Growth Metrics

American Water Works Company (AWK) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

American Water Works Company (AWK) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 31.86% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 144.0% to 31.86% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 36.56% through Dec 2025, down 12.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 51.65% for FY2025, 24.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 31.86% in Q4 2025 for American Water Works Company, down from 42.32% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 42.32% in Q3 2025 to a low of 23.13% in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 34.21% across 5 years, with a median of 33.17% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in EBITDA Margin: crashed -536bps in 2021 and later surged 490bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 23.13% in 2021, then increased by 21bps to 28.03% in 2022, then rose by 3bps to 28.97% in 2023, then rose by 15bps to 33.31% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 31.86% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for AWK at 31.86% in Q4 2025, 42.32% in Q3 2025, and 38.32% in Q2 2025.