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EBITDA Margin for American Water Works Company (AWK)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

53.2%

YoY change

−3.05pp

Trough year (1994)

-9.5%

Peak year (2005)

100.0%

EBITDA Margin history chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 53.9%

EBITDA Margin change chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −3.05pp

EBITDA Margin history table for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202553.9%-3.05pp
  • 202457.0%+1.26pp
  • 202355.7%+3.02pp
  • 202252.7%+4.12pp
  • 202148.6%-2.37pp
  • 202051.0%+1.08pp
  • 201949.9%+0.67pp
  • 201849.2%-3.21pp
  • 201752.4%+4.61pp
  • 201647.8%-0.04pp
  • 201547.9%+0.54pp
  • 201447.3%+0.59pp
  • 201346.7%+0.33pp
  • 201246.4%+2.62pp
  • 201143.8%+2.72pp
  • 201041.1%+19.75pp
  • 200921.3%+15.00pp
  • 20086.3%-7.57pp
  • 200713.9%-10.58pp
  • 200624.5%-75.55pp
  • 2005100.0%—
  • 2001-1.5%-4.45pp
  • 20003.0%-1.98pp
  • 19994.9%+1.97pp
  • 19983.0%+2.65pp
  • 19970.3%-43.93pp
  • 199644.3%+52.58pp
  • 1995-8.3%+1.21pp
  • 1994-9.5%-0.89pp
  • 1993-8.6%-47.76pp
  • 199239.1%-0.61pp
  • 199139.7%+1.11pp
  • 199038.6%+2.22pp
  • 198936.4%-1.79pp
  • 198838.2%-2.11pp
  • 198740.3%-1.18pp
  • 198641.5%+1.29pp
  • 198540.2%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from American Water Works Company's reported income 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 EBITDA Margin at American Water Works Company (AWK)

According to American Water Works Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 53.2%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

In 2025, American Water Works Company (AWK) EBITDA margin totalled 53.95% – contracted 3.1 percentage points year-over-year.

100.00% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2005, against a low of -9.53% during 1994.

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin by Year

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin 2025: 53.9%

In 2025, American Water Works Company reported EBITDA margin of 53.95%, contracted 3.1 percentage points from 2024.

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin 2024: 57.0%

American Water Works Company EBITDA margin in 2024 was 57.00%, expanded 1.3 percentage points from 2023.

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin 2023: 55.7%

2023's EBITDA margin for American Water Works Company came in at 55.74%, expanded 3.0 percentage points from 2022.

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin 2022: 52.7%

American Water Works Company posted EBITDA margin of 52.72% in 2022, expanded 4.1 percentage points from 2021.

American Water Works Company EBITDA Margin 2021: 48.6%

American Water Works Company EBITDA margin in 2021 was 48.60%.

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