What is American Water Works's current debt?

American Water Works (AWK) reported current debt of $1.37B in Q1 2026.

How has American Water Works's current debt changed year-over-year?

American Water Works's current debt increased by 36.7% year-over-year, from $999M to $1.37B.

What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's current debt?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Water Works's current debt has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.28B to $1.59B.

What does current debt mean?

The portion of long-term debt maturing within the next 12 months, requiring refinancing or repayment from operating cash flows.

American Water Works AWK Current Debt

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+5.7%

Operating income$391.0M+5.4%

Net income$196.0M-4.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.00-4.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$171.0M+8.9%

Total debt$14.2B-1.3%

Total equity$11.0B+4.8%

Total assets$35.3B+6.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$305.0M-7.9%

CapEx$659.0M+20.3%

Free cash flow-$354.0M-63.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$26.97B-1.0%

Enterprise value$41B-0.1%

P/E24.5×-0.7×

P/S5.2×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin36.5%-0.1pp

Net margin21.2%-1.1pp

FCF margin-23.1%+14.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.2%-0.2pp

Debt / equity1.3×-0.1×

Current ratio0.4×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Water Works in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings.

The official record: American Water Works’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Water Works's current debt?: American Water Works (AWK) reported current debt of $1.37B in Q1 2026.
How has American Water Works's current debt changed year-over-year?: American Water Works's current debt increased by 36.7% year-over-year, from $999M to $1.37B.
What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's current debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Water Works's current debt has grown at a 4.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.28B to $1.59B.
What does current debt mean?: The portion of long-term debt maturing within the next 12 months, requiring refinancing or repayment from operating cash flows.