash flow and reinvestment over time

USD · bar maximum 3.1B2020-12-31: cfo $1,426,000,000.002020-12-31: capex $1,822,000,000.0020202021-12-31: cfo $1,441,000,000.002021-12-31: capex $1,764,000,000.0020212022-12-31: cfo $1,108,000,000.002022-12-31: capex $2,297,000,000.0020222023-12-31: cfo $1,874,000,000.002023-12-31: capex $2,575,000,000.0020232024-12-31: cfo $2,045,000,000.002024-12-31: capex $2,856,000,000.0020242025-12-31: cfo $2,059,000,000.002025-12-31: capex $3,126,000,000.002025
Operating cash flowCapital expenditure

Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.

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Personal inputs stay in this browser. Blank fields retain published inputs. Five-year forecast; zero net borrowing. Required return must exceed terminal growth.

How sensitive is the valuation?

DCF per-share sensitivity · includes reviewed preferred and minority-owner claims · rows: required return · columns: growth
Return / Growth3.0%5.0%7.0%
8.0%———
10.0%———
12.0%———

Annual financial history

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Fiscal year-endRevenueNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureAssets
2025-12-315.1B1.1B2.1B3.1B35.4B
2024-12-314.7B1.1B2B2.9B32.8B
2023-12-314.2B944M1.9B2.6B30.3B
2022-12-313.8B820M1.1B2.3B27.8B
2021-12-313.9B1.3B1.4B1.8B26.1B
2020-12-313.7B709M1.4B1.8B24.8B
2019-12-313.6B621M1.4B1.7B22.7B
2018-12-313.4B565M1.4B1.6B21.2B

USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.

Trace the inputs

MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD
InputValueSEC tag / sourceFiled
revenue5.1BRevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax2026-02-18
netIncome1.1BNetIncomeLoss
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-18
Parent/common earnings proxy1.1BNetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic2026-02-18
cfo2.1BNetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities2026-02-18
capex3.1BPaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment2026-02-18
operatingIncome1.9BOperatingIncomeLoss2026-02-18
assets35.4BAssets2026-02-18
equity10.8BStockholdersEquity
Parent-attributable fallback: a verified consolidated total is unavailable in the supported tags. Noncontrolling interests have not been assumed to be zero; this may differ in scope from consolidated cash flow or operating income.
2026-02-18
Parent book equity proxy10.8BStockholdersEquity2026-02-18
debt14.3BLongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent + LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations2026-02-18
shortDebt1.6BShortTermBorrowings2026-02-18
cash98MCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue2026-02-18
shares195MWeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding2026-02-18
dividends633MPaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock2026-02-18
buybacks—Not reported under a supported tag—
issuance0ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock2026-02-18