American Water Works Company Debt-to-Equity Ratio Growth & History (AWK)

American Water Works Company's debt-to-equity ratio was 1.19 for fiscal 2025.

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American Water Works Company annual debt-to-equity ratio history

American Water Works Company annual debt-to-equity ratio

Fiscal yearPeriod endedDebt-to-equity ratioChangeGrowth
20252025-12-311.19−0.03−2.71%
20242024-12-311.220.02+1.30%
20232023-12-311.20−0.23−15.82%
20222022-12-311.430.00+0.10%
20212021-12-311.43−0.03−2.08%
20202020-12-311.460.03+2.24%
20192019-12-311.430.13+10.43%
20182018-12-311.290.09+7.07%
20172017-12-311.210.10+9.33%
20162016-12-311.10−0.06−5.13%
20152015-12-311.160.04+3.91%
20142014-12-311.120.01+0.94%
20132013-12-311.11−0.15−11.60%
20122012-12-311.25−0.02−1.39%
20112011-12-311.27−0.05−3.67%
20102010-12-311.32−0.04−3.13%
20092009-12-311.36

American Water Works Company debt-to-equity ratio trends

Over the last five fiscal years, American Water Works Company's debt-to-equity ratio decreased from 1.46 to 1.19, a change of −0.27. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 1.34.

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What the debt-to-equity ratio means

The debt-to-equity ratio compares interest-bearing debt with shareholders’ equity. It helps show how much debt financing a company uses relative to its accounting equity, but useful comparison levels vary by industry.

Calculation and source

How debt-to-equity is calculated

TickerStat calculates debt-to-equity as total interest-bearing debt divided by SEC-reported shareholders’ equity for the same balance-sheet date. Total liabilities are not treated as debt, and periods with non-positive equity are omitted. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.

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