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American Water Works Company, Inc.

AWK

Utilities · 137.76 -1.5% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

The latest filing is mixed. 6 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 6.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Net margin fell 1.8 percentage points.
Company-1.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group6 of 12 activeRegulated Water Utilities · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • CNP remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 4 of 12 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water

The latest filing is mixed. 6 of 12 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 6.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Net margin fell 1.8 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • At least 8 of 12 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • CNP remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements113
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +10.1% year over year.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 16% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

137.76
6m-0.4%12m-0.5%24m-4.3%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$3.9B+4.6%$6.95+0.0%
2022-12-31$3.8B-3.9%$4.51+0.0%
2023-12-31$4.2B+12.1%$4.90+6.0%
2024-12-31$4.7B+10.3%$5.39+1.0%
2025-12-31$5.1B+10.1%$5.69+0.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 5 filings
For the Three Months Ended March 31, (Gallons in millions) 2026 2025 Billed water services volumes: Residential 34,511 34,691 Commercial 17,553 17,197 Industrial 9,160 8,654 Fire service, public and other 11,952 12,392 Total billed water services volumes 73,1…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, cash flows provided by financing activities decreased $394 million, primarily due to net repayments of short-term commercial paper compared to net borrowings in the prior period, higher repayments of long-term debt and…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Demand and volumemixed · 3 filings
Depreciation and Amortization In 2025, as compared to 2024, depreciation and amortization increased $111 million primarily due to additional utility plant placed in service from capital infrastructure investments and higher depreciation rates from recent rate…
10-K · Feb 18, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 1 filings
PFAS Multi-district litigation settlements represent payments from litigation related to certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, “PFAS”) the Company has received that the Company intends to pass back to customers, subject to regulatory appr…
10-K · Feb 18, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 5.2× · EV/sales 5.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

137.76-1.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for AWK. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-30.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 6.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Net margin fell 1.8 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Other Presented in the table below is information for Other: For the Three Months Ended March 31, (In millions) 2026 2025 Operating revenues $ 96 $ 93 Operation and maintenance 76 73 Depreciation and amortization 3 3 General taxes 4 6 Interest expense (37) (30) Interest income 11 21 Other income 3 7 Provision for income taxes 2 5 Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders $ (12) $ 4 Interest expense For the three months ended March 31, 2026, interest expense increased $7 million primarily due to the issuance of incremental long-term debt in the prior period.

Other Expenses For the three months ended March 31, 2026, other expenses increased $10 million primarily due to higher interest expense from the issuance of incremental long-term debt.

ed $661 million, primarily due to proceeds from the HOS secured seller promissory note repaid in February 2026, partially offset by increased payments for capital expenditures.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind AWK

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

ROADConstruction Partners, Inc.partnerFeb 18, 2026

Advances for Construction and Contributions in Aid of Construction Regulated utility subsidiaries may receive advances for construction and contributions in aid of construction from customers, home builders and real estate developers to fund construction nece…

Depended on by

WTRGEssential Utilities, Inc.partnerFeb 26, 2026

1 Table of Contents On October 26, 2025, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with American Water Works Company, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

AWK is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Regulated Water Utilities. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.