What If You Invested $1,000 in American Water Works Company (AWK)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
American Water Works Company
AWK
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+1466.37% (15.7 times)
- Buy
- Mar 10, 2009
- $11.01
- Sell
- Dec 31, 2021
- $172.51
Buying AWK at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $15,663.69.
Max drawdown
-37.10% (fell to 63% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 31, 2021
- $172.51
- Trough
- Apr 16, 2024
- $108.51
The worst decline for AWK was -37.10% (fell to 63% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+947.48% (10.5 times)
- IPO
- Apr 23, 2008
- $13.34
- Current
- Mar 13, 2026
- $139.69
A $1,000 investment in AWK at IPO would be worth $10,474.84 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is American Water Works Company (AWK) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- American Water Works Company (AWK) stock's all-time low was $11.01 on Mar 10, 2009. The all-time high was $172.51 on Dec 31, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Water Works Company (AWK) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying American Water Works Company (AWK) stock at the all-time low ($11.01 on Mar 10, 2009) and selling at the peak ($172.51 on Dec 31, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $15,663.69. Historical return: +1466.37% (15.7 times).
What are American Water Works Company (AWK)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for American Water Works Company (AWK) stock was Mar 10, 2009 (all-time low at $11.01). The best sell date was Dec 31, 2021 at $172.51. This investment would have returned +1466.37% (15.7 times).
What was American Water Works Company (AWK) stock's maximum drawdown?
- American Water Works Company (AWK) stock's worst decline was -37.10% (fell to 63% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $172.51 on Dec 31, 2021. Trough: $108.51 on Apr 16, 2024. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $628.99 at the trough.
What if you bought American Water Works Company (AWK) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in American Water Works Company (AWK) stock at IPO ($13.34 on Apr 23, 2008) would be worth $10,474.84 today. Historical return: +947.48% (10.5 times). Current stock price: $139.69 as of Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Water Works Company (AWK) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in American Water Works Company (AWK) stock 5 years ago ($125.71 on Mar 12, 2021) would be worth $1,111.24 today. Historical return: +11.12% (1.11 times). Current stock price: $139.69 as of Mar 13, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in American Water Works Company (AWK) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in American Water Works Company (AWK) stock 10 years ago ($56.08 on Mar 11, 2016) would be worth $2,491.08 today. Historical return: +149.11% (2.49 times). Current stock price: $139.69 as of Mar 13, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for AWK. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.