American Water Works Company, Inc. AWK
Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, American Water Works Company, Inc. gets an algorithmic score of 40/100. It trades at 129.80 $, with a sideways/transition technical trend (RSI 32.5) and 22.5% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High net margin (21.3%): pricing power / competitive advantage.
- Sustained revenue growth (10.7% compound annual).
- Low beta (-0.09): defensive profile.
Weaknesses
- Negative free cash flow.
Fundamentals
| P/E | 22.46 |
| Forward P/E | 19.77 |
| PEG | 2.36 |
| P/B | 2.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.29 |
| P/S | 4.88 |
| ROE % | 10.10 |
| ROA % | 3.52 |
| Gross margin % | 61.47 |
| Operating margin % | 40.66 |
| Net margin % | 21.35 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 6.20 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | 8.60 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 10.67 |
| Earnings CAGR % | 10.65 |
| Debt/Equity % | 137.75 |
| Current ratio | 0.52 |
| FCF yield % | -4.81 |
| Dividend yield % | 2.76 |
| Payout % | 58.54 |
Returns
| 1 month | -6.2 % |
| 3 months | -0.7 % |
| 6 months | -5.2 % |
| YTD | +1.7 % |
| 1 year | -2.2 % |
| 3 years | +5.6 % |
| 5 years | -19.0 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 22.5 % |
| Beta | -0.09 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -37.1 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -0.17 |
Macroeconomic context
Highly rate-sensitive (high leverage, 'bond proxy'). Regulated; benefits from the energy transition and data-centre power demand. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.