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Down 7% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 17% in the past year.
| The chart | Above every average |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
Thu Nov 12: Ex-dividend, $0.895 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 1.
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. AWK scores 9 today, against a median of 5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
AWK is #3 of 7 by Quality Score among Water Supply.
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Net income over four quarters: AWK $1.13B, WTRG $1.05B, AWR $143M, CWT $133M.
Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 107 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.5B, 4% more than a year ago.
“Operating expenses were higher by $30 million and $103 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026, as compared to the same periods in 2025, due in part to increased production costs from higher purchased water cost and usage and increased purchased power and chemicals costs, partially offset by a decrease in operating supplies and services costs, primarily from lower technology related costs, and a decrease in maintenance materials and supplies costs.”
AWK's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $6.07 to $6.12 |
Sales grew 6.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $3.58 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -0.5% | +1.7% | open |
| Jul 29, 2026 | +1.4% | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | +2.4% | -2.7% | -4.8% |
Sales grew in six of the last seven years, to $5.1B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its free cash flow over the last four quarters was -$1B, while it paid dividends.
| Dividend | $3.58 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $702M a year |
| Free cash flow | -$1B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
5 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: AWK is 0.2% of DGRO, 0.1% of JEPI, and 0.1% of VIG, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
American Water Works is the largest investor-owned US water and wastewater utility, serving nearly 4 million customers in 14 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns. The proposed Essential Utilities acquisition would add regulated water and wastewater utilities in Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas while increasing its presence in Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.
“The Company’s Regulated Businesses generally do not face direct competition in their existing markets because (i) the Company operates in those markets pursuant to franchises, charters, certificates of public convenience and necessity or similar authorizations (collectively, “CPCNs”) issued by state PUCs or other authorities, and (ii) the high cost of constructing a new water and wastewater system in an existing market creates a significant barrier to market entry.”
AWK scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #3 of 7 in Water Supply by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 7% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 17% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
AWK scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #3 of 7 in Water Supply by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind AWK's 9.
Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. AWK closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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