American Water Works (AWK) Peer Comparison

$142.21

$2.42 (1.73%)

As on 29-Oct-2026 16:03EDT

Market cap

$28,369 Mln

Revenue (TTM)

$5,284 Mln

P/E Ratio

24.7

P/B Ratio

2.3

Div. Yield

2.4 %

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	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Market cap ($ Mln)	28,369	12,288	3,371	2,940	1,056
Revenue ($ Mln)	5,284	2,569	697	1,054	206
Net Profit ($ Mln)	1,128.00	554.87	143.13	133.21	47.94
Net Margin (%)	21.35	21.60	20.52	12.63	23.26
RoE (%)	10.03	8.00	13.21	7.62	9.42
Price to Earnings	24.74	22.09	22.50	21.32	20.75
Price-To-Book	2.35	1.62	2.94	1.62	2.05

Income Statement ($ Mln)

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Operating Revenue	5,284.00	2,568.70	697.48	1,054.38	206.14
Cost of Revenue	2,790.00	1,194.91	299.76	375.29	116.17
Gross Profit	2,227.00	1,013.72	334.09	643.46	76.29
Operating Expenses	542.00	473.45	175.61	474.83	29.73
Operating Profit (EBIT)	1,952.00	900.69	222.11	204.26	60.24
Other Income	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Profit before Tax	1,440.00	584.12	188.14	156.38	53.27
Provision for Tax	312.00	29.25	45.01	24.75	5.33
Profit after Tax (Net Income)	1,128.00	554.87	143.13	133.21	47.94
Minority Interest	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.00
Consolidated Profit	617.00	0.00	69.66	72.71	0.00

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Shareholder's Funds	11,665.00	7,018.26	1,121.48	1,810.09	522.44
Minority Interest	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13	0.00
Non-Current Liabilities	21,519.00	12,324.74	1,422.37	3,564.20	796.35
Current Liabilities	3,269.00	598.99	231.11	580.67	104.70
Total Liabilities	36,525.00	19,894.48	2,715.09	5,671.17	1,365.74

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Non-Current Assets	34,663.00	19,476.68	2,548.47	5,547.78	1,371.46
Current Assets	1,709.00	465.31	226.49	407.19	52.02
Total Assets	36,525.00	19,894.48	2,715.09	5,671.17	1,365.74
Total Debt*	16,061.00	8,523.25	798.49	1,677.54	438.75
Net Current Assets	-1,560.00	-133.68	-4.61	-173.49	-52.67

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Cash From Operating Activities	2,059.00	1,010.46	229.73	302.56	62.60
Cash Flow from Investing Activities	-3,309.00	-1,510.74	-237.54	-520.14	-100.96
Cash from Financing Activities	1,249.00	525.91	-0.03	219.27	38.61
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow	--	--	--	--	--

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
ROCE (%)	4.34	4.23	6.78	4.04	4.91
ROE (%)	10.03	8.00	13.21	7.62	9.42
ROA (%)	2.91	2.80	4.95	2.11	3.23
EBIT Margin (%)	36.56	35.75	30.21	21.74	32.07
Net Margin (%)	21.35	21.60	20.52	12.63	23.26
Cash Profit Margin (%)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Revenue Growth (%)	6.92	9.86	13.23	6.43	5.26
EBIT Growth (%)	-1.68	-1.75	3.02	4.07	9.41
Net Profit Growth (%)	4.16	-14.08	14.68	-1.93	10.51
EPS Growth (%)	4.01	-16.27	12.15	-3.26	7.63
Book Value Growth (%)	8.65	3.20	12.88	7.70	9.27

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Price / Earnings	22.91	17.65	21.49	20.17	21.71
Price / Book Value	2.35	1.59	2.68	1.53	1.88
Dividend Yield (%)	--	--	--	--	--
EV/EBITDA	14.05	14.04	14.04	11.53	14.23
Market Cap ($ Cr)	--	--	--	--	--

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Debt to Equity	1.20	1.20	0.75	0.81	0.76
Short term debt to equity ratio	0.17	0.01	0.07	0.11	0.08
Current Ratio	0.52	0.78	0.98	0.70	0.50
Quick Ratio	0.49	0.62	0.90	0.67	0.41
Interest Coverage	3.22	2.70	5.01	3.15	4.51

	American Water Works (AWK)	Essential Utilities (WTRG)	American States Water (AWR)	California Water Service Group (CWT)	Middlesex Water (MSEX)
Debtors to sales (%)	10.48	11.89	15.26	19.78	16.15
Asset Turnover	0.14	0.13	0.24	0.17	0.14
Receivable days	84.85	51.15	78.44	64.45	54.57
Inventory Days	13.48	25.80	17.78	20.63	22.01
Payable days	45.39	66.84	98.43	175.75	91.58
Cash Conversion Cycle	52.94	10.11	-2.21	-90.67	-15.00

*TTM (Trailing Twelve Months) data based on income statement of last 4 quarters and interim half yearly balance sheet.