American Water Works Financial Ratios
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American Water Works ratio analysis
American Water Works earned a net margin of 21.7% in FY 2025, down from 22.6% a year earlier. Return on equity reached 10.3%, meaning American Water Works generated 0.10 dollars of profit for every dollar of shareholders' equity. Debt-to-equity stood at 1.46 versus 1.36 the year before, and the current ratio was 0.46.
At the end of FY 2025, AWK traded at 22.9 times earnings; across the 10 fiscal years shown, its year-end P/E ranged from 22.9 to 39.3, with a median of 28.1. Valuation ratios use the closing share price on each fiscal year-end date and diluted shares from the income statement; profitability and leverage ratios use reported annual figures. Current valuation multiples are on the statistics page.
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American Water Works financial ratios (annual)
| Ratio | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio (at fiscal year end) | 22.90 | 22.96 | 26.94 | 33.80 | 27.17 | 39.25 | 35.27 | 28.50 | 38.44 | 27.62 |
| Price / sales | 4.96 | 5.19 | 6.04 | 7.37 | 8.78 | 7.42 | 6.10 | 4.73 | 4.85 | 3.90 |
| Price / book | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.60 | 3.61 | 4.71 | 4.30 | 3.58 | 2.76 | 3.02 | 2.47 |
| Operating margin | 36.7% | 36.9% | 35.7% | 33.8% | 30.6% | 33.3% | 33.8% | 32.3% | 37.3% | 32.9% |
| Net margin | 21.7% | 22.6% | 22.4% | 21.8% | 32.3% | 18.9% | 17.3% | 16.6% | 12.7% | 14.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | -20.8% | -17.4% | -16.6% | -31.6% | -8.3% | -10.6% | -7.6% | -5.9% | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 10.3% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 17.3% | 11.0% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 7.9% | 9.0% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Debt / equity | 1.46 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.43 | 1.37 |
| Current ratio | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.33 |
| Revenue growth | 10.1% | 10.3% | 12.1% | -3.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 4.5% |
| EPS growth | 5.6% | 10.0% | 8.6% | -35.1% | 77.7% | 14.0% | 8.9% | 32.4% | -9.2% | -0.8% |