Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company (AWK) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 17 consecutive years, with $2.8 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 273.07% to $2.8 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.1 billion through Dec 2025, up 800.86% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.1 billion for FY2025, 800.86% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures hit $2.8 billion in Q4 2025 for American Water Works Company, up from -$950.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $2.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $542.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $586.5 million in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Capital Expenditures: tumbled 302.89% in 2024 and later soared 273.07% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $1.5 billion in 2021, then tumbled by 54.13% to $700.0 million in 2022, then rose by 13.71% to $796.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 302.89% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 273.07% to $2.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Capital Expenditures for AWK at $2.8 billion in Q4 2025, -$950.0 million in Q3 2025, and $983.0 million in Q2 2025.