American Water Works Company, Inc.
$40.47B- Market cap
- $27.79B
- Debt
- +$12.78B
- Cash
- −$98.00M
Capital structure 68% equity / 32% debt · EV / Revenue 7.90x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 14.60x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AWK stock price at premium vs CCK $139.84 current versus $100.64 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CCK's multiple
Implied fair value · at AWK's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Higher P/E
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
15 period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Capital structure 68% equity / 32% debt · EV / Revenue 7.90x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 14.60x
Capital structure 67% equity / 33% debt · EV / Revenue 1.41x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 8.70x
AWK carries the larger enterprise value at $40.47B against $17.47B; CCK trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.41x vs 7.90x); CCK on the lower EV / EBITDA (8.70x vs 14.60x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$45.29
Base
$62.96
Bull
$86.80
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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