Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the EV/Sales ratio high or low?
The EV/Sales ratio of 8.16x is 12% below its 5-year average of 9.29x, near the low end of its 5-year range (7.53x–11.66x).
As of Thursday, July 30, 2026. 0.27% above its 12-month average of 8.14x.
EV/SALES RATIO
8.16x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG TTM
8.14x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 3Y
8.62x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 5Y
9.29x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 10Y
8.62x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 15Y
7.36x
EV/SALES RATIO AVG 20Y
6.71x
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+0.27%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-5.37%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-12.13%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-5.34%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+10.88%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
+21.62%
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
4.67x
median of 41 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+74.73%
vs the sector median at left
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Market Cap
$26.97B
EV/Sales Ratio
8.16x
TTM Avg
8.14x
3Y Avg
8.62x
5Y Avg
9.29x
Market Cap
$28.28B
EV/Sales Ratio
3.15x
TTM Avg
5.38x
3Y Avg
4.73x
5Y Avg
4.40x
Market Cap
$29.66B
EV/Sales Ratio
8.05x
TTM Avg
7.87x
3Y Avg
6.95x
5Y Avg
6.49x
| NAME | MARKET CAP | EV/SALES RATIO | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) | $26.97B | 8.16x | 8.14x | 8.62x | 9.29x |
| PPL Corporation (PPL)vs › | $26.86B | 4.94x | 5.03x | 4.67x | 4.68x |
| NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)vs › | $26.21B | 1.51x | 1.46x | 1.14x | 0.96x |
| Eversource Energy (ES)vs › | $28.12B | 4.18x | 4.17x | 4.14x | 4.34x |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)vs › | $28.28B | 3.15x | 5.38x | 4.73x | 4.40x |
| FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)vs › | $28.42B | 3.54x | 3.63x | 3.57x | 3.68x |
| Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)vs › | $29.66B | 8.05x | 7.87x | 6.95x | 6.49x |
| DTE Energy Company (DTE)vs › | $29.86B | 1.95x | 3.59x | 3.56x | 3.18x |
| Edison International (EIX)vs › | $30.26B | 3.72x | 3.52x | 3.63x | 3.57x |
| Ameren Corporation (AEE)vs › | $30.43B | 3.57x | 5.12x | 5.18x | 5.25x |
Enterprise Value (EV) = Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
Sales = Total Revenue (TTM)
EV/Sales is commonly used because:
Note: EV/Sales does not include margin, debt maturity, cash conversion, or growth durability by itself.
EV/Sales = Enterprise Value / Revenue (TTM)
Enterprise value to sales compares total company value to revenue, useful across capital structures and for unprofitable companies.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | EV/SALES RATIO |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | 8.16x |
| 2026-07-28 | 8.16x |
| 2026-07-27 | 8.03x |
