Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company (AWK) has disclosed Net Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 18.73% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 117.0% to 18.73% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 21.61% through Dec 2025, down 82.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 21.61% for FY2025, 82.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin hit 18.73% in Q4 2025 for American Water Works Company, down from 26.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 67.82% in Q4 2021 to a low of 14.98% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 23.82% across 5 years, with a median of 21.68% in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Net Margin: surged 5211bps in 2021 and later plummeted -5203bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Net Margin stood at 67.82% in 2021, then plummeted by -77bps to 15.79% in 2022, then rose by 5bps to 16.57% in 2023, then grew by 20bps to 19.9% in 2024, then dropped by -6bps to 18.73% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for AWK at 18.73% in Q4 2025, 26.12% in Q3 2025, and 22.65% in Q2 2025.