XNYS · Utilities - Regulated Water
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$135.90-1.69%
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TickerWhale Score
50/100
Moderate
Score components
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American Water Works Co. scores 50 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
Quality & growth
30%61Positive
- Revenue growth 6.9%
- EPS growth 3.8%
Valuation
25%8Weak
- P/E 23.6
- EV/Sales 8.1
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.
#378 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
#12 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 50 vs sector average 41.7 (+8.3)
Revenue growth (sector)Top 54%
Return on equity (sector)Top 71%
P/E (sector)Pricier than 81%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
70/100Strong vs universe
Ranks 70th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 58/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 4 sell · 2 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates AWK's technical setup strong — 70th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell — they read this stock on its own over days, where our score ranks it against every covered name over months, so the two often part company.
Moving averages
3 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day+3.0%
- vs 50-day-0.2%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)44 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength14· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.485)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 3 buy vs 4 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 3 sell · 2 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 4 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)23.6
- P/S (TTM)5.0
- P/B2.0
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales8.1
- PEG6.25
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 — $26.6B
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.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWKCurrentAmerican Water Works Co. | 50 | 58 | 23.6 | — | 2.0 | 8.1 | $135.90 | -1.69% | +6.9% | ||
| AESAES | 67 | 62 | 5.5 | — | 2.1 | 3.2 | $14.83 | -0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 67 | 46 | 12.0 | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | $85.85 | -0.76% | -15.3% | ||
| SRSpire | 64 | 45 | 8.8 | — | 1.3 | 4.7 | $79.23 | -1.38% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 62 | 50 | 17.6 | — | 1.5 | 3.7 | $105.43 | -1.54% | +9.5% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 60 | 18 | 5.7 | — | 1.1 | 3.3 | $55.31 | -0.34% | +10.7% |
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