American Water Works Co Inc (AWK)

NYSE · Utilities · Utilities - Regulated Water · USA

American Water Works Co Inc is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Utilities - Regulated Water industry.

American Water is a publicly traded utility holding company providing drinking water and wastewater services across multiple states through regulated utilities. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and public authority customers, owning infrastructure for treating and delivering water and collecting and treating wastewater. It obtains water from surface sources, groundwater, and third-party suppliers.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the American Water Works Co Inc stock.

Our verdict on AWK

Overvalued: intrinsic value $108.28 per share, market price $133.57, margin of safety -23.4% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 7.4% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $108.28; the price of $133.57 is 23% above that value.

Leak Score: 49/100 on 11 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is AWK undervalued or overvalued?

AWK is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 7.4% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $108.28; the price of $133.57 is 23% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of AWK?

$108.28 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $133.57. That is a margin of safety of -23.4%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is American Water Works Co Inc's Leak Score?

49 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 11 of 12 value investing signals.