XNYS · Utilities - Regulated Water
Last stored close · Nov 10, 2026
Close · Nov 10, 2026
$150.36+0.76%
Model Target
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not published for this name
Implied upside
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vs the model target
Valuation methods
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no method met the standard
TickerWhale Score
53/100
Moderate
Score components
TickerWhale View
American Water Works Co. scores 53 out of 100 overall, which we rate moderate. Technical is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
What helps
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Risk
What to watch
- Valuation
- Sentiment Signal
Quality & growth
30%55Positive
- Revenue growth 6.9%
- EPS growth 3.8%
Valuation
25%7Weak
- P/E 26.1
- EV/Sales 8.6
American Water Works is the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility, serving nearly 4 million customers in 14 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns. The proposed Essential Utilities acquisition would add regulated water and wastewater utilities in Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas while increasing its presence in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.
#356 by market cap in our coverage · ~7,000 employees · Listed 1947-12-15 · www.amwater.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#18 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 53 vs sector average 48.1 (+4.9)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 54%
Return on equity (sector)Top 71%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 85%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
93/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 93rd of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 82/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Buy
4 buy · 2 sell · 2 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates AWK's technical setup strong — 93rd percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean buy, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
9 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+13.0%
- vs 50-day+9.6%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)69 · neutral
- Stochasticsell
- CCIneutral
- Williams %Rsell
Trend
Constructive
- ADX (14) trend strength47· trending
- MACD (12,26,9)buy(histogram 0.863)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on buy — 9 buy vs 0 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 3 buy · 2 sell · 2 neutral.
Result — 4 buy vs 2 sell of 8 votes = Buy. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-11-10 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)26.1
- P/S (TTM)5.6
- P/B2.2
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales8.6
- PEG6.92
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin—
- Net margin21.3%
- ROE8.7%
- Debt/Equity1.21
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)6.9%
- EPS growth (YoY)3.8%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs sector peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $29.5B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $4.7B | $4.2B |
| Gross profit | $3.1B | $2.8B | $2.5B |
| Operating income | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.8B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.1B | $944M |
| EPS (diluted) | $5.69 | $5.39 | $4.90 |
| Free cash flow | -$1.2B | -$963M | -$860M |
| Cash | $98M | $96M | $330M |
| Total debt | $15.9B | $14.1B | $12.4B |
| Equity | $10.8B | $10.3B | $9.8B |
| Net debt | $15.8B | $14.0B | $12.1B |
| Debt / equity | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.27 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
Model Target
Model Target — Under Review
Our valuation methods do not currently agree closely enough for us to publish a single target for this company. We would rather say so than print a number we cannot stand behind. The TickerWhale Score still reflects quality, growth and momentum.
Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWKCurrentAmerican Water Works Co. | 53 | 82 | 26.1 | — | 2.2 | 8.6 | $150.36 | +0.76% | +6.9% | ||
| SRSpire | 71 | 74 | 10.0 | — | 1.5 | 4.9 | $89.44 | +0.65% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 70 | 80 | 19.9 | — | 1.7 | 4.0 | $119.28 | +0.75% | +9.5% | ||
| AESAES | 69 | 61 | 5.6 | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | $14.92 | +0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 68 | 65 | 12.9 | — | 1.6 | 5.7 | $92.05 | -0.44% | -15.3% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 66 | 37 | 6.2 | — | 1.2 | 3.4 | $60.20 | +0.10% | +10.7% |
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