Growth Metrics

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

American Water Works Company (AWK) has disclosed Retained Earnings for 17 consecutive years, with $6.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 50.0% to $6.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $6.0 million through Dec 2025, down 50.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $6.0 million for FY2025, 50.0% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings hit $6.0 million in Q4 2025 for American Water Works Company, up from $4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of -$48.0 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $627.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $5.0 million in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: tumbled 102.12% in 2023 and later soared 35028.57% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$45.0 million in 2021, then soared by 48.89% to -$23.0 million in 2022, then surged by 7313.04% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 99.28% to $12.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 50.0% to $6.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for AWK at $6.0 million in Q4 2025, $4.0 million in Q3 2025, and $2.4 billion in Q2 2025.