P/E ratio for American Water Works (AWK)

P/E ratio history for American Water Works from 2008 to 2023

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
California Water Service Group CWT	63.4	118.89%	🇺🇸 USA
American States Water AWR	24.7	-14.61%	🇺🇸 USA
Cadiz CDZI	-6.60	-122.78%	🇺🇸 USA
York Water YORW	22.9	-20.95%	🇺🇸 USA
SJW Group SJW	17.0	-41.16%	🇺🇸 USA
Middlesex Water Company MSEX	27.6	-4.57%	🇺🇸 USA
Artesian Resources ARTNA	18.6	-35.67%	🇺🇸 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.