AWK

NYSE

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Utilities, Water Utilities

$135.31

close 7 Aug 2026

-7.04%

52-week change

$26.89B

market cap

$120.57

$147.87

52-week range

Expected price

$131.00 – $160.11

Current price

$135.31

Signal

Appears fairly valued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)23.45x

P/S (TTM)5.10x

P/B2.31x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)14.27x

FCF yield (TTM)-3.83%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)2.91

Context

P/E, own 5-year average26.50x

P/E, sector median21.33x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$147.47*

Indicated dividend yield2.65%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)22.24x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)20.61x

Forward PEG2.81*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (11 analysts)$6.08

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)7.91%

Revenue growth (FY2026)4.96%

Street view

Price target (mean)$140.18*

Target upside3.60%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)3 / 9 / 1

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)0 / 0

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 29 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$135.31

Cash & equivalents$191.00M

Total debt$14.49B

Shares outstanding198.73M

Result

DCF price per share-$189.36

Current price$135.31

Margin of safety-239.95%

PV of years 1–10-$8.85B

PV of terminal value-$14.48B

Equity value-$37.63B

Market-implied growth—

The base free cash flow is not positive; growing a negative flow is rarely a meaningful valuation.

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	-$1.08B	-$1.14B	-$1.19B	-$1.25B	-$1.31B	-$1.38B	-$1.45B	-$1.52B	-$1.60B	-$1.68B	-$31.27B
PV	-$1.00B	-$973.57M	-$946.53M	-$920.24M	-$894.67M	-$869.82M	-$845.66M	-$822.17M	-$799.33M	-$777.13M	-$14.48B

period to 30 Jun 2026, filed 29 Jul 2026, close 7 Aug 2026