AWK (American Water Corp) Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization

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American Water Works (AWK) complements its network management automation with manual labor during pipe installation. Revenues are based on approved tariffs and the merger of municipal systems, which is confirmed by the company's EV/EBITDA multiple chart. The value of 15.47 represents the current metric. However, debt service costs amid high interest rates and infrastructure modernization expenses are putting pressure on capital.

AWK American Water Corp: Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization in the range 11/23/2025 - 11/10/2026

Metric breakdowns and analytics for amwater.com (AWK)

- market price and analyst price targets:
Price Chart American Water Works Company, Inc.|AWK - Forecast Levels Chart
- business market valuation indicators:
Market Value American Water Corp|AWK - Full Business Value
- book value of equity indicators:
Net Assets per Single Share American Water|AWK - Company Book Value|Market Cap to Net Assets Ratio amwater.com|AWK - Company Assets
- debt burden and liquidity indicators:
Total Debt to Capital American Water Works|AWK - Long-Term Debt to Capital|Short-Term Debt to Equity American Water|AWK - Company Total Debt|Debts to Book Capitalization American Water Corp|AWK - Long-Term Debt|Company Short-Term Debt American Water|Quick Ratio amwater.com
- business earnings and investment ratios data:
AWK - Net Financial Result|Projected Future Earnings American Water Works|AWK - Price to Earnings Ratio|Forward P/E Multiple American Water Works|AWK - PEG Multiple|Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization American Water Corp|AWK - Operating profit before amortization|Net earnings per share for the last 12 months American Water|AWK - Earnings per share for the trailing year|Year-over-year net earnings per share growth for the last 12 months amwater.com|AWK - Net earnings per share growth this year|Earnings growth forecast for next year American Water Works
Analysis of all company metrics:American Water Works Company, Inc. AWK
Product sample of American Water

The capital-intensive model of American Water Works (AWK), featuring billions in ESG infrastructure investments, requires valuation based on enterprise value relative to operating profit. This metric aggregates market capitalization and net debt, dividing them by EBITDA to neutralize the impact of taxes and depreciation. By analyzing the current EV/EBITDA ratio inclusive of debt, an investor gains a real-time assessment of asset value without quarterly lags. This enables an evaluation of the resilience of network modernization amid a high debt load.

Competitor analysis

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