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American Water Works EV/EBIT AWK

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
22.6×
10-year median
24.5×
Against its 10-year history
34th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
16.5× to 36.6×
Peer median
22.7×

American Water Works' EV/EBIT is 22.6× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 24.5×, lower than on 66% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 16.5× in Feb 2018 to 36.6× in Dec 2021.

The median for 3 water utilities of a similar size is 22.7×.

EV/EBIT over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far22.6×20.8×22.9×
202521.6×21.4×25.0×
202423.3×23.1×27.0×
202325.4×23.8×33.0×
202232.0×28.5×34.9×
202136.6×28.1×36.6×
202031.2×23.4×32.4×
201926.2×20.1×26.2×
201820.1×16.5×21.2×
201718.4×17.8×19.6×
201618.5×15.9×19.9×
201515.9×14.7×16.0×
201415.6×14.5×15.7×
201314.6×13.3×15.4×
201213.1×13.1×15.6×
201115.2×14.2×15.2×

Against its peers

Companies in Regulated Water nearest American Water Works' size, closest first, today.

CompanyEV/EBIT
AWKAmerican Water Works22.6×
WTRGEssential Utilities22.7×
AWRAmerican States Water18.4×
CWTCalifornia Water Service24.9×
Peer median22.7×

Where American Water Works ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.