What is American Water Works's income tax?

American Water Works (AWK) reported income tax of $63M in Q1 2026.

How has American Water Works's income tax changed year-over-year?

American Water Works's income tax decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $65M to $63M.

What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's income tax?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Water Works's income tax has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $377M to $311M.

What does income tax mean?

Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.

American Water Works AWK Income Tax

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Segments

By segment

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Regulated Businesses$61M+1.7%

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$25.7B-1.0%

Enterprise value$39.73B-0.1%

P/E23.3×-0.6×

P/S4.9×-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:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit.

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 income tax?: American Water Works (AWK) reported income tax of $63M in Q1 2026.
How has American Water Works's income tax changed year-over-year?: American Water Works's income tax decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $65M to $63M.
What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's income tax?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Water Works's income tax has grown at a -4.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $377M to $311M.
What does income tax mean?: Total income tax expense (current + deferred) recognized in the income statement, representing the company's total tax obligation on pre-tax income.