Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company's Net Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 18.73% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Net Margin fell 117.0% year-over-year to 18.73%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 21.61%, down 82.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 21.61%, 82.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 was 18.73% at American Water Works Company, down from 26.12% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 67.82% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 14.98% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 21.68% (2021), against an average of 23.82%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Net Margin skyrocketed 5211bps in 2021 before it crashed -5203bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 67.82% in 2021, then crashed by -77bps to 15.79% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 16.57% in 2023, then rose by 20bps to 19.9% in 2024, then fell by -6bps to 18.73% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Net Margin are 18.73% (Q4 2025), 26.12% (Q3 2025), and 22.65% (Q2 2025).