American Water Works Company (AWK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
American Water Works Company (AWK) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of 9.94% in Q2 2026, down 0.27 percentage points from 10.21% a year earlier and down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Water Works Company (AWK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Water Works Company reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 10.50%, up 0.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -0.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.44% in FY2024 (-0.35 pp), 10.79% in FY2023 (-0.15 pp), 10.94% in FY2022 (-7.43 pp) and 18.37% in FY2021 (+7.09 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.30 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 6.90 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 8.00 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 10.08% (Q1 2026), 10.22% (Q4 2025) and 10.30% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 50.21% |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 9.33% |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 11.80% |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 11.40% |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 11.04% |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 9.30% |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 9.94% |
| 10 | Dte Energy | 25.35 Bn | 24.83 Bn | - | 10.76% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.30% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.48% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.59% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.61% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.29% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 17.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.26% |
API Access
American Water Works Company Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AWK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();