American Water Works Company AWK
NYSE AWK
$140.40 +0.91 (+0.65%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 10:43 AM EDT

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

American Water Works Company (AWK) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.67 for Q2 2026, down 47.37% sequentially from 0.46 in Q1 2026, and down 79.84% YoY from 3.35 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

American Water Works Company has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.67 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 79.84% year-over-year to 0.67 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.64 (up 4.75% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.59, up 17.76% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio declined to 0.67 in Q2 2026 per AWK's latest filing, from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 19.71 in Q3 2023 and troughed at 37.25 in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 1.83 and a median of 0.5 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio surged 658.57% in 2023, then tumbled 288.95% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then sank by 52.36% to 0.51 in 2023, then declined by 14.73% to 0.58 in 2024, then climbed by 28.43% to 0.42 in 2025, then slumped by 61.27% to 0.67 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.67, 0.46, and 0.42 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.52 Bn 27.33 Bn 874.00 Mn -0.67
2 Essential Utilities 11.89 Bn 11.88 Bn 377.22 Mn -1.40
3 American States Water 3.51 Bn 3.49 Bn 169.26 Mn -
4 California Water Service 3.04 Bn 2.96 Bn 263.45 Mn -0.24
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.59 Bn 197.11 Mn 0.38
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn -0.41
7 York Water 543.22 Mn 542.66 Mn 17.56 Mn 6.25
8 Consolidated Water 463.93 Mn 331.30 Mn 10.96 Mn 0.26
9 Artesian Resources 373.97 Mn 364.17 Mn 29.37 Mn -1.30
10 Cadiz 341.64 Mn 336.32 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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