What is American Water Works's long-term debt?

American Water Works (AWK) reported long-term debt of $12.77B in Q1 2026.

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

American Water Works's long-term debt decreased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $13.32B to $12.77B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Water Works's long-term debt has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.33B to $12.78B.

What does long-term debt mean?

Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.

American Water Works AWK Long-Term Debt

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$371.68M+5.8%

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$8.36B+11.1%

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$227.06M+7.3%

CadizCDZI

$85.6M+48.3%

Artesian ResourcesARTNA

$183.45M+4.3%

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$1.47B+33.3%

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:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations.

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 long-term debt?: American Water Works (AWK) reported long-term debt of $12.77B in Q1 2026.
How has American Water Works's long-term debt changed year-over-year?: American Water Works's long-term debt decreased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $13.32B to $12.77B.
What is the long-term trend for American Water Works's long-term debt?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Water Works's long-term debt has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.33B to $12.78B.
What does long-term debt mean?: Bonds, term loans, notes payable, and other borrowings with maturities beyond one year — the primary long-term financing source.