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What AWK's price assumes
American Water Works trades at 23.8× earnings against 23.2× for the median Utilities - Regulated Water name, more expensive than its own group.
23.8
Trailing P/E · Utilities - Regulated Water median 23.2 · 1.03× the median: the market pays up for this one
- Price / sales
- 5.08
Price / sales · as of 2026-Q1
- Price / book
- 2.39
Price / book · as of 2026-Q1
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- Price / book2026-Q1
- 2.39
- Utilities median P/E76 names
- 21.4
- Utilities - Regulated Water median P/E7 names
- 23.2
- Market capitalisation
- $24.4B
| Method | Per share |
|---|---|
| Its own P/E history, lower quartile | $140.30 |
| Its own P/E history, median | $153.10 |
| Its own P/E history, upper quartile | $170.17 |
| 52-week range | $121.13 – $143.26 |
| Today | $137.49 |
Multiples from SEC filings and end-of-day closes; implied growth from a reverse discounted cash flow. Group medians across the names Ryufin tracks.
Utilities - Regulated Water
Ranks #2 of 6 by Smart Score