Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company (AWK) has disclosed Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 56.88% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 10.0% to 56.88% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 60.72% through Dec 2025, up 39.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 60.72% for FY2025, 39.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 56.88% in Q4 2025 for American Water Works Company, down from 63.96% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 63.96% in Q3 2025 to a low of 48.37% in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 58.49% across 5 years, with a median of 58.94% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: crashed -515bps in 2021 and later soared 512bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 48.37% in 2021, then rose by 11bps to 53.49% in 2022, then rose by 1bps to 54.26% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 56.79% in 2024, then grew by 0bps to 56.88% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for AWK at 56.88% in Q4 2025, 63.96% in Q3 2025, and 62.38% in Q2 2025.