Growth Metrics

American Water Works Company (AWK) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

American Water Works Company's Retained Earnings history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Retained Earnings rose 21358.33% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $2.6 billion, up 21358.33%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $2.6 billion, 21358.33% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $2.6 billion at American Water Works Company, down from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $2.7 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$46.0 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $1.2 billion (2022), against an average of $1.1 billion.
  • The largest annual shift saw Retained Earnings tumbled 144.12% in 2021 before it surged 35028.57% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$45.0 million in 2021, then surged by 48.89% to -$23.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 7313.04% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then crashed by 99.28% to $12.0 million in 2024, then surged by 21358.33% to $2.6 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Retained Earnings are $2.6 billion (Q4 2025), $2.7 billion (Q3 2025), and $2.4 billion (Q2 2025).