TTM
$1.90B
YoY change
+9.4%
5Y CAGR
+8.5%
Peak year (2005)
$2.14B
Cumulative operating income
$22.78B
Operating Income history chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: $1.88B
Operating Income growth chart for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +9.4%
Operating Income history table for American Water Works Company (AWK) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.88B | +9.4% | +$161.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.72B | +14.2% | +$214.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.50B | +18.1% | +$231.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.27B | +6.4% | +$77.00M | ||
| 2021 | $1.20B | -4.2% | −$52.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.25B | +2.8% | +$34.00M | ||
| 2019 | $1.21B | +10.2% | +$112.00M | ||
| 2018 | $1.10B | -12.1% | −$151.00M | ||
| 2017 | $1.25B | +16.0% | +$173.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.08B | +0.5% | +$5.00M | ||
| 2015 | $1.07B | +7.2% | +$72.42M | ||
| 2014 | $1.00B | +6.0% | +$56.73M | ||
| 2013 | $945.85M | +2.3% | +$20.88M | ||
| 2012 | $924.97M | +15.2% | +$121.84M | ||
| 2011 | $803.14M | +7.4% | +$55.05M | ||
| 2010 | $748.09M | +330.9% | +$574.48M | ||
| 2009 | $173.61M | -192.9% | +$360.50M | ||
| 2008 | −$186.90M | -6465.7% | −$189.83M | ||
| 2007 | $2.94M | -98.8% | −$250.57M | ||
| 2006 | $253.51M | -88.1% | −$1.88B | ||
| 2005 | $2.14B | — | — | ||
| 2001 | −$207.72M | +52.2% | −$71.26M | ||
| 2000 | −$136.46M | -132.5% | −$556.05M | ||
| 1999 | $419.59M | -449.4% | +$539.68M | ||
| 1998 | −$120.08M | -5.9% | +$7.57M | ||
| 1997 | −$127.66M | -143.4% | −$421.66M | ||
| 1996 | $294.00M | -291.2% | +$447.80M | ||
| 1995 | −$153.80M | +0.2% | −$300.00K | ||
| 1994 | −$153.50M | +12.0% | −$16.40M | ||
| 1993 | −$137.10M | -167.8% | −$339.30M | ||
| 1992 | $202.20M | -1.0% | −$2.10M | ||
| 1991 | $204.30M | +15.5% | +$27.40M | ||
| 1990 | $176.90M | +14.0% | +$21.70M | ||
| 1989 | $155.20M | -3.0% | −$4.80M | ||
| 1988 | $160.00M | +0.1% | +$200.00K | ||
| 1987 | $159.80M | -0.6% | −$900.00K | ||
| 1986 | $160.70M | +12.3% | +$17.60M | ||
| 1985 | $143.10M | — | — |
- 2025$1.88B+9.4%
- 2024$1.72B+14.2%
- 2023$1.50B+18.1%
- 2022$1.27B+6.4%
- 2021$1.20B-4.2%
- 2020$1.25B+2.8%
- 2019$1.21B+10.2%
- 2018$1.10B-12.1%
- 2017$1.25B+16.0%
- 2016$1.08B+0.5%
- 2015$1.07B+7.2%
- 2014$1.00B+6.0%
- 2013$945.85M+2.3%
- 2012$924.97M+15.2%
- 2011$803.14M+7.4%
- 2010$748.09M+330.9%
- 2009$173.61M-192.9%
- 2008−$186.90M-6465.7%
- 2007$2.94M-98.8%
- 2006$253.51M-88.1%
- 2005$2.14B—
- 2001−$207.72M+52.2%
- 2000−$136.46M-132.5%
- 1999$419.59M-449.4%
- 1998−$120.08M-5.9%
- 1997−$127.66M-143.4%
- 1996$294.00M-291.2%
- 1995−$153.80M+0.2%
- 1994−$153.50M+12.0%
- 1993−$137.10M-167.8%
- 1992$202.20M-1.0%
- 1991$204.30M+15.5%
- 1990$176.90M+14.0%
- 1989$155.20M-3.0%
- 1988$160.00M+0.1%
- 1987$159.80M-0.6%
- 1986$160.70M+12.3%
- 1985$143.10M—
Operating Income 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 Operating Income at American Water Works Company (AWK)
According to American Water Works Company's latest reported financial statements, the company's current operating income (TTM) is $1.90B. Operating income is profit from core operations: revenue minus cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D). It excludes interest, taxes, and non-operating items, so it isolates how profitable the business itself is before financing and tax decisions. Compare with EBITDA and net income.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
American Water Works Company (AWK) most recent annual operating income stands at $1.88B (2025) – grew 9.4% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, American Water Works Company operating income compounded at +8.5% per year, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
American Water Works Company operating income peaked at $2.14B in 2005; the latest annual figure is $1.88B in 2025 (12.1% below peak).
The record annual operating income stands at $2.14B, reached in 2005; the historical low of −$207.72M was recorded in 2001.
American Water Works Company Operating Income by Year
American Water Works Company Operating Income 2025: $1.88B
American Water Works Company operating income in 2025 was $1.88B, grew 9.4% from 2024.
American Water Works Company Operating Income 2024: $1.72B
2024's operating income for American Water Works Company came in at $1.72B, grew 14.2% from 2023.
American Water Works Company Operating Income 2023: $1.50B
American Water Works Company posted operating income of $1.50B in 2023, grew 18.1% from 2022.
American Water Works Company Operating Income 2022: $1.27B
In 2022, American Water Works Company reported operating income of $1.27B, grew 6.4% from 2021.
American Water Works Company Operating Income 2021: $1.20B
American Water Works Company operating income in 2021 was $1.20B.
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