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American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

Utilities | Utilities - Regulated Water | Camden, United States | NYSE
138.30 USD +1.61 (1.178%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 134.88 -3.42 (-3.420%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT

American Water Works remains a cornerstone utility play with a defensible regulated monopoly, though the balance sheet carries a heavy debt load that constrains flexibility. The company is delivering steady operational results with consistent dividend growth and a payout ratio that leaves room for future increases, making it a reliable income vehicle rather than a high-growth compounder. While the stock trades at a premium valuation relative to peers, the recent price action holds above key moving averages, and options flow suggests traders are eyeing a test of the upper range. Investors seeking capital preservation and steady yield will find value here, but those chasing explosive growth may find the metrics too conservative.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.054368
AutoETS0.055820
MSTL0.057046
AutoTheta0.057409

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 52%
H-stat 22.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.279
Excess Kurtosis -1.00
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 27,484,219,392
Trailing P/E 23.97
Forward P/E 21.06
Beta 0.58
Profit Margins 21.35%
Website https://www.amwater.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a modest upside move in the near term, evidenced by elevated call implied volatility and open interest concentration at the 140 and 145 strikes relative to puts. However, longer-dated expiration months show significant put open interest at lower strikes, indicating a hedge against downside volatility rather than a pure 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 2.62
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.378
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.024712853
lastDividendValue 0.895
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-09-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.033378124
Address1 1 Water Street
All Time High 189.65
All Time Low 16.22
Ask 138.21
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.6 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,043,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,295,295
Average Volume 2,295,295
Average Volume10Days 2,043,160
Beta 0.577
Bid 137.82
Bid Size 100
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 138.3
Current Ratio 0.523
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 138.44
Day Low 136.4
Debt To Equity 137.745
Display Name American Water Works Company
Dividend Date 1,788,220,800
Dividend Rate 3.58
Dividend Yield 2.62
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 14.873
Enterprise To Revenue 8.199
Enterprise Value 43,325,218,816
Eps Current Year 6.08427
Eps Forward 6.5658
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 133.6378
Fifty Day Average Change 4.662201
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03488684
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -3.3378124
Fifty Two Week High 145.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.3399963
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.050398216
Fifty Two Week Low 120.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.730003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14705153
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 2.02
Float Shares 198,323,582
Forward Eps 6.5658
Forward P E 21.063694
Free Cashflow -1,785,374,976
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 7,000
Fullday Change 1.61
Fullday Change Percent 1.17785
Fullday Price 134.88
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.61469
Gross Profits 3,248,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00116
Held Percent Institutions 1.0674701
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 27,484,219,392
Market State CLOSED
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 27,164,265,506
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 137.0
Operating Cashflow 2,334,000,128
Operating Margins 0.40664002
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5854
Peg Ratio 2.67
Phone 856 955 4001
Post Market Change -3.4199982
Post Market Change Percent -2.4728837
Post Market Price 134.88
Post Market Time 1,787,960,793
Previous Close 136.69
Price Eps Current Year 22.730747
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.356128
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.2014046
Profit Margins 0.21347
Quick Ratio 0.396
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.61538
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.61
Regular Market Change Percent 1.17785
Regular Market Day High 138.44
Regular Market Day Low 136.4
Regular Market Day Range 136.4 - 138.44
Regular Market Open 137.0
Regular Market Previous Close 136.69
Regular Market Price 138.3
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,908,169
Return On Assets 0.03516
Return On Equity 0.10095
Revenue Growth 0.062
Revenue Per Share 27.028
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Utilities
Sector Disp Utilities
Sector Key utilities
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 198,728,989
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.053600002
Shares Short 10,650,191
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 11,016,023
Short Name American Water Works Company, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.0688
Short Ratio 4.58
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol AWK
Target High Price 155.0
Target Low Price 128.0
Target Mean Price 140.36365
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 0.024712853
Trailing Eps 5.77
Trailing P E 23.968805
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.6493
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 131.2785
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.0214996
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.053485524
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,908,169
Website https://www.amwater.com
Zip 08,102-1658