Discontinued — last reported Q4 '23
Regulatory assets
American Water Works Regulatory assets increased by 0.5% to $1.14B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.1%, from $1.16B to $1.14B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Regulatory assets shows relatively stable performance with a 0.1% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the utility is deferring costs for future recovery, which may impact future rate cases, while a decrease indicates the amortization or recovery of these costs.
Detailed definition
These represent costs that have been incurred by the utility but are deferred for future recovery from ratepayers as aut...
Peer comparison
Unique to regulated utilities; peers will have similar line items reflecting their specific regulatory jurisdictions and cost-recovery mechanisms.
utility_regulatory_assetsHistorical Data
| 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 | $1.15B | $1.13B | $1.05B | $1.05B | $1.05B | $1.08B | $990.00M | $1.00B | $1.02B | $1.04B | $1.11B | $1.12B | $1.14B | $1.12B | $1.15B | $1.16B | $1.18B | $1.18B | $1.13B | $1.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | -6.8% | -0.2% | +0.4% | +2.1% | -7.9% | +1.4% | +1.6% | +1.9% | +6.4% | +1.0% | +1.9% | -1.7% | +2.8% | +1.0% | +1.4% | +0.1% | -4.0% | +0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.0% | -4.7% | -5.8% | -4.3% | -3.1% | -3.3% | +11.7% | +11.3% | +11.6% | +7.7% | +4.0% | +4.0% | +3.5% | +5.4% | -1.6% | -2.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Water Works's regulatory assets?
- American Water Works (AWK) reported regulatory assets of $1.14B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Water Works's regulatory assets changed year-over-year?
- American Water Works's regulatory assets decreased by 2.1% year-over-year, from $1.16B to $1.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's regulatory assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Water Works's regulatory assets has grown at a 0.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.13B to $1.13B.
- What does regulatory assets mean?
- Costs incurred by the utility that regulators have agreed can be recovered from customers in future rate cycles.