American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) Announces FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.070-6.120 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.080.

American Water Works Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE AWK opened at $141.69 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $135.42 and a 200-day moving average price of $132.37. The stock has a market cap of $28.16 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.58. American Water Works has a 1 year low of $120.57 and a 1 year high of $144.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.49.

American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The utilities provider reported $2.00 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.04 by ($0.04). American Water Works had a return on equity of 10.31% and a net margin of 21.26%. The business had revenue of $1.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.94 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that American Water Works will post 6.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Water Works Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.8950 per share. This represents a $3.58 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 12th. American Water Works’s payout ratio is presently 62.05%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on AWK. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of American Water Works in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group cut their price target on American Water Works from $162.00 to $153.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on American Water Works from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of American Water Works from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of American Water Works from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $136.75.

American Water Works Company Profile

American Water Works Company, Inc is a public water and wastewater utility that provides essential services to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Through its regulated businesses, the company supplies drinking water, collects and treats wastewater, and manages related infrastructure, including treatment plants, pipelines, storage facilities and customer service systems.

Founded in 1886, American Water has grown into one of the largest water and wastewater service providers in the United States.