American Water Works
AWK
#755
Rank
NZ$44.43 B
Marketcap
$227.99
Share price
-1.53%
Change (1 day)
7.98%
Change (1 year)
American Water Works Company or Amwater for short is an American water supply company.

P/E ratio for American Water Works (AWK)

P/E ratio as of November 2024 (TTM): 28.4

According to American Water Works's latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 28.4295. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 33.8.

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

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%
201218.31.04%
201118.110.23%
201016.4-210.65%
2009-14.8150.9%
2008-5.92

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company P/E ratio P/E ratio differencediff. Country
69.0 142.87%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
25.9-8.92%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
-5.84-120.54%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
24.2-14.73%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
17.3-39.17%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
31.7 11.40%๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA
19.4-31.70%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.