| 2026-07-24 | 8.03x |
| 2026-07-23 | 8.03x |
| 2026-07-22 | 8.00x |
| 2026-07-21 | 7.92x |
| 2026-07-20 | 8.00x |
| 2026-07-17 | 8.05x |
| 2026-07-16 | 8.02x |
| 2026-07-15 | 7.83x |
| 2026-07-14 | 7.92x |
| 2026-07-13 | 7.92x |
| 2026-07-10 | 7.89x |
| 2026-07-09 | 7.88x |
| 2026-07-08 | 7.93x |
| 2026-07-07 | 8.04x |
| 2026-07-06 | 7.98x |
| 2026-07-02 | 8.12x |
| 2026-07-01 | 7.93x |
| 2026-06-30 | 7.92x |
| 2026-06-29 | 7.95x |
| 2026-06-26 | 7.96x |
| 2026-06-25 | 7.86x |
| 2026-06-24 | 7.85x |
| 2026-06-23 | 7.73x |
| 2026-06-22 | 7.67x |
| 2026-06-18 | 7.68x |
| 2026-06-17 | 7.69x |
| 2026-06-16 | 7.80x |
| 2026-06-15 | 7.74x |
| 2026-06-12 | 7.72x |
| 2026-06-11 | 7.65x |
| 2026-06-10 | 7.73x |
| 2026-06-09 | 7.69x |
| 2026-06-08 | 7.58x |
| 2026-06-05 | 7.65x |
| 2026-06-04 | 7.57x |
| 2026-06-03 | 7.63x |
| 2026-06-02 | 7.62x |
| 2026-06-01 | 7.53x |
| 2026-05-29 | 7.61x |
| 2026-05-28 | 7.57x |
| 2026-05-27 | 7.63x |
| 2026-05-26 | 7.63x |
| 2026-05-22 | 7.68x |
| 2026-05-21 | 7.63x |
| 2026-05-20 | 7.57x |
| 2026-05-19 | 7.64x |
| 2026-05-18 | 7.67x |
| 2026-05-15 | 7.65x |
| 2026-05-14 | 7.71x |
| 2026-05-13 | 7.76x |
| 2026-05-12 | 7.77x |
| 2026-05-11 | 7.71x |
| 2026-05-08 | 7.67x |
| 2026-05-07 | 7.72x |
| 2026-05-06 | 7.70x |
| 2026-05-05 | 7.71x |
| 2026-05-04 | 7.74x |
| 2026-05-01 | 7.76x |
| 2026-04-30 | 7.80x |
| 2026-04-29 | 7.93x |
| 2026-04-28 | 8.11x |
| 2026-04-27 | 8.08x |
| 2026-04-24 | 8.10x |
| 2026-04-23 | 8.19x |
| 2026-04-22 | 8.05x |
| 2026-04-21 | 8.08x |
| 2026-04-20 | 8.13x |
| 2026-04-17 | 8.07x |
| 2026-04-16 | 8.03x |
| 2026-04-15 | 8.02x |
| 2026-04-14 | 8.13x |
| 2026-04-13 | 8.17x |
| 2026-04-10 | 8.28x |
| 2026-04-09 | 8.36x |
| 2026-04-08 | 8.25x |
| 2026-04-07 | 8.21x |
| 2026-04-06 | 8.31x |
| 2026-04-02 | 8.31x |
| 2026-04-01 | 8.26x |
| 2026-03-31 | 8.24x |
| 2026-03-30 | 8.34x |
| 2026-03-27 | 8.27x |
| 2026-03-26 | 8.29x |
| 2026-03-25 | 8.18x |
| 2026-03-24 | 8.14x |
| 2026-03-23 | 8.22x |
| 2026-03-20 | 8.23x |
| 2026-03-19 | 8.28x |
| 2026-03-18 | 8.26x |
| 2026-03-17 | 8.32x |
| 2026-03-16 | 8.35x |
| 2026-03-13 | 8.37x |
| 2026-03-12 | 8.32x |
| 2026-03-11 | 8.17x |
| 2026-03-10 | 8.11x |
| 2026-03-09 | 8.30x |
| 2026-03-06 | 8.29x |
| 2026-03-05 | 8.18x |
| 2026-03-04 | 8.25x |
| 2026-03-03 | 8.23x |
| 2026-03-02 | 8.21x |
| 2026-02-27 | 8.23x |
| 2026-02-26 | 8.17x |
| 2026-02-25 | 8.17x |
| 2026-02-24 | 8.16x |
| 2026-02-23 | 8.12x |
| 2026-02-20 | 7.98x |
| 2026-02-19 | 8.06x |
| 2026-02-18 | 8.05x |
| 2026-02-17 | 8.13x |
| 2026-02-13 | 8.13x |
| 2026-02-12 | 7.93x |
| 2026-02-11 | 7.75x |
| 2026-02-10 | 7.81x |
| 2026-02-09 | 7.73x |
| 2026-02-06 | 7.78x |
| 2026-02-05 | 7.83x |
| 2026-02-04 | 7.78x |
| 2026-02-03 | 7.84x |
| 2026-02-02 | 7.87x |
| 2026-01-30 | 7.96x |
| 2026-01-29 | 7.96x |
| 2026-01-28 | 7.88x |
| 2026-01-27 | 8.02x |
| 2026-01-26 | 8.03x |
| 2026-01-23 | 7.99x |
| 2026-01-22 | 8.06x |
| 2026-01-21 | 8.04x |
| 2026-01-20 | 8.05x |
| 2026-01-16 | 8.13x |
