TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.1B
Gross Profit 674.0M 59.02%
Operating Income 371.0M 32.49%
Net Income 205.0M 17.95%

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 33.2B
Total Liabilities 22.6B
Shareholders Equity 10.5B
Debt to Equity 2.15

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 250.0M
Free Cash Flow -246.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

American Water Works Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i4.7B4.2B3.8B3.9B3.8B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.9B1.7B1.6B1.8B1.6B
Gross Profit i2.8B2.5B2.2B2.2B2.2B
Gross Margin % i60.3%59.4%58.1%54.8%57.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i--1.0M---
Total Operating Expenses i0-1.0M000
Operating Income i1.7B1.5B1.3B1.2B1.2B
Operating Margin % i36.7%35.5%33.6%30.4%33.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i94.0M73.0M52.0M4.0M2.0M
Interest Expense i523.0M460.0M433.0M403.0M397.0M
Other Non-Operating Income70.0M79.0M116.0M843.0M71.0M
Pre-tax Income i1.4B1.2B1.0B1.6B924.0M
Income Tax i308.0M252.0M188.0M377.0M215.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i22.7%21.1%18.7%23.0%23.3%
Net Income i1.1B944.0M820.0M1.3B709.0M
Net Margin % i22.4%22.3%21.6%32.1%18.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i2.7B2.4B2.1B1.9B1.9B
EPS (Basic) i$5.39$4.90$4.51$6.96$3.91
EPS (Diluted) i$5.39$4.90$4.51$6.95$3.91
Basic Shares Outstanding i195000000193000000182000000182000000181000000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i195000000193000000182000000182000000181000000

Income Statement Trend

American Water Works Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i96.0M330.0M85.0M116.0M547.0M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i416.0M339.0M334.0M271.0M321.0M
Inventory i103.0M112.0M98.0M57.0M47.0M
Other Current Assets231.0M186.0M312.0M155.0M127.0M
Total Current Assets i1.2B1.4B1.2B1.6B1.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i532.0M518.0M430.0M428.0M475.0M
Goodwill i2.3B2.3B2.3B2.3B3.1B
Intangible Assets i----55.0M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets399.0M416.0M379.0M242.0M196.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i31.6B28.9B26.5B24.5B22.9B
Total Assets i32.8B30.3B27.8B26.1B24.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i346.0M294.0M254.0M235.0M189.0M
Short-term Debt i1.5B654.0M1.5B641.0M1.6B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities230.0M252.0M255.0M300.0M352.0M
Total Current Liabilities i3.2B2.2B2.8B2.1B2.9B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i12.6B11.8B11.0B10.4B9.4B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i2.9B2.7B2.4B2.4B2.1B
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.9B1.7B1.7B1.6B1.5B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i19.3B18.4B17.3B16.6B15.4B
Total Liabilities i22.5B20.5B20.1B18.8B18.3B
Equity
Common Stock i2.0M2.0M2.0M2.0M2.0M
Retained Earnings i2.1B1.7B1.3B925.0M102.0M
Treasury Stock i392.0M388.0M377.0M365.0M348.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i10.3B9.8B7.7B7.3B6.5B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i14.1B12.4B12.5B11.1B11.0B
Working Capital i-1.9B-762.0M-1.6B-587.0M-975.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

American Water Works Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.1B944.0M820.0M1.3B709.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i788.0M704.0M649.0M636.0M604.0M
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-52.0M55.0M-237.0M-3.0M-53.0M
Operating Cash Flow i1.9B1.8B1.3B2.1B1.4B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-152.0M-159.0M-123.0M-109.0M-106.0M
Acquisitions i-417.0M-81.0M-315.0M-135.0M-135.0M
Investment Purchases i-135.0M----
Investment Sales i181.0M----
Investing Cash Flow i-523.0M-240.0M170.0M228.0M-239.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i---00
Dividends Paid i-585.0M-532.0M-467.0M-428.0M-389.0M
Debt Issuance i1.4B1.3B822.0M1.1B1.8B
Debt Repayment i-475.0M-282.0M-15.0M-872.0M-342.0M
Financing Cash Flow i1.1B1.2B1.0B-345.0M1.1B
Free Cash Flow i-963.0M-860.0M-1.3B-432.0M-502.0M
Net Change in Cash i2.5B2.8B2.4B1.9B2.3B

Cash Flow Trend

American Water Works Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 26.60
Forward P/E 25.85
Price to Book 2.69
Price to Sales 5.82
PEG Ratio 6.30

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 21.91%
Operating Margin 38.64%
Return on Equity 10.40%
Return on Assets 3.50%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.35
Debt to Equity 141.10
Beta 0.64

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $5.54
Book Value per Share $54.75
Revenue per Share $25.34

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
awk28.7B26.602.6910.40%21.91%141.10
Essential Utilities 11.0B16.821.6410.03%27.62%116.11
American States 2.9B22.882.9513.82%20.26%97.74
California Water 2.8B20.661.708.44%13.71%92.71
SJW 1.9B18.291.347.49%12.89%133.31
Aris Water Solutions 1.4B28.261.888.04%6.00%65.04

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.