American Water Works Company, Inc.· AWK

🇺🇸 US · LargeSP500NYSE

UtilitiesRegulated WaterWebsite

Price: $136.20
Day: -0.19%
Mkt Cap: $27.07B
52W Range: $120.57 – $147.87
Volume: 1.73M
Beta: 0.58

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Performance vs sector and industry peers across 40 metrics.

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American Water Works Company, Inc.

AWK|Utilities|Regulated Water

Comparing against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Utilities

Peer Comparison

Dimension 2 of 5

Revenue Growth

39%ile

6.9%

Operating Margin

97%ile

36.9%

ROIC

64%ile

4.4%

FCF Yield

55%ile

-3.8%

Growth & Cash Flow Quality

Percentile ranking across profitability growth and cash generation

EBITDA Growth

2.0%

EBIT Growth

-1.7%

Net Income Growth

4.2%

OCF Growth

19.7%

FCF Growth

4.4%

Income Quality

2.07

Returns on Capital (TTM)

ROE(10.2%)

55%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROCE(5.9%)

88%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROA(3.1%)

70%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

ROIC(4.4%)

64%ile

Above Avg

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Profit Margins (TTM)

Gross Margin(47.2%)

48%ile

Average

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

EBITDA Margin(54.2%)

97%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Operating Margin(36.9%)

97%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Net Margin(21.3%)

88%ile

Top 20%

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Leverage & Coverage (TTM)

Debt/Equity

76%ile

1.38

Debt/Capital

76%ile

0.58

Net Debt/EBITDA

59%ile

5.54

Interest Coverage

91%ile

3.00x

Liquidity (TTM)

Current Ratio

15%ile

0.52

Quick Ratio

30%ile

0.49

Cash Ratio

58%ile

0.06

WC Turnover

77%ile

-2.54

Operational Efficiency (TTM)

Asset Turnover

9%ile

0.14

DSO

88%ile

38.3

Days Inventory

91%ile

14.4

Cash Conv. Cycle

56%ile

10.0

TTM: Trailing Twelve Months · EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization · EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Taxes · ROA: Return on Assets · ROIC: Return on Invested Capital · ROCE: Return on Capital Employed · ROE: Return on Equity · OCF: Operating Cash Flow · FCF: Free Cash Flow · DSO: Days Sales Outstanding · WC: Working Capital

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Generated August 17, 2026

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33 sector peers (United States · Large Cap · Utilities)

Relative Quality

AWK Relative Quality Score

Ranked against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Utilities

Relative Quality

3.3/5

Adequate

vs 33 sector peers

Peer Rankings (10 of 10 available)

Relative Quality Score of 3.27/5 (Adequate) based on percentile rankings against 33 sector peers in United States · Large Cap · Utilities. Each pillar shows a 1-5 score plus the cohort percentile (e.g. 95p = top 5%); higher percentiles indicate stronger relative performance.Last updated August 17, 2026.

Top-Line and Profit Growth

How does the company's growth rate compare to peers?

Revenue Growth

39th percentile, Weak

Value: 6.92%
Percentile: 39%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm revenue growth of 6.92% and ranks at the 39th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Margin Efficiency

Does the company maintain better profit margins than peers?

Gross Margin

48th percentile, Adequate

Value: 47.20%
Percentile: 48%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm gross margin of 47.20% and ranks at the 48th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Operational Efficiency

Is the company more operationally efficient than competitors?

Asset Turnover

9th percentile, Poor

Value: 0.15
Percentile: 9%
Score: 1/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm asset turnover of 0.15 and ranks at the 9th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Poor financial performance.

Returns Overview

Does the company generate better returns on capital than peers?

ROA

70th percentile, Strong

Value: 3.09%
Percentile: 70%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm roa of 3.09% and ranks at the 70th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Cash Flow Quality

How does the company's cash generation compare to peers?

Operating Cash Flow Growth

67th percentile, Strong

Value: 19.69%
Percentile: 67%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm operating cash flow growth of 19.69% and ranks at the 67th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Liquidity and Working Capital

Does the company maintain better liquidity positions than competitors?

Cash Ratio

58th percentile, Adequate

Value: 0.06
Percentile: 58%
Score: 3/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm cash ratio of 0.06 and ranks at the 58th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Adequate financial performance.

Leverage and Coverage

Is the company's debt burden more manageable than peers?

Debt to Capital

76th percentile, Strong

Value: 0.58
Percentile: 76%
Score: 4/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm debt-to-capital of 0.58 and ranks at the 76th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Strong financial performance.

Valuation Multiples

Is the company's stock valuation attractive relative to peers?

P / E Ratio

31st percentile, Weak

Value: 23.56
Percentile: 31%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm p/e ratio of 23.56 and ranks at the 31st percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Dividend and Shareholder Yield

Does the company deliver superior income to shareholders compared to peers?

Dividend Yield

25th percentile, Weak

Value: 2.53%
Percentile: 25%
Score: 2/5

PoorWeakAdequateStrongExceptional

Analysis

AWK has a ttm dividend yield of 2.53% and ranks at the 25th percentile vs United States · Utilities sector peers. Below average financial performance.

Peer companies

The 33 companies AWK is compared against across its sector and industry cohorts.

American Water Works Company, Inc.· AWK

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