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American Water Works Cash Flow Statement

Operating, investing, and financing cash movements

American Water Works generated $2.0B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months. After $3.2B in capital expenditures, free cash flow was -$1.2B. Free cash flow decreased 0.5% year-over-year. Based on the Q1 2026 filing.

Net Cash From Operating (TTM)$2.0BNet Cash From Investing (TTM)-$2.6BNet Cash From Financing (TTM)$629.0MCapital Expenditures (TTM)$3.2BDepreciation And Amortization Cf (TTM)$915.0MNet Change In Cash (TTM)$14.0M
Latest FilingQ1 2026
Report Date2026-04-29
Market Cap$24.3B
P/E Ratio22.05
ROE10.22%

Investing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired$298M$3M$10M$9M$49M$20M
Capital expenditures$894M$548M$733M$797M$1B$659M
Payments For Proceeds From Removal Costs$40M$29M$42M$49M$55M$40M
Proceeds From Advances For Construction$6M$13M$22M$25M$7M$19M
Proceeds From Collection Of Notes Receivable—$0———$795M
Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities$34M$39M$21M$24M$25M$17M
Net cash from investing activities-$1.2B-$568M-$772M-$839M-$1.1B$93M
Proceeds from maturities/sales of investments$34M$39M$21M$24M$25M$17M
Purchases of investments$22M$27M$8M$8M$3M$0

Operating

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Change in accounts payable$100M-$131M——$99M-$164M
Change in income taxes payable/receivable—$73M-$115M$46M-$34M-$37M
Other working capital changes—$51M$11M$3M-$76M$22M
Change in receivables—-$25M$171M$55M—$22M
Deferred income taxes$72M$16M$35M$53M$31M$231M
Depreciation and amortization$207M$216M$221M$226M$231M$237M
Net cash from operating activities$639M$331M$301M$764M$663M$305M
Net income$239M$205M$289M$379M$238M$196M
Income and other taxes—$73M-$115M$46M-$34M-$37M
Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Receivable—-$2M$2M-$22M—$103M
Increase (Decrease) in Other Receivables—-$25M$171M$55M—$22M
Pension and other postretirement plans-$13M-$12.3M-$12.3M-$12.3M-$12.3M—
Other Noncash Income (Expense)-$23M$21M$15M—$24M$12M
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)$12M$10M$9M$17M$12M$14M
Pension and postretirement benefit expense-$1M-$2M—$3M—-$2M
Pension contributions—-$11M-$11M-$11M—-$11M
Provision for credit losses$12M$10M$9M$17M$12M$14M

Financing

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Proceeds from issuance of debt$21M$810M$66M$900M$5M$7M
Repayments of debt$1M$531M$75M$17M$41M$3M
Dividends paid$149M$149M$162M$161M$161M$162M
Other, net$3M-$4M$10M—$4M-$5M
Short-term borrowings/(repayments) less than 90 days — net$665M$120M$590M—$583M-$222M
Net cash from financing activities$544M$254M$449M$149M$397M-$366M
Other financing activities$3M-$4M$10M—$4M-$5M
Payment of debt issuance costs$1M$5M$2M$10M$0$0
Net change in short-term borrowings$665M$120M$590M—$583M-$222M

Free Cash Flow

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Free cash flow-$255M-$217M-$432M-$33M-$385M-$354M

Supplemental

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Interest paid$120.8M$142M$142M$142M$142M—
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Expense-$1M-$2M—$3M—-$2M

Other

MetricQ4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Net increase (decrease) in cash-$37M$17M-$22M$74M-$70M$32M
Accrued payables for capital expenditures$30M$298M$1M$32M$19M$320M