Growth Metrics

American Water Works Company (AWK) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2025)

American Water Works Company's Capital Expenditures history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.0 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Capital Expenditures fell 58.72% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $3.1 billion, up 9.45%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.1 billion, 9.45% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures for Q4 2025 was $1.0 billion at American Water Works Company, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $2.5 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$962.0 million in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $468.0 million (2021), against an average of $580.8 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Capital Expenditures surged 3511.11% in 2022 before it plummeted 1015.0% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $54.0 million in 2021, then soared by 3511.11% to $2.0 billion in 2022, then plummeted by 59.18% to $796.0 million in 2023, then soared by 218.97% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then plummeted by 58.72% to $1.0 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Capital Expenditures are $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), $1.8 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.0 million (Q2 2025).