American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)
Utilities · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for AWK is $137.78, 2.1% above the last close of $134.94 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $126.83 to $155.19. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E23.3x
- P/E vs sector+12.2%
- P/E vs own-0.9%
- Target upside+2.1%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$26.82B
- FCF yield-3.8%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in12d
- News2.00
Why it moved
American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) rose 1.4% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Utilities stocks rose 1.5%. Most of the move came from its sector.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 1.8).
- 35 Years of Support: Pennsylvania American Water Marks Milestone for Customer Assistance Program
- Illinois American Water Announces 2026 "Water Keeps Life Flowing" Art Contest
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $134.94 · -3.2% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▼ -6.3%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI59
- Support-4.1%
- Resistance+0.5%
- Off 52w high-4.7%
- Off ATH-20.7%
- 52w range$134.94
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD0.78
- ATR+1.9%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
5 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $134.94 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 0 · Buy 3 · Hold 9 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +6.2% year over year, free cash flow -19.0% of revenue, operating margin 40.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $1.35B | 1.61 | -$258M | 75.5% | 40.0% | 23.2% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $1.21B | 1.01 | -$354M | 59.2% | 32.4% | 16.2% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $1.27B | 1.22 | -$385M | -13.5% | 31.9% | 18.7% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $1.45B | 1.94 | -$33M | 64.0% | 42.3% | 26.1% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $1.28B | 1.48 | -$432M | 62.4% | 38.3% | 22.6% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $1.14B | 1.05 | -$217M | 59.0% | 32.5% | 18.0% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $1.2B | 1.23 | -$295M | 56.8% | 33.3% | 19.9% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $1.32B | 1.79 | -$43M | 62.5% | 41.0% | 26.5% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $106.08 | +2.2% | -9.7% | +9.7% | 18.7 | $29.37B | |
| 2 |  | $167.34 | +2.1% | -12.0% | +7.6% | 19.9 | $28.28B | |
| 3 |  | $129.73 | +1.1% | -15.2% | +12.3% | 20.4 | $27B | |
| 4 | | $134.94 | +1.4% | -4.7% | +2.1% | 23.3 | $26.82B | |
| 5 |  | $46.19 | +1.4% | -9.2% | +8.9% | 24.6 | $26.73B | |
| 6 |  | $40.55 | +1.9% | -9.4% | +9.1% | 23.9 | $26.71B | |
| 7 |  | $35.17 | +2.0% | -10.2% | +12.5% | 20.8 | $26.47B | |
| 8 |  | $66.85 | +1.3% | -10.3% | +5.1% | 17.3 | $25.18B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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