Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Equity for American Water Works Company (AWK) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.1%.

  • American Water Works Company's Return on Equity rose 100.0% to 0.1% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.1%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.1% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • Per American Water Works Company's latest filing, its Return on Equity stood at 0.1% for Q3 2025, which was up 100.0% from 0.1% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, American Water Works Company's Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.18% in Q4 2021 and a low of 0.09% during Q2 2023
  • In the last 5 years, American Water Works Company's Return on Equity had a median value of 0.1% in 2025 and averaged 0.12%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, American Water Works Company's Return on Equity surged by 700bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -800bps in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows American Water Works Company's Return on Equity stood at 0.18% in 2021, then plummeted by -40bps to 0.11% in 2022, then dropped by -10bps to 0.1% in 2023, then increased by 6bps to 0.1% in 2024, then rose by 1bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Equity was 0.1% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.1% in Q2 2025 and 0.1% in Q1 2025.