profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
American Water Works
$149.60+1.37% today
+13.8% in 1 year
1-year low $121.131-year high $152.42
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $26.81 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What American Water Works sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.79 billion in 2022 to $5.14 billion in 2025, with $1.11 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
American Water Works vs. similar companies
American Water Works grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Water Works | 26.8× · Fair price | ||
 Essential Utilities | 21.0× · Fair price | ||
 H2O America | 28.5× · Fair price | ||
 Select Water Solutions | 116.3× · Very expensive | ||
 Middlesex Water | 25.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads American Water Works's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,743 | 3,914 | 3,792 | 4,234 | 4,684 | 5,140 | |
| – | – | 2,203 | 2,514 | 2,826 | 3,121 | |
| 1,248 | 1,196 | 1,273 | 1,504 | 1,718 | 1,879 | |
| 1,852 | 1,832 | 2,090 | 2,360 | 2,670 | 2,931 | |
| 709 | 1,263 | 820 | 944 | 1,051 | 1,111 | |
| 3.91 | 6.95 | 4.51 | 4.90 | 5.39 | 5.69 | |
| – | – | 58.1% | 59.4% | 60.3% | 60.7% | |
| 33.3% | 30.6% | 33.6% | 35.5% | 36.7% | 36.6% | |
| 18.9% | 32.3% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 24,766 | 26,075 | 27,787 | 30,298 | 32,830 | 35,442 |
| Cash | 547 | 116 | 85 | 330 | 96 | 98 |
| Total debt | 10,940 | 10,982 | 12,452 | 12,442 | 14,110 | 15,918 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 20,094 | 20,501 | 22,498 | 24,605 |
| 6,454 | 7,298 | 7,693 | 9,797 | 10,332 | 10,837 | |
| 182 | 182 | 182 | 193 | 195 | 195 | |
| 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 6.0% | |
| 11.0% | 17.3% | 10.7% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,426 | 1,441 | 1,108 | 1,874 | 2,045 | 2,059 | |
| – | – | 2,420 | 2,734 | 3,008 | 3,301 | |
| – | – | -1,312 | -860 | -963 | -1,242 | |
| Dividends paid | 389 | 428 | 467 | 532 | 585 | 633 |
| 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | 17 | 28 | 25 | 36 | 32 |
Valuation
- 26.8×
- 24.6×
- 3.44
- 2.2×
- 5.8×
- –
- 15.6×
- -4.2%
- 3.7%
- 2.7%
Profitability
- 60.7%
- 36.6%
- 21.6%
- 53.2%
- 4.4%
- 4.7%
- 10.1%
- 3.1%
- 6.1%
- –
Growth
- +6.5%
- +7.8%
- −31.6%
- +8.6%
- +1.7%
Financial health
- 5.6×
- 1.42
- 44.5%
- 3.0×
- 0.37
- 0.34
- 0.15
How it ranks in Utilities
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 32%of 397
Top 12%of 392
Bottom 23%of 363
Top 40%of 397
Bottom 27%of 396
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $134.67
- Range
- $124.00 – $149.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 1.01 | 1.10 | −8.2% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 1.24 | 1.26 | −1.6% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 1.94 | 1.88 | +3.2% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.48 | 1.52 | −2.6% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.05 | 1.06 | −0.9% |
| Feb 19, 2025 | 1.22 | 1.13 | +8.0% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 1.77 | 1.84 | −3.8% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.40 | 1.46 | −4.1% |
2.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$27a year at today's yield, before tax
+8.6%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.33 in 2015 → $3.25 in 2025
How safe it looks
57.0% of its profit
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
35No pass
Benjamin Graham
48No pass
Philip Fisher
57No pass
Peter Lynch
33No pass
Joel Greenblatt
23No pass
Charlie Munger
42No pass
Terry Smith
36No pass
Questions about American Water Works
Is American Water Works a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the American Water Works AI analysis
What does American Water Works do?
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.4 million active customers. It is in Regulated Water, based in Camden, NJ, United States, with 7,000 employees.
Does American Water Works pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.7% a year, about 57% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $633 million in dividends.
Is American Water Works stock halal?
No. American Water Works does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 53% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has American Water Works stock done over the past year?
Up 13.8% over the past twelve months, to $149.60. It traded between $121.13 and $152.42, close to its high.
Who are American Water Works's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Essential Utilities, H2O America, Select Water Solutions and Middlesex Water. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with American Water Works's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.