American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Camden, United States | NYSE
131.61 USD
+0.91
(0.696%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 131.65 +0.04 (0.030%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:48 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT
AWK shows a stable dividend history with a strong yield, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price action has been volatile, with a recent dip below the 52-week low, but the overall fundamentals remain solid. While the short-term forecast suggests a slight decline, the long-term outlook is positive due to the company's strong position in the regulated water utilities sector. Investors should consider buying dips or long-term holdings, especially given the consistent dividend payments and strong fundamentals. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.036595 |
| MSTL | 0.040870 |
| AutoETS | 0.040887 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.042260 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 69% |
| H-stat | 1.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.055 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.42 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Utilities |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-02-09 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-02-09 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 146.987 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.359 |
| Market Cap | 25,700,814,848 |
| Trailing P/E | 23.13 |
| Forward P/E | 20.01 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Profit Margins | 21.62% |
| Website | https://www.amwater.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT: Options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. The calls show higher open interest and volume on the downside, indicating potential short-term bearishness or a buy-the-dip strategy. The puts also show significant open interest on the downside, suggesting some speculation on further declines. However, there is also notable activity around the current price, indicating possible support or resistance levels. Overall, the options market appears to be cautious, with more focus on downside protection than upside potential.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.66% | 2.52% | 2.39% | 2.14% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 0.828 | 0.662241 |
| 2025-11-13 | 0.828 | 0.634120 |
| 2025-08-12 | 0.828 | 0.590448 |
| 2025-05-13 | 0.828 | 0.630430 |
| 2025-02-07 | 0.765 | 0.640257 |
| 2024-11-12 | 0.765 | 0.595877 |
| 2024-08-13 | 0.765 | 0.561302 |
| 2024-05-13 | 0.765 | 0.596432 |
| 2024-02-07 | 0.708 | 0.608977 |
| 2023-11-13 | 0.708 | 0.613321 |
| 2023-08-07 | 0.708 | 0.528655 |
| 2023-05-08 | 0.708 | 0.511993 |
| 2023-02-06 | 0.655 | 0.448733 |
| 2022-11-07 | 0.655 | 0.510585 |
| 2022-08-08 | 0.655 | 0.456427 |
| 2022-05-09 | 0.655 | 0.487784 |
| 2022-02-07 | 0.603 | 0.423094 |
| 2021-11-09 | 0.603 | 0.389413 |
| 2021-08-09 | 0.603 | 0.374038 |
| 2021-05-10 | 0.603 | 0.426125 |
| 2021-02-05 | 0.550 | 0.368905 |
| 2020-11-09 | 0.550 | 0.376257 |
| 2020-08-11 | 0.550 | 0.430326 |
| 2020-05-11 | 0.550 | 0.514804 |
| 2020-02-06 | 0.500 | 0.416175 |
| 2019-11-08 | 0.500 | 0.484887 |
| 2019-08-08 | 0.500 | 0.474265 |
| 2019-05-10 | 0.500 | 0.525280 |
| 2019-02-06 | 0.455 | 0.546487 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.455 | 0.587762 |
| 2018-08-09 | 0.455 | 0.595233 |
| 2018-05-10 | 0.455 | 0.630331 |
| 2018-02-06 | 0.415 | 0.613073 |
| 2017-11-09 | 0.415 | 0.544894 |
| 2017-08-07 | 0.415 | 0.600679 |
| 2017-05-03 | 0.415 | 0.632443 |
| 2017-02-03 | 0.375 | 0.616469 |
| 2016-11-07 | 0.375 | 0.628858 |
| 2016-08-04 | 0.375 | 0.562803 |
| 2016-05-05 | 0.375 | 0.619099 |
| 2016-02-04 | 0.340 | 0.645962 |
| 2015-11-05 | 0.340 | 0.713363 |
| 2015-08-06 | 0.340 | 0.806557 |
| 2015-05-07 | 0.340 | 0.793214 |
| 2015-02-05 | 0.310 | 0.684365 |
| 2014-11-06 | 0.310 | 0.746046 |
| 2014-08-07 | 0.310 | 0.838146 |
| 2014-05-08 | 0.310 | 0.840532 |
| 2014-01-30 | 0.280 | 0.840304 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.280 | 0.847744 |
| 2013-08-15 | 0.280 | 0.879473 |
| 2013-05-22 | 0.280 | 0.866831 |
| 2012-12-18 | 0.250 | 0.867395 |
| 2012-11-14 | 0.250 | 0.902791 |
| 2012-07-03 | 0.250 | 0.953100 |
| 2012-04-18 | 0.230 | 0.922428 |
| 2012-02-01 | 0.230 | 0.919454 |
| 2011-11-16 | 0.230 | 1.020282 |
| 2011-08-10 | 0.230 | 1.171231 |
| 2011-05-16 | 0.220 | 1.052705 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.220 | 1.121025 |
| 2010-11-16 | 0.220 | 1.281174 |
| 2010-08-16 | 0.220 | 1.404912 |
| 2010-05-14 | 0.210 | 1.399804 |
| 2010-02-16 | 0.210 | 1.366166 |
| 2009-11-16 | 0.210 | 1.494060 |
| 2009-08-14 | 0.210 | 1.610646 |
| 2009-05-14 | 0.200 | 1.679802 |
| 2009-02-13 | 0.200 | 1.454325 |
| 2008-11-14 | 0.200 | 1.554114 |
| 2008-08-13 | 0.200 | 1.450844 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.10548496 |
| Address1 | 1 Water Street |
| All Time High | 189.65 |
| All Time Low | 16.22 |
| Ask | 133.99 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,121,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,890,270 |
| Average Volume | 1,890,270 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,121,400 |
| Beta | 0.734 |
| Bid | 129.45 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 55.524 |
| City | Camden |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 131.61 |
| Current Ratio | 0.462 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 131.81 |
| Day Low | 128.5 |
| Debt To Equity | 146.987 |
