Growth Metrics

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

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

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital 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 Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was 0.06% at American Water Works Company, roughly flat from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.06% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.05% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.06% (2023), against an average of 0.06%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital dropped -1bps in 2021 before it increased 1bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.05% in 2021, then grew by 5bps to 0.06% in 2022, then dropped by -1bps to 0.06% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 0.06% in 2024, then rose by 6bps to 0.06% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AWK's Return on Invested Capital are 0.06% (Q4 2025), 0.06% (Q3 2025), and 0.06% (Q2 2025).