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American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Camden, United States | NYSE
131.53 USD +0.84 (0.643%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 131.37 -0.16 (-0.160%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:09 a.m. EDT

American Water Works presents a classic defensive utility profile with a resilient long-term trajectory that has recovered significantly over the past nine years, ending the recent multi-year stagnation with a positive annual return. While the balance sheet carries typical capital-intensive leverage and free cash flow is currently suppressed by heavy infrastructure spending, the company maintains a robust operating cash flow and a consistent history of raising its dividend. The forward P/E of roughly 20x offers a reasonable entry point for income-focused investors, though the lack of explosive revenue growth prevents it from being a high-growth compounder. Options flow indicates a cautious sentiment with protective puts outweighing speculative calls, reflecting the sector's defensive nature. For a patient investor seeking steady income and regulatory stability, this is a solid core holding, but it lacks the momentum to drive rapid capital appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.022332
AutoARIMA0.023184
AutoETS0.023184
AutoTheta0.023185

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 6.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.039
Excess Kurtosis 0.06
Attribute Value
Sector Utilities
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 142.33
Revenue per Share 26.692
Market Cap 25,685,248,000
Trailing P/E 23.28
Forward P/E 20.05
Beta 0.60
Profit Margins 21.17%
Website https://www.amwater.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:09 a.m. EDT: Speculators are hedging downside risk with heavy put volume at the 115-120 strike range, particularly for August expiration where new flow exceeds open interest, while call interest clusters at 140-150 strikes for September and beyond. Implied volatility remains moderate, suggesting a wait-and-see approach rather than aggressive directional bets.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.70% 2.58% 2.39% 2.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 2.74
exDividendDate 2026-05-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.31
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.025327109
lastDividendValue 0.895
lastDividendDate 2026-05-12
dividendDate 2026-06-02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.08831531
Address1 1 Water Street
All Time High 189.65
All Time Low 16.22
Ask 131.93
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,469,460
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,125,042
Average Volume 2,125,042
Average Volume10Days 2,469,460
Beta 0.599
Bid 131.01
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 1
Book Value 56.519
City Camden
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 131.53
Current Ratio 0.37
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 133.325
Day Low 131.05
Debt To Equity 142.33
Display Name American Water Works Company
Dividend Date 1,780,358,400
Dividend Rate 3.58
Dividend Yield 2.74
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth -0.048
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.044
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 2,836,000,000
Ebitda Margins 0.54486
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.531
Enterprise To Revenue 7.918
Enterprise Value 41,211,248,640
Eps Current Year 6.0817
Eps Forward 6.5588
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.65
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,544,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 126.9316
Fifty Day Average Change 4.5983963
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.036227357
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.831531
Fifty Two Week High 147.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -16.339996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.110502444
Fifty Two Week Low 120.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 10.959999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.090901546
Fifty Two Week Range 120.57 - 147.87
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,208,957,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.98
Float Shares 194,870,432
Forward Eps 6.5588
Forward P E 20.053972
Free Cashflow -1,896,625,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.60826
Gross Profits 3,166,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00117
Held Percent Institutions 1.02929
Implied Shares Outstanding 195,280,521
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 1,778,544,000
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 25,685,248,000
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_250885
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 1,102,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 25,521,211,289
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 131.36
Operating Cashflow 2,032,999,936
Operating Margins 0.33223
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5869
Peg Ratio 2.54
Phone 856 955 4001
Post Market Change -0.16000366
Post Market Change Percent -0.121648036
Post Market Price 131.37
Post Market Time 1,783,986,852
Previous Close 130.69
Price Eps Current Year 21.627176
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.327182
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.9347258
Profit Margins 0.21172
Quick Ratio 0.275
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.61538
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.839996
Regular Market Change Percent 0.64274
Regular Market Day High 133.325
Regular Market Day Low 131.05
Regular Market Day Range 131.05 - 133.325
Regular Market Open 131.36
Regular Market Previous Close 130.69
Regular Market Price 131.53
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 854,638
Return On Assets 0.035099998
Return On Equity 0.10217
Revenue Growth 0.057
Revenue Per Share 26.692
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 195,280,521
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.056500003
Shares Short 11,036,004
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 11,125,161
Short Name American Water Works Company, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.0729
Short Ratio 4.6
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol AWK
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 124.0
Target Mean Price 137.90909
Target Median Price 133.0
Total Cash 183,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.937
Total Debt 15,708,999,680
Total Revenue 5,205,000,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.31
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.025327109
Trailing Eps 5.65
Trailing P E 23.279646
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.5351
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 131.65335
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.12335205
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0009369458
Type Disp Equity
Volume 854,638
Website https://www.amwater.com
Zip 08,102-1658