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 near parity vs PPL $139.84 current versus $122.42 implied using P/E multiple.
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Implied fair value · at PPL's multiple
Implied fair value · at AWK's multiple
Snapshot Sep 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Multiple premium
Higher P/E
Lower leverage
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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 57% equity / 43% debt · EV / Revenue 4.87x
PPL carries the larger enterprise value at $44.02B against $40.47B; PPL trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.87x vs 7.90x).
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
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PPL Corp · implied price per share
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Comparable set
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe AWK can sustain its superior margins, revenue growth and ROIC relative to PPL, then buy/overweight AWK to a AWK near the P/E-implied $141.75 (≈6.3% upside) because the P/E gap reflects a modest earnings-based discount that aligns with AWK's stronger operational profile; otherwise, avoid or wait for further multiple compression on EV/Revenue or P/S.
AWK's P/E-implied price of $141.75 implies ~6.3% upside from the current $133.39, driven by aligning AWK's P/E with PPL's multiple. However, AWK trades at richer valuation on P/S and EV multiples, so the P/E signal is partially offset by these other metrics.
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