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American Water Works Company (AWK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

American Water Works Company's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.06% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.06%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.06%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.06%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.06% at American Water Works Company, up from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.06% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.05% (2021), against an average of 0.05%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -1bps in 2021 before it increased 1bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.05% in 2021, then grew by 2bps to 0.05% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 0.05% in 2023, then increased by 9bps to 0.06% in 2024, then grew by 5bps to 0.06% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Return on Capital Employed are 0.06% (Q4 2025), 0.06% (Q3 2025), and 0.06% (Q2 2025).