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American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Camden, United States | NYSE
130.05 USD +0.50 (0.386%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 131.21 +1.16 (0.894%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case remains strong, anchored by a nine-year price trajectory that has more than doubled and a dividend that has grown consistently for five years. Despite the current price trading below its fifty-day and two-hundred-day averages, the fundamentals support a solid buy-and-hold strategy rather than a short-term trade. The payout ratio sits comfortably below sixty percent, ensuring the yield is sustainable even if earnings fluctuate. However, the short-term outlook lacks a clear directional edge due to the technical weakness and neutral statistical forecasts, suggesting the stock is in a consolidation phase. Speculators are positioning for modest upside while maintaining downside protection, which mirrors the cautious sentiment among analysts who recommend a hold. Ultimately, this is a defensive utility play where the priority is capital preservation and steady compounding rather than aggressive momentum.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.019782
AutoTheta0.020375
AutoARIMA0.021014
MSTL0.024110

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 4.37
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.266
Excess Kurtosis 0.08
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 137.745
Revenue per Share 27.028
Market Cap 25,844,705,280
Trailing P/E 22.54
Forward P/E 19.81
Beta 0.57
Profit Margins 21.35%
Website https://www.amwater.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is compressed in the low-to-mid twenties, indicating complacency. Call open interest clusters at 135 and 150 strikes, signaling speculative upside bets, while put open interest is heavier in the money for longer-dated contracts, suggesting institutional hedging against downside risk. The ATM skew is balanced, reflecting a wait-and-see approach rather than a strong directional bet.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.66% 2.65% 2.44% 2.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-11 0.895 0.657798
2026-05-12 0.895 0.701136
2026-02-10 0.828 0.662241
2025-11-13 0.828 0.629849
2025-08-12 0.828 0.582729
2025-05-13 0.828 0.618649
2025-02-07 0.765 0.624541
2024-11-12 0.765 0.577664
2024-08-13 0.765 0.541057
2024-05-13 0.765 0.571834
2024-02-07 0.708 0.580566
2023-11-13 0.708 0.581329
2023-08-07 0.708 0.498206
2023-05-08 0.708 0.480098
2023-02-06 0.655 0.418771
2022-11-07 0.655 0.474500
2022-08-08 0.655 0.422172
2022-05-09 0.655 0.449276
2022-02-07 0.603 0.387981
2021-11-09 0.603 0.355710
2021-08-09 0.603 0.340447
2021-05-10 0.603 0.386538
2021-02-05 0.550 0.333313
2020-11-09 0.550 0.338816
2020-08-11 0.550 0.386182
2020-05-11 0.550 0.460290
2020-02-06 0.500 0.370370
2019-11-08 0.500 0.429923
2019-08-08 0.500 0.418725
2019-05-10 0.500 0.461808
2019-02-06 0.455 0.478192
2018-11-08 0.455 0.511869
2018-08-09 0.455 0.515756
2018-05-10 0.455 0.543348
2018-02-06 0.415 0.525583
2017-11-09 0.415 0.464674
2017-08-07 0.415 0.509891
2017-05-03 0.415 0.534106
2017-02-03 0.375 0.517884
2016-11-07 0.375 0.525578
2016-08-04 0.375 0.467873
2016-05-05 0.375 0.512295
2016-02-04 0.340 0.531832
2015-11-05 0.340 0.584293
2015-08-06 0.340 0.656751
2015-05-07 0.340 0.641630
2015-02-05 0.310 0.550035
2014-11-06 0.310 0.596268
2014-08-07 0.310 0.665951
2014-05-08 0.310 0.663385
2014-01-30 0.280 0.658824
2013-11-13 0.280 0.660222
2013-08-15 0.280 0.680437
2013-05-22 0.280 0.666191
2012-12-18 0.250 0.662252
2012-11-14 0.250 0.684744
2012-07-03 0.250 0.717978
2012-04-18 0.230 0.689862
2012-02-01 0.230 0.682898
2011-11-16 0.230 0.752618
2011-08-10 0.230 0.857569
2011-05-16 0.220 0.764420
2011-02-16 0.220 0.807932
2010-11-16 0.220 0.915903
2010-08-16 0.220 0.995475
2010-05-14 0.210 0.982226
2010-02-16 0.210 0.949367
2009-11-16 0.210 1.028404
2009-08-14 0.210 1.097179
2009-05-14 0.200 1.131862
2009-02-13 0.200 0.968992
2008-11-14 0.200 1.025641
2008-08-13 0.200 0.948317
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.58
dividendYield 2.76
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.378
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026074873
lastDividendValue 0.895
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08484036
Address1 1 Water Street
All Time High 189.65
All Time Low 16.22
Ask 130.58
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,868,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,081,160
Average Volume 2,081,160
Average Volume10Days 1,868,870
Beta 0.569
Bid 129.65
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 58.698
City Camden
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 130.05
Current Ratio 0.523
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 130.72
Day Low 128.235
Debt To Equity 137.745
Display Name American Water Works
