AWK vs HTO
American Water Works Company, Inc. and H2O America, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWK | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $805.6M |
| Net income | $1.1B | $102.6M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 12.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 7.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.69 | $2.92 |
| Dividend / share | $3.31 | $1.68 |
| Payout ratio | 57.0% | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | · |
| Equity | $10.8B | $1.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.32× | 1.21× |
| Current ratio | 0.46× | 0.70× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 7.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.4% | 10.8% |
AWK bills 6.4× the revenue of HTO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (21.6% against 12.7%).
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 | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.1B | $805.6M |
| FY2024 | $4.7B | $748.4M |
| FY2023 | $4.2B | $678.2M |
| FY2022 | $3.8B | $620.7M |
| FY2021 | $3.9B | $573.7M |
| FY2020 | $3.8B | $564.5M |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $447.7M |
| FY2018 | $3.4B | $397.7M |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $389.2M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $339.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWK | HTO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $102.6M |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $94.0M |
| FY2023 | $944.0M | $85.0M |
| FY2022 | $820.0M | $73.8M |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $60.5M |
| FY2020 | $709.0M | $61.5M |
| FY2019 | $621.0M | $23.4M |
| FY2018 | $567.0M | $38.8M |
| FY2017 | $426.0M | $59.2M |
| FY2016 | $468.0M | $52.8M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,334,406,000 | AWK |
| FY2024 | +$3,935,561,000 | AWK |
| FY2023 | +$3,555,832,000 | AWK |
| FY2022 | +$3,171,302,000 | AWK |
| FY2021 | +$3,356,314,000 | AWK |
| FY2020 | +$3,212,474,000 | AWK |
| FY2019 | +$3,162,280,000 | AWK |
| FY2018 | +$3,042,301,000 | AWK |
| FY2017 | +$2,967,775,000 | AWK |
| FY2016 | +$2,962,294,000 | AWK |
AWK has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +8.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2024 | +9.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2023 | +9.8 pp | AWK |
| FY2022 | +9.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2021 | +21.6 pp | AWK |
| FY2020 | +7.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2019 | +11.9 pp | AWK |
| FY2018 | +6.7 pp | AWK |
| FY2017 | −3.0 pp | HTO |
| FY2016 | −1.4 pp | HTO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AWK and HTO over this period.
10 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 HTO's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 5.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
10 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 HTO over these 10 fiscal years — AWK led in 8 and HTO in 2.
10 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 HTO's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.1.
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 HTO over these 17 fiscal years — AWK led in 9 and HTO in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.