American Water Works Company AWK
NYSE AWK
$140.47 +0.98 (+0.70%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:59 AM EDT

American Water Works Company (AWK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

American Water Works Company (AWK) posted Free Cash Flow of -$258.0 million for Q2 2026, up 27.12% sequentially from -$354.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 40.28% YoY from -$183.9 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

American Water Works Company (AWK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Water Works Company has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$258.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 40.28% year-over-year to -$258.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was -$1.0 billion (down 13.44% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.1 billion, down 31.57% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to -$258.0 million in Q2 2026 per AWK's latest filing, from -$354.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $7.0 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$529.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$243.3 million and a median of -$256.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 120.59% in 2023, then slumped 725.0% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$356.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 24.44% to -$269.0 million in 2023, then gained by 5.2% to -$255.0 million in 2024, then sank by 50.98% to -$385.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 32.99% to -$258.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$258.0 million, -$354.0 million, and -$385.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 American Water Works Company 27.53 Bn 27.34 Bn 874.00 Mn -258.00 Mn
2 Essential Utilities 11.88 Bn 11.87 Bn 377.22 Mn -69.34 Mn
3 American States Water 3.52 Bn 3.49 Bn 169.26 Mn -
4 California Water Service 3.03 Bn 2.95 Bn 263.45 Mn -83.38 Mn
5 H2O America 2.69 Bn 2.59 Bn 197.11 Mn 47.85 Mn
6 Middlesex Water 1.09 Bn 1.09 Bn 30.96 Mn -16.43 Mn
7 York Water 544.57 Mn 544.01 Mn 17.56 Mn 592,000.00
8 Consolidated Water 466.57 Mn 333.94 Mn 10.96 Mn 8.55 Mn
9 Artesian Resources 372.53 Mn 362.72 Mn 29.37 Mn -2.54 Mn
10 Cadiz 345.42 Mn 340.10 Mn -24,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -258.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -354.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -385.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -432.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -255.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -325.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -227.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -269.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -198.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -241.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -356.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -34.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -529.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -147.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 56.00 Mn