American Water Works Company AWK
NYSE AWK
$136.05 +2.48 (+1.86%)
As of: Oct 20, 2026 · 11:55 AM EDT

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026)

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American Water Works Company's EBITDA Margin came in at 57.71% for Q2 2026, up 2.07 percentage points from 55.64% a year earlier and up 5.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.

Analysis

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) EBITDA Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, American Water Works Company reported EBITDA Margin of 54.62%, up 1.06 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 53.95%, up 0.45 percentage points from FY2024.

  • EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +4.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 53.50% in FY2024 (+1.35 pp), 52.15% in FY2023 (+1.46 pp), 50.69% in FY2022 (+4.07 pp) and 46.62% in FY2021 (-2.42 pp).
  • The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 39.96% (Q4 2021) to 57.89% (Q3 2025).
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.04 percentage points.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2022 (a gain of 5.69 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 5.11 percentage points).
  • Business Quant data shows AWK's EBITDA Margin at 52.03% (Q1 2026), 50.04% (Q4 2025) and 57.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 57.71%
Mar 31, 2026 52.03%
Dec 31, 2025 50.04%
Sep 30, 2025 57.89%
Jun 30, 2025 55.64%
Mar 31, 2025 51.40%
Dec 31, 2024 50.54%
Sep 30, 2024 56.16%
Jun 30, 2024 55.87%
Mar 31, 2024 50.84%
Dec 31, 2023 46.51%
Sep 30, 2023 56.13%
Jun 30, 2023 55.24%
Mar 31, 2023 49.79%
Dec 31, 2022 45.65%
Sep 30, 2022 55.73%
Jun 30, 2022 52.29%
Mar 31, 2022 47.98%
Dec 31, 2021 39.96%
Sep 30, 2021 52.93%
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