AWK vs WTRG
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Essential Utilities, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AWK | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.1B | $2.5B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $616.4M |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 21.7% | 24.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.69 | $2.20 |
| Dividend / share | $3.31 | $1.34 |
| Payout ratio | 57.0% | 60.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-1.1B | $-127.2M |
| Equity | $10.8B | $6.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.32× | 1.18× |
| Current ratio | 0.46× | 0.80× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.5% | 11.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 9.4% | 16.7% |
AWK bills 2.1× the revenue of WTRG, and WTRG keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (24.9% against 21.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AWK | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.1B | $2.5B |
| FY2024 | $4.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.2B | $2.1B |
| FY2022 | $3.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2021 | $3.9B | $1.9B |
| FY2020 | $3.7B | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $3.6B | $889.7M |
| FY2018 | $3.4B | $838.1M |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $809.5M |
| FY2016 | $3.3B | $819.9M |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AWK | WTRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $616.4M |
| FY2024 | $1.1B | $595.3M |
| FY2023 | $944.0M | $498.2M |
| FY2022 | $820.0M | $465.2M |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $431.6M |
| FY2020 | $709.0M | $284.8M |
| FY2019 | $621.0M | $224.5M |
| FY2018 | $567.0M | $192.0M |
| FY2017 | $426.0M | $239.7M |
| FY2016 | $468.0M | $234.2M |
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