AWK · American Water Works Co Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $26.82B |
| P/E | 23.77 |
| Float | 198.2M |
| Beta | 0.57 |
| Volatility | 14.2% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 82.0 |
| Price | 133.07 |
| Change | −1.39% |
| Prev Close | 134.94 |
| Open | 133.54 |
| Day Low | 132.79 |
| Day High | 135.14 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $258.1M |
| 52W High | 145.64 |
| 52W Low | 120.57 |
| 52W Pos | 49.9% |
| From High | −8.63% |
| From Low | +10.37% |
| Max DD 1Y | −16.71% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.00% |
| SMA 50 | −1.27% |
| SMA 200 | +0.91% |
| RSI (14) | 59.3 |
| Vol 30D | 15.5% |
| Vol 90D | 21.3% |
| 1Y Range | 121–146 |
| Daily bars | 899 |
| Perf Week | +4.70% |
| Perf Month | −2.39% |
| Perf Quarter | +0.97% |
| Perf Half Y | +2.53% |
| Perf Year | −5.33% |
| Perf YTD | +2.11% |
| Prev Day | −1.39% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.89 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.46 |
| Int Cover | 3.4× |
| FCF Margin | −20.8% |
| Rev Growth | +10.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 26 / 33 |
What AWK does
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States.
It offers water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services.
The company also operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 520 groundwater treatment plants; 170 wastewater treatment plants; 55,000 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,800 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams.
In addition, it offers water and wastewater services to 14 states serving approximately 3.6 million active customers.
The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems.
The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayAWK grades A-, 82.0 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on Macro Resilience (61, mixed). 2 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 26 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| AWK | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.57 | 0.51 |
| Volatilityannualized | 14.2% | 12.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −16.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.94% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 8 (3%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| AWK | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.57 | 0.51 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low 73% of 33 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| AWK | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +4.7% |
| 1 month | −2.4% |
| Year to date | +2.1% |
| 1 year | −5.3% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| AWK | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 10 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 65 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 25 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 25 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| AWK | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +10.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCalifornia American Water received an $864,500 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund the Monterey Wildfire Infrastructure Improvement Project, which will harden two drinking-water facilities in its service area against wildfires.
California American Water, a subsidiary of AWK, received a U.S. EPA grant of $864,500 for a wildfire-resilience project covering two drinking-water facilities in Monterey County. The grant covers about 84% of the project's $1,027,816 estimated cost, leaving AWK responsible for roughly $102,782 of local cost sharing.
The article body is truncated and does not provide full detail on the Black Mountain deal or the valuation methodology.
Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of AWK, completed its $1.4 million purchase of the Black Mountain Utility District water and wastewater system in Harlan County, Kentucky on October 9, 2026, adding more than 4,300 water connections and committing $21 million in planned infrastructure upgrades.
Kentucky American Water, a subsidiary of AWK, completed its $1.4 million purchase of the Black Mountain Utility District water and wastewater system in Harlan County, Kentucky, adding more than 4,300 water customer connections and six wastewater connections. The Kentucky Public Service Commission approved the water portion on July 10, 2026, and the wastewater portion on September 21, 2026.
Nearest peers by size
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