American Water
AWK
#764
Rank
$27.54 B
Marketcap
$141.25
Share price
0.11%
Change (1 day)
8.20%
Change (1 year)
American Water Works Company or Amwater for short is an American water supply company.

P/E ratio for American Water (AWK)

P/E ratio as of June 2025 (TTM): 24.2

According to American Water's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 24.1527. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 33.8.

P/E ratio history for American Water from 2008 to 2024

PE ratio at the end of each year

Year P/E ratio Change
202233.824.55%
202127.1-30.69%
202039.29.31%
201935.824.69%
201828.7-24.82%
201738.238.88%
201627.522.49%
201522.5-0.54%
201422.610.63%
201320.411.62%
201218.3

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company P/E ratio P/E ratio differencediff. Country
California Water Service Group
CWT
20.3-15.76%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
American States Water
AWR
24.0-0.63%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
Cadiz
CDZI
-5.73-123.71%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
York Water
YORW
23.2-4.05%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
SJW Group
SJW
18.3-24.03%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
Middlesex Water Company
MSEX
23.3-3.71%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
Artesian Resources
ARTNA
15.9-34.04%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.