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Also trades as: 0HEW.L (LSE) · $vol 0M · AWC.DE (XETRA) · $vol 0M

AWK NYSE

American Water Works Company, Inc.
1W: +3.9% 1M: +9.4% 3M: +2.8% YTD: +9.0% 1Y: +0.3% 3Y: +28.4% 5Y: -10.8%
$141.10
-0.60 (-0.42%)
Pre-Market: $140.59 (-0.51, -0.36%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.9%
$132 $137 $143 $148 $154
NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Water · Tech Score Buy · Power 70 · $28.0B mcap · 198M float · 1.08% daily turnover · Short 74% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 73% of companies Debt: 36.4% of company value Bonds: $146.8M held by 246 funds, 69 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $4.12 (down 97%), American Water Works Company, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $16.06B against a stock market value of $28.04B.
Distance to default 8.17 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $8.97B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 22.9%; Altman Z'' 0.83. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$2.1B +0.7% ▲
5Y CAGR: +7.6%
Capital Expenditures
$3.1B -9.5% ▼
5Y CAGR: +10.1%
Free Cash Flow
-$1.1B -31.6% ▼
Dividends Paid
$633M -8.2% ▼
Buybacks
$0 +0.0% ▲
Net Change in Cash
-$6M +97.5% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$1.3B$820M$944M$1.1B$1.1B
Depreciation & Amort.$636M$649M$704M$788M$894M
Stock-Based Comp.$0$0$0$36M$0
Change in Working Capital$86M-$406M$27M-$12M-$100M
Other Non-Cash Items-$774M-$35M-$9M$26M$19M
Operating Cash Flow$1.4B$1.1B$1.9B$2.0B$2.1B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$1.8B-$2.3B-$2.6B-$2.9B-$3.1B
Acquisitions (Net)$337M$293M-$81M-$417M-$71M
Investment Purchases$0$0$0-$135M-$46M
Investment Sales$0$0$0$181M$109M
Other Investing-$109M-$123M-$159M-$152M-$175M
Investing Cash Flow-$1.5B-$2.1B-$2.8B-$3.4B-$3.3B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$22M$1.4B-$30M$1.6B$1.8B
Stock Repurchased$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$428M-$467M-$532M-$585M-$633M
Other Financing$62M$69M$62M$47M$73M
Financing Cash Flow-$345M$1.0B$1.2B$1.1B$1.2B
Net Change in Cash-$440M-$19M$247M-$239M-$6M
Cash End of Period$136M$117M$364M$125M$119M
Free Cash Flow-$432M-$1.3B-$860M-$811M-$1.1B

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