| 2026-01-15 | 8.13x |
| 2026-01-14 | 8.09x |
| 2026-01-13 | 8.05x |
| 2026-01-12 | 8.01x |
| 2026-01-09 | 7.92x |
| 2026-01-08 | 7.97x |
| 2026-01-07 | 7.89x |
| 2026-01-06 | 7.96x |
| 2026-01-05 | 7.90x |
| 2026-01-02 | 8.01x |
| 2025-12-31 | 8.02x |
| 2025-12-30 | 8.04x |
| 2025-12-29 | 8.03x |
| 2025-12-26 | 8.02x |
| 2025-12-24 | 8.05x |
| 2025-12-23 | 8.03x |
| 2025-12-22 | 8.06x |
| 2025-12-19 | 8.01x |
| 2025-12-18 | 8.11x |
| 2025-12-17 | 8.15x |
| 2025-12-16 | 8.10x |
| 2025-12-15 | 8.16x |
| 2025-12-12 | 8.06x |
| 2025-12-11 | 8.00x |
| 2025-12-10 | 7.95x |
| 2025-12-09 | 7.93x |
| 2025-12-08 | 7.94x |
| 2025-12-05 | 7.98x |
| 2025-12-04 | 7.96x |
| 2025-12-03 | 8.03x |
| 2025-12-02 | 8.03x |
| 2025-12-01 | 8.04x |
| 2025-11-28 | 8.00x |
| 2025-11-26 | 7.99x |
| 2025-11-25 | 8.01x |
| 2025-11-24 | 8.06x |
| 2025-11-21 | 8.10x |
| 2025-11-20 | 7.93x |
| 2025-11-19 | 7.89x |
| 2025-11-18 | 7.99x |
| 2025-11-17 | 8.10x |
| 2025-11-14 | 8.06x |
| 2025-11-13 | 8.05x |
| 2025-11-12 | 7.99x |
| 2025-11-11 | 8.00x |
| 2025-11-10 | 7.96x |
| 2025-11-07 | 8.03x |
| 2025-11-06 | 7.98x |
| 2025-11-05 | 8.03x |
| 2025-11-04 | 7.92x |
| 2025-11-03 | 7.84x |
| 2025-10-31 | 7.94x |
| 2025-10-30 | 7.87x |
| 2025-10-29 | 8.00x |
| 2025-10-28 | 8.35x |
| 2025-10-27 | 8.47x |
| 2025-10-24 | 8.62x |
| 2025-10-23 | 8.65x |
| 2025-10-22 | 8.70x |
| 2025-10-21 | 8.72x |
| 2025-10-20 | 8.77x |
| 2025-10-17 | 8.70x |
| 2025-10-16 | 8.68x |
| 2025-10-15 | 8.65x |
| 2025-10-14 | 8.61x |
| 2025-10-13 | 8.54x |
| 2025-10-10 | 8.67x |
| 2025-10-09 | 8.59x |
| 2025-10-08 | 8.59x |
| 2025-10-07 | 8.65x |
| 2025-10-06 | 8.51x |
| 2025-10-03 | 8.46x |
| 2025-10-02 | 8.38x |
| 2025-10-01 | 8.40x |
| 2025-09-30 | 8.52x |
| 2025-09-29 | 8.44x |
| 2025-09-26 | 8.41x |
| 2025-09-25 | 8.36x |
| 2025-09-24 | 8.41x |
| 2025-09-23 | 8.44x |
| 2025-09-22 | 8.36x |
| 2025-09-19 | 8.36x |
| 2025-09-18 | 8.37x |
| 2025-09-17 | 8.40x |
| 2025-09-16 | 8.41x |
| 2025-09-15 | 8.46x |
| 2025-09-12 | 8.52x |
| 2025-09-11 | 8.54x |
| 2025-09-10 | 8.49x |
| 2025-09-09 | 8.56x |
| 2025-09-08 | 8.55x |
| 2025-09-05 | 8.70x |
| 2025-09-04 | 8.61x |
| 2025-09-03 | 8.58x |
| 2025-09-02 | 8.61x |
| 2025-08-29 | 8.69x |
| 2025-08-28 | 8.67x |
| 2025-08-27 | 8.74x |
| 2025-08-26 | 8.71x |
| 2025-08-25 | 8.73x |
| 2025-08-22 | 8.80x |
| 2025-08-21 | 8.78x |
| 2025-08-20 | 8.77x |
| 2025-08-19 | 8.76x |
| 2025-08-18 | 8.66x |
| 2025-08-15 | 8.71x |
| 2025-08-14 | 8.69x |
| 2025-08-13 | 8.70x |
| 2025-08-12 | 8.64x |
| 2025-08-11 | 8.77x |
| 2025-08-08 | 8.76x |
| 2025-08-07 | 8.73x |
| 2025-08-06 | 8.63x |
| 2025-08-05 | 8.61x |
| 2025-08-04 | 8.83x |
| 2025-08-01 | 8.78x |
| 2025-07-31 | 8.56x |
| 2025-07-30 | 8.54x |
| 2025-07-29 | 8.70x |
| 2025-07-28 | 8.61x |
| 2025-07-25 | 8.67x |
| 2025-07-24 | 8.68x |
| 2025-07-23 | 8.73x |
| 2025-07-22 | 8.86x |
| 2025-07-21 | 8.77x |
| 2025-07-18 | 8.78x |
| 2025-07-17 | 8.75x |
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