American Water Works Company (AWK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

American Water Works Company's (AWK) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.67 in Q2 2026, down 79.84% year-over-year from 3.35 in Q2 2025, and down 47.37% quarter-over-quarter from 0.46 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

American Water Works Company (AWK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Water Works Company has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 0.67 for Q2 2026.

In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 79.84% year-over-year to 0.67; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.64 (up 4.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.59, up 17.76% from the prior year.
FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.67 for Q2 2026 at American Water Works Company, down from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 19.71 in Q3 2023 to a low of 37.25 in Q3 2024.
Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.83, with a median of 0.5 recorded in 2023.
Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 658.57% in 2023 and slumped 288.95% in 2024.
Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then tumbled by 52.36% to 0.51 in 2023, then slipped by 14.73% to 0.58 in 2024, then gained by 28.43% to 0.42 in 2025, then plunged by 61.27% to 0.67 in 2026.
Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.67 in Q2 2026, 0.46 in Q1 2026, and 0.42 in Q4 2025.

Peer Set

Peer Comparison

All peers

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	FCF Cover (Qtr)
1	Enel Chile	306.41 Bn	306.41 Bn	890.00 Mn	-
2	National Grid	79.91 Bn	76.14 Bn	-	-
3	Dominion Energy	54.94 Bn	58.84 Bn	3.50 Bn	0.39
4	Xcel Energy	44.99 Bn	42.98 Bn	3.12 Bn	-
5	Wec Energy	33.53 Bn	33.88 Bn	1.45 Bn	-
6	Ameren	28.13 Bn	28.25 Bn	-	-
7	Fortis	27.32 Bn	28.61 Bn	1.60 Bn	0.00
8	American Water Works Company	26.60 Bn	26.40 Bn	874.00 Mn	-
9	Atmos Energy	26.60 Bn	26.07 Bn	-	-
10	Firstenergy	25.89 Bn	27.19 Bn	2.51 Bn	-

Historic Data

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Date	Value
Jun 30, 2026	-0.67
Mar 31, 2026	-0.46
Dec 31, 2025	-0.42
Sep 30, 2025	-4.88
Jun 30, 2025	-0.38
Mar 31, 2025	-0.69
Dec 31, 2024	-0.58
Sep 30, 2024	-37.25
Jun 30, 2024	-0.46
Mar 31, 2024	-0.61
Dec 31, 2023	-0.51
Sep 30, 2023	19.71
Jun 30, 2023	-0.70
Mar 31, 2023	-0.49
Dec 31, 2022	-0.33
Sep 30, 2022	-3.53
Jun 30, 2022	-0.22
Mar 31, 2022	-0.40
Dec 31, 2021	-0.75
Sep 30, 2021	1.96

API Access

American Water Works Company FCF Payout Ratio API

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American Water Works Company (AWK) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)