American Water Works Company (AWK) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)

American Water Works Company (AWK) posted EBIT Margin of 40.0% for Q2 2026, up 23.48% sequentially from 32.39% in Q1 2026, and up 168.0% YoY from 14.93% in Q2 2025.

American Water Works Company (AWK) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Water Works Company has reported EBIT Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 40.0% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 168.0% year-over-year to 40.0% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 36.94% (up 46.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 36.56%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin grew to 40.0% in Q2 2026 per AWK's latest filing, from 32.39% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 42.32% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 28.03% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 35.36% and a median of 34.1% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: EBIT Margin surged 490 bps in 2022, then sank 144 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 28.03% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 28.97% in 2023, then climbed by 15 bps to 33.31% in 2024, then declined by 4 bps to 31.86% in 2025, then advanced by 26 bps to 40.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 40.0%, 32.39%, and 31.86% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 26.36 Bn 26.17 Bn - 40.00%
2 Essential Utilities 11.23 Bn 11.22 Bn - 36.41%
3 American States Water 3.35 Bn 3.33 Bn 278.03 Mn 14.81%
4 California Water Service 2.99 Bn 2.91 Bn 263.45 Mn 22.97%
5 H2O America 2.58 Bn 2.48 Bn 197.11 Mn 20.31%
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn - 32.35%
7 Consolidated Water 514.40 Mn 388.07 Mn 10.92 Mn 11.48%
8 York Water 513.35 Mn 512.80 Mn - 41.71%
9 Artesian Resources 362.57 Mn 358.32 Mn 26.56 Mn 22.60%
10 Pure Cycle 274.08 Mn 265.64 Mn 4.29 Mn 25.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 40.00%
Mar 31, 2026 32.39%
Dec 31, 2025 31.86%
Sep 30, 2025 42.32%
Jun 30, 2025 38.32%
Mar 31, 2025 32.49%
Dec 31, 2024 33.31%
Sep 30, 2024 41.04%
Jun 30, 2024 39.08%
Mar 31, 2024 32.25%
Dec 31, 2023 28.97%
Sep 30, 2023 40.96%
Jun 30, 2023 39.38%
Mar 31, 2023 31.45%
Dec 31, 2022 28.03%
Sep 30, 2022 40.57%
Jun 30, 2022 34.90%
Mar 31, 2022 29.22%
Dec 31, 2021 23.13%
Sep 30, 2021 38.19%