American Water Works price to free cash flow AWK

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2013.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: n/m; not a meaningful number
Last meaningful: 390×; Feb 2016
Peer median: 163×

American Water Works' price to free cash flow is not a meaningful number today: free cash flow over the last twelve months was zero, negative or not reported.

It was last meaningful in Feb 2016, at 390×.

Price to free cash flow over time

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2016	390×	353×	390×
2015	354×	66.6×	354×
2014	143×	82.3×	276×
2013	163×	144×	278×

Against its peers

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

Company	Price to free cash flow
AWKAmerican Water Works	n/m
WTRGEssential Utilities	n/m
AWRAmerican States Water	163×
CWTCalifornia Water Service	n/m
Peer median	163×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.