American Water Works Company (AWK) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026)
American Water Works Company's (AWK) Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.25 for Q2 2026, up 0.2% from 3.24 a year earlier and up 35.3% from the prior quarter.
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American Water Works Company (AWK) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, American Water Works Company's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.00, down 6.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.06, down 7.0% from FY2024.
- By year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.28 in FY2024 (+0.5%), 3.27 in FY2023 (+11.2%), 2.94 in FY2022 (-0.9%) and 2.97 in FY2021 (-5.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio spans a low of 2.14 in Q4 2021 and a high of 4.13 in Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 27.3%); the low point was Q4 2025 (a decline of 15.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.40 (Q1 2026), 2.50 (Q4 2025) and 3.89 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 293.96 Bn | 293.96 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 5.19 |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.23 Bn | 59.76 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.03 Bn | 55.71 Bn | - | 0.59 |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 43.33 Bn | 38.23 Bn | - | 1.59 |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 33.06 Bn | 33.29 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 1.89 |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.60 Bn | - | 2.20 |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.94 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 2.08 |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.53 Bn | 25.30 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 9.67 |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.62 Bn | 25.03 Bn | - | 3.25 |
| 10 | Dte Energy | 25.14 Bn | 24.62 Bn | - | 1.52 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.25 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.40 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.50 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.89 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.24 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.58 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.94 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.11 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.43 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.63 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.53 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.09 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.93 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.57 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.25 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.95 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.08 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.46 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.14 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.13 |
API Access
American Water Works Company Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "AWK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();