AWK vs AWR
American Water Works Company, Inc. and American States Water Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWK | AWR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $658.1M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $130.4M |
| Gross margin | · | 90.8% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 19.8% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 13.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.69 | $3.37 |
| Dividend / share | $3.31 | $1.94 |
| Payout ratio | 57.0% | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $-7.1M |
| Equity | $10.8B | $1.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.32× | 0.73× |
| Current ratio | 0.46× | 1.32× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 6.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.4% | 8.6% |
AWK bills 7.8× the revenue of AWR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (21.6% against 19.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AWK | AWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.1B | $658.1M |
| FY2024 | $4.7B | $595.5M |
| FY2023 | $4.2B | $595.7M |
| FY2022 | $3.8B | $491.5M |
| FY2021 | $3.9B | $498.9M |
| FY2020 | $3.8B | $488.2M |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $473.9M |
| FY2018 | $3.4B | $436.8M |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $440.6M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $436.1M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWK | AWR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $130.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $119.3M |
| FY2023 | $944.0M | $124.9M |
| FY2022 | $820.0M | $78.4M |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $94.3M |
| FY2020 | $709.0M | $86.4M |
| FY2019 | $621.0M | $84.3M |
| FY2018 | $567.0M | $63.9M |
| FY2017 | $426.0M | $69.4M |
| FY2016 | $468.0M | $59.7M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,481,927,000 | AWK |
| FY2024 | +$4,088,541,000 | AWK |
| FY2023 | +$3,638,301,000 | AWK |
| FY2022 | +$3,300,472,000 | AWK |
| FY2021 | +$3,431,147,000 | AWK |
| FY2020 | +$3,288,757,000 | AWK |
| FY2019 | +$3,136,131,000 | AWK |
| FY2018 | +$3,003,184,000 | AWK |
| FY2017 | +$2,916,397,000 | AWK |
| FY2016 | +$2,865,913,000 | AWK |
| FY2015 | +$2,700,359,000 | AWK |
| FY2014 | +$2,545,209,000 | AWK |
| FY2013 | +$2,406,923,000 | AWK |
| FY2012 | +$2,387,018,000 | AWK |
| FY2011 | +$2,246,323,000 | AWK |
| FY2010 | +$2,155,259,000 | AWK |
| FY2009 | +$1,937,195,000 | AWK |
AWK has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.8 pp | AWK |
| FY2024 | +2.4 pp | AWK |
| FY2023 | +1.3 pp | AWK |
| FY2022 | +5.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2021 | +13.2 pp | AWK |
| FY2020 | +1.1 pp | AWK |
| FY2019 | −0.6 pp | AWR |
| FY2018 | +1.8 pp | AWK |
| FY2017 | −3.1 pp | AWR |
| FY2016 | +0.5 pp | AWK |
| FY2015 | +1.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2014 | +0.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2013 | −0.5 pp | AWR |
| FY2012 | +0.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2011 | +0.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2010 | +2.2 pp | AWK |
| FY2009 | −18.5 pp | AWR |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AWK and AWR over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AWK's net margin has been more volatile than AWR's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 8.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AWK and AWR over these 17 fiscal years — AWK led in 13 and AWR in 4.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AWK's return on equity has been more volatile than AWR's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AWK and AWR over these 17 fiscal years — AWK led in 1 and AWR in 16.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.