Is American Water Works (AWK) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does American Water Works's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.92×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is American Water Works's revenue?

American Water Works reported revenue of $5.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $1.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of American Water Works (AWK)?

American Water Works last traded at $134.35 (-1.5% on the day), as of 8/17/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

American Water Works

AWK · NYSE · Utilities · United States

Snapshot

TickerAWK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorUtilities

IndustryUtilities - Regulated Water

CountryUnited States

Employees7,000

HeadquartersCamden, United States

Websitewww.amwater.com

Filings tracked25

About American Water Works

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.

Who owns it

Insiders0.1%
Institutions99.9%
Public & other0.0%

1,626 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.10.37%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.43%
State Street Corporation5.99%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.66%
Wellington Management Group, LLP5.55%
GQG Partners LLC4.48%
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC2.93%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.63%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.92×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend22.4% → 21.7%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 10% · PAT 8%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.3B · EPS 1.40

Est. earnings growth +12.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $5.8B · EPS 6.57

Est. earnings growth +7.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$5.1B

Net margin

21.7%

ROE

10.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+10.2%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+8.5%

EPS (FY2025)

5.69

Net profit (FY2025)

$1.1B

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$5.1B	$1.1B	5.69	21.7%	10.3%
FY2024	$4.7B	$1.1B	5.39	22.6%	10.2%
FY2023	$4.2B	$944.0M	4.90	22.4%	9.6%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.4B	$315.0M	1.61	23.3%
2026Q1	$1.2B	$196.0M	1.00	16.3%
2025Q3	$1.5B	$379.0M	1.94	26.1%
2025Q2	$1.3B	$289.0M	1.48	22.7%
2025Q1	$1.1B	$205.0M	1.05	18.1%
2024Q4	—	$239.0M	1.22	—
2024Q3	$1.3B	$350.0M	1.80	26.4%
2024Q2	$1.1B	$277.0M	1.42	24.3%
2024Q1	$1.0B	$185.0M	0.95	18.4%
2023Q4	—	$171.0M	0.88	—
2023Q3	$1.2B	$323.0M	1.66	27.6%
2023Q2	$1.1B	$280.0M	1.44	25.7%
2023Q1	$925.0M	$170.0M	0.91	18.4%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC7/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/29/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/16/2026material
8-K/A — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/6/2026
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/9/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/20/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Bylaw/charter change, Shareholder vote results, Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/15/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/29/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/29/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/10/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/2/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/18/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/18/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC2/10/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/10/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC1/27/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC1/16/2026material

2025

8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC12/18/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/14/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/29/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC10/29/2025material

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