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Capital Expenditures for American Water Works Company (AWK)

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Latest period

$3.24B

YoY change

+9.5%

5Y CAGR

+10.1%

Peak year (2025)

$3.13B

CapEx history chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $3.13B

CapEx growth chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +9.5%

CapEx history table for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$3.13B+9.5%
  • 2024$2.86B+4.5%
  • 2023$2.73B+13.0%
  • 2022$2.42B+29.2%
  • 2021$1.87B-2.9%
  • 2020$1.93B+9.7%
  • 2019$1.76B+5.1%
  • 2018$1.67B+10.8%
  • 2017$1.51B+8.2%
  • 2016$1.40B+10.1%
  • 2015$1.27B+22.5%
  • 2014$1.03B-1.0%
  • 2013$1.04B+6.0%
  • 2012$985.67M+0.8%
  • 2011$977.99M+20.8%
  • 2010$809.33M-0.7%
  • 2009$815.16M-21.1%
  • 2008$1.03B+34.5%
  • 2007$768.42M+8.3%
  • 2006$709.29M—
  • 2001$397.30M+1.5%
  • 2000$391.53M-18.9%
  • 1999$482.76M+23.6%
  • 1998$390.60M+10.8%
  • 1997$352.40M+28.8%
  • 1996$273.70M-17.3%
  • 1995$330.80M+24.5%
  • 1994$265.70M+37.6%
  • 1993$193.10M-2.2%
  • 1992$197.50M+8.2%
  • 1991$182.60M-8.2%
  • 1990$198.90M-5.4%
  • 1989$210.30M—

CapEx values are taken from American Water Works Company's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About CapEx at American Water Works Company (AWK)

According to American Water Works Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $3.24B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.

Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, American Water Works Company (AWK) reported CapEx of $3.13B – grew 9.5% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), American Water Works Company CapEx delivered a +10.1% annualised rate; sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Across the available history, CapEx reached its high of $3.13B in 2025 and its low of $182.60M in 1991.

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures by Year

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures 2025: $3.13B

American Water Works Company CapEx in 2025 was $3.13B, grew 9.5% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures 2024: $2.86B

2024's CapEx for American Water Works Company came in at $2.86B, edged up 4.5% from 2023.

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures 2023: $2.73B

American Water Works Company posted CapEx of $2.73B in 2023, grew 13.0% from 2022.

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures 2022: $2.42B

In 2022, American Water Works Company reported CapEx of $2.42B, grew 29.2% from 2021.

American Water Works Company Capital Expenditures 2021: $1.87B

American Water Works Company CapEx in 2021 was $1.87B.

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