American Water Works Property, plant and equipment, net increased by 1.6% to $31.07B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.5%, from $28.38B to $31.07B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Property, plant and equipment, net shows an upward trend with a 9.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Growth indicates ongoing investment in infrastructure and capacity, while a decline may suggest high depreciation rates outpacing capital expenditure.
This represents the net book value of the company's physical infrastructure, including rail tracks, locomotives, rolling...
The dominant asset category for all Class-1 railroads; essential for benchmarking asset intensity.
non_current_assets_property_plant_and_equipment_and_fina_e3effd| 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 | |
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| Value | $21.08B | $21.40B | $22.10B | $22.64B | $23.22B | $23.63B | $24.19B | $24.69B | $25.44B | $26.02B | $26.53B | $27.01B | $28.04B | $28.38B | $28.93B | $29.61B | $30.58B | $31.07B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.5% | +3.3% | +2.4% | +2.6% | +1.8% | +2.4% | +2.1% | +3.0% | +2.3% | +2.0% | +1.8% | +3.8% | +1.2% | +2.0% | +2.4% | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +10.1% | +10.4% | +9.4% | +9.1% | +9.5% | +10.1% | +9.7% | +9.4% | +10.2% | +9.0% | +9.0% | +9.6% | +9.1% | +9.5% |