Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company's Gross Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 56.88% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Gross Margin rose 10.0% year-over-year to 56.88%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 60.72%, up 39.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 60.72%, 39.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 56.88% at American Water Works Company, down from 63.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 63.96% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 48.37% in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 58.94% (2024), against an average of 58.49%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin tumbled -515bps in 2021 before it surged 512bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 48.37% in 2021, then increased by 11bps to 53.49% in 2022, then increased by 1bps to 54.26% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 56.79% in 2024, then rose by 0bps to 56.88% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Gross Margin are 56.88% (Q4 2025), 63.96% (Q3 2025), and 62.38% (Q2 2025).