Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 22.26.
Forward PE Ratio (22.26) = Close Price ($135.39) / Consensus Forward EPS ($6.08)
FORWARD PE RATIO
22.26
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
17.63
median of 38 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+26.23%
vs the sector median at left
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Market Cap
$26.91B
Forward PE Ratio
22.26
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) | $26.91B | 22.26 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)vs › | $26.60B | 16.83 |
| Eversource Energy (ES)vs › | $26.40B | 15.10 |
| Edison International (EIX)vs › | $27.55B | 11.67 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)vs › | $27.85B | 19.74 |
| PPL Corporation (PPL)vs › | $25.87B | 17.64 |
| DTE Energy Company (DTE)vs › | $28.14B | 17.53 |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)vs › | $25.54B | 20.27 |
| Ameren Corporation (AEE)vs › | $29.37B | 19.69 |
| NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)vs › | $23.86B | 12.67 |
Trailing P/E
23.4
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
22.3
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $6.08 implies +5.2% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $5.78.
At today's $135.39 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| Fiscal year end |
|---|
| Consensus EPS |
|---|
| Estimate range |
|---|
| Analysts |
|---|
| Implied P/E |
|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $6.08 | $6.05 – $6.10 | 10 | 22.3x |
| 2027-12-31 | $6.59 | $6.48 – $6.81 | 9 | 20.6x |
| 2028-12-31 | $7.14 | $7.00 – $7.38 | 9 | 19.0x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
