TTM
30.8%
YoY change
−0.09pp
Trough year (2010)
18.5%
Peak year (1985)
100.0%
Latest annual
30.9%
Operating Margin history chart for American States Water (AWR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 30.9%
Operating Margin change chart for American States Water (AWR) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.09pp
Operating Margin history table for American States Water (AWR) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 30.9% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2024 | 31.0% | -2.05pp | ||
| 2023 | 33.0% | +7.26pp | ||
| 2022 | 25.8% | -2.50pp | ||
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.53pp | ||
| 2020 | 26.7% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2019 | 26.8% | +3.70pp | ||
| 2018 | 23.1% | -5.72pp | ||
| 2017 | 28.8% | +2.54pp | ||
| 2016 | 26.3% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2015 | 25.8% | +0.28pp | ||
| 2014 | 25.6% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2013 | 25.2% | +1.43pp | ||
| 2012 | 23.8% | +1.11pp | ||
| 2011 | 22.7% | +4.18pp | ||
| 2010 | 18.5% | -0.75pp | ||
| 2009 | 19.3% | -12.43pp | ||
| 2008 | 31.7% | +2.76pp | ||
| 2007 | 28.9% | +2.64pp | ||
| 2006 | 26.3% | +2.26pp | ||
| 2005 | 24.0% | +2.26pp | ||
| 2004 | 21.8% | +1.65pp | ||
| 2003 | 20.1% | -4.07pp | ||
| 2002 | 24.2% | -2.18pp | ||
| 2001 | 26.4% | +0.58pp | ||
| 2000 | 25.8% | +1.74pp | ||
| 1999 | 24.0% | +0.28pp | ||
| 1998 | 23.8% | +0.23pp | ||
| 1997 | 23.5% | -0.09pp | ||
| 1996 | 23.6% | +1.29pp | ||
| 1995 | 22.3% | -0.72pp | ||
| 1994 | 23.1% | -76.94pp | ||
| 1993 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1992 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1991 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1990 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1989 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1988 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1987 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1986 | 100.0% | 0.00pp | ||
| 1985 | 100.0% | — |
- 202530.9%-0.09pp
- 202431.0%-2.05pp
- 202333.0%+7.26pp
- 202225.8%-2.50pp
- 202128.3%+1.53pp
- 202026.7%-0.09pp
- 201926.8%+3.70pp
- 201823.1%-5.72pp
- 201728.8%+2.54pp
- 201626.3%+0.47pp
- 201525.8%+0.28pp
- 201425.6%+0.33pp
- 201325.2%+1.43pp
- 201223.8%+1.11pp
- 201122.7%+4.18pp
- 201018.5%-0.75pp
- 200919.3%-12.43pp
- 200831.7%+2.76pp
- 200728.9%+2.64pp
- 200626.3%+2.26pp
- 200524.0%+2.26pp
- 200421.8%+1.65pp
- 200320.1%-4.07pp
- 200224.2%-2.18pp
- 200126.4%+0.58pp
- 200025.8%+1.74pp
- 199924.0%+0.28pp
- 199823.8%+0.23pp
- 199723.5%-0.09pp
- 199623.6%+1.29pp
- 199522.3%-0.72pp
- 199423.1%-76.94pp
- 1993100.0%0.00pp
- 1992100.0%0.00pp
- 1991100.0%0.00pp
- 1990100.0%0.00pp
- 1989100.0%0.00pp
- 1988100.0%0.00pp
- 1987100.0%0.00pp
- 1986100.0%0.00pp
- 1985100.0%—
Operating Margin values are taken from American States Water'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 Margin at American States Water (AWR)
According to American States Water's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 30.8%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual operating margin for American States Water (AWR) came in at 30.89% – contracted 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 100.00% was reported in 1985. The lowest in the available history was 18.50% in 2010.
American States Water Operating Margin by Year
American States Water Operating Margin 2025: 30.9%
American States Water operating margin in 2025 was 30.89%, contracted 0.1 percentage points from 2024.
American States Water Operating Margin 2024: 31.0%
2024's operating margin for American States Water came in at 30.98%, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2023.
American States Water Operating Margin 2023: 33.0%
American States Water posted operating margin of 33.03% in 2023, expanded 7.3 percentage points from 2022.
American States Water Operating Margin 2022: 25.8%
In 2022, American States Water reported operating margin of 25.76%, contracted 2.5 percentage points from 2021.
American States Water Operating Margin 2021: 28.3%
American States Water operating margin in 2021 was 28.26%.
See more financial history for American States Water (AWR).
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