Business Segments · Cash paid for capital expenditures
Regulated Businesses — Cash paid for capital expenditures
American Water Works Regulated Businesses — Cash paid for capital expenditures decreased by 36.9% to $657.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.6%, from $545.00M to $657.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Regulated Businesses — Cash paid for capital expenditures shows an upward trend with a 15.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates active investment in infrastructure, which is necessary for long-term rate base growth in regulated utilities.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflows for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of utility infrastructure within th...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for capital-intensive utilities, reflecting the pace of infrastructure modernization.
Metric ID:
awk_segment_regulated_businesses_cash_paid_for_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $436.75M | $436.75M | $436.75M | $571.00M | $571.00M | $571.00M | $571.00M | $524.00M | $622.00M | $619.00M | $786.00M | $603.00M | $668.00M | $683.00M | $884.00M | $545.00M | $733.00M | $792.00M | $1.04B | $657.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +30.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.2% | +18.7% | -0.5% | +27.0% | -23.3% | +10.8% | +2.2% | +29.4% | -38.3% | +34.5% | +8.0% | +31.6% | -36.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +30.7% | +30.7% | +30.7% | -8.2% | +8.9% | +8.4% | +37.7% | +15.1% | +7.4% | +10.3% | +12.5% | -9.6% | +9.7% | +16.0% | +17.9% | +20.6% |
Range$436.75M – $1.04B
CAGR+9.0%
Avg YoY Growth+14.9%
Median YoY Growth+13.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Water Works's regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures?
- American Water Works (AWK) reported regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures of $657.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has American Water Works's regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures changed year-over-year?
- American Water Works's regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures increased by 20.6% year-over-year, from $545.00M to $657.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Water Works's regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures has grown at a 15.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.75B to $3.11B.
- What does regulated businesses — cash paid for capital expenditures mean?
- The amount of cash spent on building or upgrading infrastructure for the regulated utility business.