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American Water Works forward PE AWK

Share price divided by analysts' consensus earnings for the next twelve months, since 2008.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
23.4×
10-year median
27.2×
Against its 10-year history
15th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
20.9× to 44.0×

American Water Works' forward PE is 23.4× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 27.2×, lower than on 85% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 20.9× in Feb 2026 to 44.0× in Dec 2021.

Forward PE 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 far23.4×20.9×23.4×
202521.9×21.6×26.0×
202422.5×21.6×26.8×
202325.9×23.6×34.0×
202232.6×28.2×40.4×
202144.0×32.4×44.0×
202037.1×26.5×39.0×
201933.0×25.3×34.9×
201825.4×24.4×28.3×
201729.8×23.3×29.8×
201623.8×22.3×30.4×
201522.4×19.2×23.0×
201422.0×18.3×22.0×
201318.6×17.1×19.4×
201216.8×16.7×18.9×
201117.0×14.6×17.2×
201015.1×14.5×18.7×
200918.2×13.3×18.2×
200817.3×14.0×18.4×

Against its peers

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

CompanyForward PE
AWKAmerican Water Works23.4×
WTRGEssential Utilitiesn/m
AWRAmerican States Watern/m
CWTCalifornia Water Servicen/m

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What the forward PE tells you

Price divided by what analysts expect the company to earn over the next twelve months. It answers "what am I paying for next year" instead of last year.

Estimates are opinions. When forward PE is far below trailing PE, analysts expect a big jump in earnings. If that jump slips, the stock was not as cheap as it looked.

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