Company context

American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK

Water Utilities · benchmarked against Utilities inside the XLU constituent company universe.

Active tabPeers

Current readMixed

Last close133.45

1M return+0.27%

OverviewVerdict, thesis map, and valuation setup.FundamentalsDrivers, trajectory, and business quality.Financial reportsStatement tables, sorting, filtering, and acceleration.Ex-ante forecastTarget price, dividend yield, and total return by horizon.FactorsCompany factor exposure, rank, and universe context.Market viewMomentum, catalysts, charts, and symbol packet.AttributionLarge-move causes, residuals, and research backlog.OwnershipSEC 13F holder flow, crowding, and manager changes.PeersPeer heatmap and closest comparables.

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Relative comparables

Peers

Source and lookbackPeer fundamentals and stored return summaries4620 stored daily bars; peer return rows use each peer's stored price summary where available.

Sample and caveat12 closest comparables from industry, sector, and market peer pools.Use this tab for its stated job; heavier model packets stay on their own tabs.

Peer return matrix

Cumulative returns across peer horizons

Stored daily closes, when available

NYSE:AWK 1W -0.66%, 1M +0.27%, 3M +7.48%, 6M -2.17%, 1Y -5.63%, 3Y -4.77%; NASDAQ:LNT 1W -2.57%, 1M -3.63%, 3M +1.10%, 6M +2.07%, 1Y +14.14%, 3Y +45.59%; NASDAQ:EVRG 1W -0.52%, 1M -0.19%, 3M +3.78%, 6M +2.12%, 1Y +20.82%, 3Y +51.82%; NYSE:ATO 1W -0.77%, 1M +1.63%, 3M -0.60%, 6M -5.41%, 1Y +6.78%, 3Y +51.25%; NYSE:AEE 1W -1.49%, 1M -1.40%, 3M +2.21%, 6M -1.69%, 1Y +11.72%, 3Y +38.71%; NYSE:WEC 1W -1.25%, 1M -3.06%, 3M +1.41%, 6M -3.82%, 1Y +6.64%, 3Y +32.62%; NYSE:NI 1W -0.19%, 1M -1.85%, 3M -2.61%, 6M -2.90%, 1Y +9.67%, 3Y +73.61%; NYSE:PPL 1W -1.57%, 1M -0.83%, 3M +1.59%, 6M -7.20%, 1Y -1.67%, 3Y +41.71%; NYSE:PNW 1W -2.79%, 1M -0.62%, 3M +4.67%, 6M +3.16%, 1Y +19.65%, 3Y +34.79%; NYSE:D 1W -1.42%, 1M +2.04%, 3M +3.73%, 6M +12.95%, 1Y +19.50%, 3Y +44.43%; NASDAQ:XEL 1W -0.30%, 1M -0.78%, 3M +0.01%, 6M -3.97%, 1Y +10.54%, 3Y +37.84%

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1Y

3Y

NYSE:AWK-0.66%+0.27%+7.48%-2.17%-5.63%-4.77%

NASDAQ:LNT-2.57%-3.63%+1.10%+2.07%+14.14%+45.59%

NASDAQ:EVRG-0.52%-0.19%+3.78%+2.12%+20.82%+51.82%

NYSE:ATO-0.77%+1.63%-0.60%-5.41%+6.78%+51.25%

NYSE:AEE-1.49%-1.40%+2.21%-1.69%+11.72%+38.71%

NYSE:WEC-1.25%-3.06%+1.41%-3.82%+6.64%+32.62%

NYSE:NI-0.19%-1.85%-2.61%-2.90%+9.67%+73.61%

NYSE:PPL-1.57%-0.83%+1.59%-7.20%-1.67%+41.71%

NYSE:PNW-2.79%-0.62%+4.67%+3.16%+19.65%+34.79%

NYSE:D-1.42%+2.04%+3.73%+12.95%+19.50%+44.43%

NASDAQ:XEL-0.30%-0.78%+0.01%-3.97%+10.54%+37.84%

Peer scorecard analytics

Different ways to compare this peer set

11 companies including target

Return leadership

NASDAQ:EVRG+20.82% 1Y · +51.82% 3Y

NYSE:PNW+19.65% 1Y · +34.79% 3Y

NYSE:D+19.50% 1Y · +44.43% 3Y

NASDAQ:LNT+14.14% 1Y · +45.59% 3Y

Risk and quality spread

NYSE:NIGM +58.91% · ROE +10.34%

NYSE:DGM +53.10% · ROE +10.50%

NYSE:ATOGM +45.38% · ROE +9.60%

NYSE:AWKGM +43.25% · ROE +10.22%

Valuation screen

NYSE:PNWP/E 19.71 · FCF yield -7.75%

NYSE:AEEP/E 19.75 · FCF yield -4.42%

NYSE:DP/E 20.66 · FCF yield -12.06%

NYSE:ATOP/E 21.55 · FCF yield -6.82%

Valuation versus growth

P/E against 1Y return

NYSE:AWK P/E 23.27 1Y -5.63%, NASDAQ:LNT P/E 22.99 1Y +14.14%, NASDAQ:EVRG P/E 22.50 1Y +20.82%, NYSE:ATO P/E 21.55 1Y +6.78%, NYSE:AEE P/E 19.75 1Y +11.72%, NYSE:WEC P/E 22.30 1Y +6.64%, NYSE:NI P/E 22.58 1Y +9.67%, NYSE:PPL P/E 21.77 1Y -1.67%, NYSE:PNW P/E 19.71 1Y +19.65%, NYSE:D P/E 20.66 1Y +19.50%, NASDAQ:XEL P/E 22.66 1Y +10.54%

Peer heatmap

Where this company wins and lags

12 stored peers

CompanyP/E TTMPrice / SalesFCF yieldGross marginReturn on equityDebt / Equity

NYSE:AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc.

23.2729th pctile5.0110th pctile-4.58%55th pctile+43.25%87th pctile+10.22%45th pctile1.4281st pctile

NASDAQ:LNTAlliant Energy Corporation

22.9914th pctile4.3329th pctile-5.44%43rd pctile+25.78%0th pctile+11.31%71st pctile1.6014th pctile

NASDAQ:EVRGEvergy, Inc.

22.5043rd pctile3.3671st pctile-5.61%29th pctile+32.10%43rd pctile+8.78%14th pctile1.5657th pctile

NYSE:ATOAtmos Energy Corporation

21.5586th pctile6.100th pctile-6.82%0th pctile+45.38%86th pctile+9.60%29th pctile0.65100th pctile

NYSE:AEEAmeren Corporation

19.75100th pctile3.4657th pctile-4.42%71st pctile+30.55%29th pctile+11.83%86th pctile1.5743rd pctile

NYSE:WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.

22.3057th pctile3.6643rd pctile-2.89%100th pctile+32.27%57th pctile+12.07%100th pctile1.5829th pctile

NYSE:NINiSource Inc

22.5829th pctile3.2086th pctile-3.82%86th pctile+58.91%100th pctile+10.34%57th pctile1.740th pctile

NYSE:PPLPPL Corporation

21.7771st pctile2.88100th pctile-6.09%14th pctile+28.19%14th pctile+8.31%0th pctile1.3586th pctile

Color ranks each metric in the favorable direction, so lower leverage and cheaper multiples can still score green.