American Water (1AWK) Ratios
American Water Ratios
IT:1AWK's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $-160.00M. For the 2026 fiscal year, IT:1AWK's free cash flow was decreased by $-888.00M and operating cash flow was $728.00M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.44 | 0.73 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.59 | 0.41 | 0.70 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.10 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.87 | 0.39 | 0.67 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.67 | 1.35 | 2.87 | 0.76 | 2.25 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -23.50B | $ -21.28B | $ -19.11B | $ -18.84B | $ -17.22B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.42 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.52 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.60 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 3.37 | 3.18 | 3.09 | 3.61 | 3.57 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.71 | 1.16 | 1.89 | 0.96 | 1.47 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 3.06 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 2.94 | 2.97 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.32 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 84.78 | 75.04 | 66.85 | 70.80 | 62.99 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 5.39 | 5.24 | 5.13 | 6.19 | 5.73 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 43.33% | 60.33% | 59.38% | 58.10% | 54.78% |
| EBIT Margin | 39.63% | 40.18% | 39.11% | 35.60% | 32.42% |
| EBITDA Margin | 57.02% | 57.00% | 55.74% | 52.72% | 48.60% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 36.56% | 36.68% | 35.52% | 33.57% | 30.43% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 27.67% | 29.01% | 28.25% | 26.58% | 41.73% |
| Net Profit Margin | 21.61% | 22.44% | 22.30% | 21.62% | 32.14% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 21.61% | 22.44% | 22.30% | 21.62% | 32.14% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 78.13% | 77.34% | 78.93% | 81.35% | 77.01% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 75.68% | 79.10% | 79.52% | 79.18% | 137.12% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 3.04% | 3.20% | 3.12% | 2.95% | 4.84% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 10.25% | 10.17% | 9.64% | 10.66% | 17.31% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 5.91% | 5.79% | 5.34% | 5.10% | 5.00% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.21% | 4.26% | 4.12% | 3.92% | 3.75% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 3.14% | 3.32% | 3.24% | 3.08% | 5.06% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.37% | 4.33% | 3.71% | 2.96% | 3.67% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 3.15 | 6.20 | 5.82 | 5.24 | 7.51 |
| Payables Turnover | 7.71 | 5.37 | 5.85 | 6.26 | 7.56 |
| Inventory Turnover | 26.01 | 18.04 | 15.36 | 16.21 | 31.18 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -2.29 | -3.47 | -3.65 | -3.53 | -5.03 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 82.56 | 11.17 | 24.05 | 33.76 | 12.01 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 115.89 | 58.91 | 62.67 | 69.59 | 48.57 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 14.03 | 20.23 | 23.77 | 22.51 | 11.71 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 47.36 | 67.97 | 62.39 | 58.34 | 48.27 |
| Operating Cycle | 129.92 | 79.15 | 86.44 | 92.10 | 60.28 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 10.56 | 10.49 | 9.71 | 6.09 | 7.92 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | -5.47 | -4.16 | -4.46 | -7.21 | -2.37 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.55 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.63 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.46 | 0.77 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.37 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -4.19% | -3.34% | -3.38% | -4.73% | -1.26% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 22.89 | 23.10 | 26.99 | 33.83 | 27.21 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 4.95 | 5.18 | 6.02 | 7.32 | 8.75 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.60 | 3.61 | 4.71 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | -23.85 | -29.93 | -29.62 | -21.14 | -79.57 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 12.36 | 11.87 | 13.59 | 25.04 | 23.85 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 3.98 | 2.26 | 3.20 | -0.97 | 0.35 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.07 | 14.33 | 15.93 | 20.06 | 23.73 |
| Enterprise Value | 41.25B | 38.26B | 37.59B | 40.11B | 45.32B |
| EV to EBITDA | 14.07 | 14.33 | 15.93 | 20.06 | 23.73 |
| EV to Sales | 8.02 | 8.17 | 8.88 | 10.58 | 11.53 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | -38.66 | -47.18 | -43.70 | -30.57 | -104.90 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 20.03 | 18.71 | 20.06 | 36.20 | 31.45 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 49.65 | 47.12 | 44.84 | 35.99 | 33.84 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 55.57 | 52.98 | 50.76 | 42.27 | 40.10 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.23 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.36 | 24.02 | 21.94 | 20.84 | 21.59 |
| Net Income Per Share | 5.70 | 5.39 | 4.89 | 4.51 | 6.94 |
| Tax Burden | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.77 |
| Interest Burden | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.75 | 1.29 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 1.85 | 1.95 | 1.99 | 1.35 | 1.14 |
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