| Display Name | American Water Works Company |
| Dividend Date | 1,772,496,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 3.31 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.52 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,554,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,554,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.004 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,492,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,492,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,492,800 |
| Ebitda | 2,788,999,936 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.54261 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.868 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.068 |
| Enterprise Value | 41,467,412,480 |
| Eps Current Year | 6.0933 |
| Eps Forward | 6.57748 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.69 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,770,681,600 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 134.0956 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.4855957 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.018535998 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.548496 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 150.51 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.899994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12557301 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 121.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.330002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08517482 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 121.28 - 150.51 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,208,957,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.94 |
| Float Shares | 194,831,913 |
| Forward Eps | 6.57748 |
| Forward P E | 20.009184 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,340,999,936 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 7,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.6072 |
| Gross Profits | 3,120,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00228 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.9968 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 195,280,114 |
| 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 | 1,770,681,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.828 |
| 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 | 25,700,814,848 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_250885 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,111,000,064 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 25,700,815,803 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 129.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,059,000,064 |
| Operating Margins | 0.32179 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.5707 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.36 |
| Phone | 856 955 4001 |
| Post Market Change | 0.039993286 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.030387726 |
| Post Market Price | 131.65 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,681 |
| Previous Close | 130.7 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.599134 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.3703265 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.000159 |
| Profit Margins | 0.21615 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.209 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.75 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.910004 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.696254 |
| Regular Market Day High | 131.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 128.5 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 128.5 - 131.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 129.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 130.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 131.61 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,441,367 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0347 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10496 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.058 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.359 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Sector Disp | Utilities |
| Sector Key | utilities |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 195,280,114 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.051599998 |
| Shares Short | 10,068,253 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,539,258 |
| Short Name | American Water Works Company, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0665 |
| Short Ratio | 5.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NJ |
| Symbol | AWK |
| Target High Price | 155.0 |
| Target Low Price | 121.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 138.3 |
| Target Median Price | 140.0 |
| Total Cash | 153,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.784 |
| Total Debt | 15,928,999,936 |
| Total Revenue | 5,139,999,744 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 3.248 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.024850802 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.69 |
| Trailing P E | 23.130053 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.3735 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 135.67355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -4.063553 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.029950958 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,441,367 |
| Website | https://www.amwater.com |
| Zip | 08,102-1658 |