Instrument overview

AWKAmerican Water Works

StockNYSEEstados UnidosUtilitiesEU retail: available
6/10
Balanced 6/106/10Balanced
Growth6/10
Balanced6/10
Income6/10

The Smart Score (1–10) describes how this instrument compares with its peers on published, rules-based measures of value, quality, trend, stability and dividend safety. It is not a forecast and not personal advice.

Compared with: Utilities companies in USA (n = 51)

Current rating first published: · last recomputed · rating log

Factor scores

Value34 / 100
Quality83 / 100
Trend64 / 100
Stability54 / 100
Dividend safety75 / 100

Percentiles within the peer group (100 = the best of its peers); dividend safety in points.

Main drivers

  • Betasupports the score · percentile 99
  • Share issuance (1 y)supports the score · percentile 78
  • Volatility (1 y)weighs on the score · percentile 28

Red flags and notes

  • Caution:Cash burn Negative free cash flow in at least two of the last three years.

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Key metrics

Valuation

P/E
23.2
P/B
2.2
P/S
5.0
EV/EBIT
21.5
Free-cash-flow yield
−3.9%
Market cap (EUR)
€23.4 mil M

Profitability and debt

Return on equity
10.1%
Return on invested capital
5.8%
Net debt / EBITDA
5.47

Dividends

Dividend yield
2.62%
Payout ratio
60%
5-year dividend growth (per year)
8.4%
Years of dividend growth
18

Returns and risk

1 day
+1.3%
1 month
−5.2%
1 year
−4.4%
Volatility, 1 yr
22.1%
Max drawdown, 1 yr
−15.0%
Beta
0.17

Ratios from SEC filings and end-of-day prices; returns are price changes without dividends.

News and filings

  • FactA filing (SEC EDGAR) or an exchange notice (Moscow Exchange): the issuer's or the exchange's own statement.
  • Media reportA headline from a named media outlet. We link to it and do not check it.
  • RumourUnconfirmed: the headline itself hedges (“reportedly”, “sources say”, “in talks”), names no publisher, or comes from a news aggregator or an automated republisher.

Source: Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR. The tone is scored automatically from the headline and can be wrong.

Score changes in the last 12 months

Every published rating and change, logged when it was published (EU Market Abuse Regulation).

DateEventBalancedGrowth · IncomeWarningsPrice at publication
Rating change 6/10 6 · 6 — Available with Invest Pro
First rating 6/10 6 · 7 Caution:Cash burn Available with Invest Pro

Ratings are rules-based descriptions, valid until the next scoring run (about 06:20 and 21:50 UTC) and the same for every visitor.