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American Water Works Company (AWK) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

American Water Works Company recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.4 in Q1 2026, up 0.53% quarter-over-quarter from 0.4 in Q4 2025, and down 6.35% year-over-year from 0.43 in Q1 2025.

American Water Works Company's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.4 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 6.35% year-over-year to 0.4; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.4 (down 6.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.4, down 1.43% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.4 for Q1 2026 at American Water Works Company, up from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.44 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.39 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.41 and a median of 0.41 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio slipped 9.86% in 2023 and rose 6.5% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • American Water Works Company's Debt Ratio stood at 0.44 in 2022, then dropped by 9.86% to 0.39 in 2023, then gained by 3.95% to 0.41 in 2024, then slipped by 1.43% to 0.4 in 2025, then advanced by 0.53% to 0.4 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.4, 0.4, and 0.4 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 24.16 Bn 24.02 Bn 714.00 Mn 0.40
2 Aris Mining 20.33 Bn 19.86 Bn 233.28 Mn 0.20
3 Essential Utilities 10.48 Bn 10.40 Bn 685.96 Mn 0.42
4 American States Water 2.94 Bn 2.93 Bn 104.19 Mn 0.05
5 California Water Service 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 183.34 Mn 0.25
6 H2O America 2.18 Bn 2.03 Bn 171.30 Mn 0.35
7 Middlesex Water 959.61 Mn 957.57 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.27
8 Consolidated Water 465.28 Mn 344.14 Mn 10.92 Mn 0.00
9 York Water 430.12 Mn 430.12 Mn 13.98 Mn 0.34
10 Artesian Resources 332.86 Mn 328.60 Mn 26.56 Mn 0.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.40
Dec 31, 2025 0.40
Sep 30, 2025 0.40
Jun 30, 2025 0.40
Mar 31, 2025 0.43
Dec 31, 2024 0.41
Sep 30, 2024 0.41
Jun 30, 2024 0.42
Mar 31, 2024 0.42
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.41
Jun 30, 2023 0.41
Mar 31, 2023 0.40
Dec 31, 2022 0.44
Sep 30, 2022 0.41
Jun 30, 2022 0.43
Mar 31, 2022 0.40
Dec 31, 2021 0.42
Sep 30, 2021 0.41
Jun 30, 2021 0.44
Mar 31, 2021 0.43
Dec 31, 2020 0.43
Sep 30, 2020 0.44
Jun 30, 2020 0.44
Mar 31, 2020 0.37
Dec 31, 2019 0.42
Sep 30, 2019 0.39
Jun 30, 2019 0.40
Mar 31, 2019 0.41
Dec 31, 2018 0.36
Sep 30, 2018 0.39
Jun 30, 2018 0.33
Mar 31, 2018 0.38
Dec 31, 2017 0.35
Sep 30, 2017 0.35
Jun 30, 2017 0.33
Mar 31, 2017 0.36
Dec 31, 2016 0.36
Sep 30, 2016 0.33
Jun 30, 2016 0.33
Mar 31, 2016 0.38
Dec 31, 2015 0.38
Sep 30, 2015 0.35
Jun 30, 2015 0.33
Mar 31, 2015 0.37
Dec 31, 2014 0.34
Sep 30, 2014 0.36
Jun 30, 2014 0.34
Mar 31, 2014 0.38
Dec 31, 2013 0.35
Sep 30, 2013 0.35
Jun 30, 2013 0.35
Mar 31, 2013 0.36
Dec 31, 2012 0.37
Sep 30, 2012 0.38
Jun 30, 2012 0.39
Mar 31, 2012 0.38
Dec 31, 2011 0.40
Sep 30, 2011 0.37
Jun 30, 2011 0.37
Mar 31, 2011 0.38
Dec 31, 2010 0.40
Sep 30, 2010 0.40
Jun 30, 2010 0.40
Dec 31, 2009 0.40