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 3.58
Dividend Yield 2.76
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth 0.086
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.09
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,217,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,217,600
Ebitda 2,912,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.55129004
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.31
Enterprise To Revenue 7.889
Enterprise Value 41,685,704,704
Eps Current Year 6.08475
Eps Forward 6.56585
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 134.8774
Fifty Day Average Change -4.8273926
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03579097
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.4840355
Fifty Two Week High 145.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.589996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.10704474
Fifty Two Week Low 120.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.480003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.07862655
Fifty Two Week Range 120.57 - 145.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,208,957,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.99
Float Shares 198,323,582
Forward Eps 6.56585
Forward P E 19.807034
Free Cashflow -1,785,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,000
Fullday Change 1.6625977
Fullday Change Percent 1.2833637
Fullday Price 130.05
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.61469
Gross Profits 3,248,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00116
Held Percent Institutions 1.0718399
Implied Shares Outstanding 198,728,989
Industry Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Disp Utilities - Regulated Water
Industry Key utilities-regulated-water
Ir Website http://ir.amwater.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=215126&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Last Dividend Value 0.895
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. The company also operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 520 groundwater treatment plants; 170 wastewater treatment plants; 55,000 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,800 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. In addition, it offers water and wastewater services to 14 states serving approximately 3.6 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
Long Name American Water Works Company, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 25,844,705,280
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_250885
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 1,128,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 26,442,879,276
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 130.29
Operating Cashflow 2,334,000,128
Operating Margins 0.40664002
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5854
Peg Ratio 2.3
Phone 856 955 4001
Post Market Change 1.1625977
Post Market Change Percent 0.893962
Post Market Price 131.2126
Post Market Time 1,791,935,487
Previous Close 129.55
Price Eps Current Year 21.373104
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.215578
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.891125
Profit Margins 0.21347
Quick Ratio 0.396
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.61538
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.5
Regular Market Change Percent 0.385951
Regular Market Day High 130.72
Regular Market Day Low 128.235
Regular Market Day Range 128.235 - 130.72
Regular Market Open 130.29
Regular Market Previous Close 129.55
Regular Market Price 130.05
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 1,818,217
Return On Assets 0.03516
Return On Equity 0.10095
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 27.028
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 198,728,989
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0694
Shares Short 13,783,891
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 11,658,804
Short Name American Water Works Company, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.089099996
Short Ratio 7.34
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol AWK
Target High Price 162.0
Target Low Price 128.0
Target Mean Price 141.45454
Target Median Price 140.0
Total Cash 227,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.142
Total Debt 16,067,999,744
Total Revenue 5,283,999,744
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.378
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026074873
Trailing Eps 5.77
Trailing P E 22.538996
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.3575
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 131.84195
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.7919464
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.013591626
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,818,217
Website https://www.amwater.com
Zip 08,102-1658