AWK vs CWCO
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWK | CWCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $132.1M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $18.3M |
| Gross margin | · | 36.6% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 14.3% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.69 | $1.14 |
| Dividend / share | $3.31 | $0.53 |
| Payout ratio | 57.0% | 43.3% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $33.2M |
| Equity | $10.8B | $221.7M |
| Net debt / equity | 1.32× | −0.56× |
| Current ratio | 0.46× | 6.12× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 12.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.4% | 37.6% |
AWK bills 38.9× the revenue of CWCO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (21.6% against 14.3%).
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 | CWCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.1B | $132.1M |
| FY2024 | $4.7B | $134.0M |
| FY2023 | $4.2B | $180.2M |
| FY2022 | $3.8B | $94.1M |
| FY2021 | $3.9B | $66.9M |
| FY2020 | $3.8B | $72.6M |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $68.8M |
| FY2018 | $3.4B | $65.7M |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $59.4M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $57.9M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWK | CWCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $18.3M |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $28.2M |
| FY2023 | $944.0M | $29.6M |
| FY2022 | $820.0M | $5.9M |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $875,579 |
| FY2020 | $709.0M | $3.7M |
| FY2019 | $621.0M | $12.2M |
| FY2018 | $567.0M | $11.3M |
| FY2017 | $426.0M | $6.1M |
| FY2016 | $468.0M | $4.0M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$5,007,926,632 | AWK |
| FY2024 | +$4,550,033,367 | AWK |
| FY2023 | +$4,053,788,767 | AWK |
| FY2022 | +$3,697,895,028 | AWK |
| FY2021 | +$3,863,136,498 | AWK |
| FY2020 | +$3,704,371,874 | AWK |
| FY2019 | +$3,541,206,349 | AWK |
| FY2018 | +$3,374,280,143 | AWK |
| FY2017 | +$3,297,632,978 | AWK |
| FY2016 | +$3,244,124,293 | AWK |
| FY2015 | +$3,101,883,798 | AWK |
| FY2014 | +$2,945,440,922 | AWK |
| FY2013 | +$2,815,177,869 | AWK |
| FY2012 | +$2,788,475,298 | AWK |
| FY2011 | +$2,611,081,508 | AWK |
| FY2010 | +$2,504,326,446 | AWK |
| FY2009 | +$2,232,426,483 | 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.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +7.3 pp | AWK |
| FY2022 | +14.2 pp | AWK |
| FY2021 | +29.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2020 | +12.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2019 | −2.8 pp | CWCO |
| FY2018 | −1.8 pp | CWCO |
| FY2017 | +3.0 pp | AWK |
| FY2016 | +9.4 pp | AWK |
| FY2015 | +1.2 pp | AWK |
| FY2014 | +3.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2013 | −1.5 pp | CWCO |
| FY2012 | −2.2 pp | CWCO |
| FY2011 | −0.3 pp | CWCO |
| FY2010 | −2.2 pp | CWCO |
| FY2009 | −21.6 pp | CWCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AWK and CWCO over this period.
15 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 CWCO's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 8.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.7.
15 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 CWCO over these 15 fiscal years — AWK led in 8 and CWCO in 7.
15 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 CWCO's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.0.
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 CWCO over these 17 fiscal years — AWK led in 14 and CWCO in 3.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.