American Water Works Company, Inc.
$40.04B- Market cap
- $27.36B
- Debt
- +$12.78B
- Cash
- −$98.00M
Capital structure 68% equity / 32% debt · EV / Revenue 7.82x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 14.44x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AWK stock price vs HAL: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at HAL's multiple
Needs HAL P/E.
Implied fair value · at AWK's multiple
Needs Annual EPS.
Snapshot Sep 11, 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
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
12 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 7.82x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 14.44x
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 1.57x · EV proxy / EBITDA proxy 10.25x
AWK carries the larger enterprise value at $40.04B against $34.81B; HAL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.57x vs 7.82x); HAL on the lower EV / EBITDA (10.25x vs 14.44x).
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.
HALLIBURTON COMPANY · implied price per share
Bear
$21.19
Base
$26.47
Bull
$33.59
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.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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