American Water Works Company, Inc.
—- Market cap
- —
- Debt
- +$12.78B
- Cash
- −$98.00M
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Decision snapshot: AWK stock price vs PEG: 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 PEG's multiple
Needs PEG P/E.
Implied fair value · at AWK's multiple
Needs AWK P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
Eight 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.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
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.
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated · implied price per share
At least 3 of the last 5 annual free-cash-flow observations must be positive.
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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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe AWK's superior margins (gross 36.3%, EBITDA 60.1%) and lower net leverage (Net Debt/EBITDA 4.1x) will persist and justify a multiple premium, then hold or selectively accumulate because those fundamentals can support valuation even though PEG-implied P/E points to ~17% downside.
AWK's current price ($133.39) is ~17.1% above PEG-implied P/E implied price ($110.63), placing it near the high end of PEG-implied range but within its historical band. The gap is driven by AWK's higher P/E and P/S multiples versus PEG, though EV/EBITDA paints a more favorable picture for AWK.
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