American States Water Co
$4.29B- Market cap
- $3.51B
- Debt
- +$794.31M
- Cash
- −$18.82M
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.72x
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FY 2025 · Mkt cap
Decision snapshot: AWR stock price at premium vs MET $88.55 current versus $69.86 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 MET's multiple
Implied fair value · at AWR's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Expensive
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AWR FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025) · MET FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025).
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 82% equity / 18% debt · EV / Revenue 6.51x · EV / EBITDA 19.72x
Capital structure 81% equity / 19% debt · EV / Revenue 0.66x · EV / EBITDA 8.72x
MET carries the larger enterprise value at $51.24B against $4.29B; MET trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.66x vs 6.51x); MET on the lower EV / EBITDA (8.72x vs 19.72x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN STATES WATER CO · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
MetLife, Inc. · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.76x
0.52x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.57x
-1.84x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$18.82M
$25.63B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$794.31M
$14.82B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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