Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 22.64 as of 2026-09-13T22:16:55.601Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T22:16:49.431Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-13T22:16:55.601Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-11T20:00:02.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: ac1a84259a5180708e69f25726679002341a46ab066dbf1a6dfb0260ba62bac2
Forward PE Ratio (22.64) = Dated Quote Price ($137.69) / Consensus Forward EPS ($6.08)
FORWARD PE RATIO
22.64
SECTOR MEDIAN · UTILITIES
17.44
median of 37 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+29.82%
vs the sector median at left
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Market Cap
$27.36B
Forward PE Ratio
22.64
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) | $27.36B | 22.64 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)vs › | $27.24B | 19.30 |
| DTE Energy Company (DTE)vs › | $27.59B | 17.19 |
| FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)vs › | $26.69B | 16.89 |
| Eversource Energy (ES)vs › | $25.77B | 14.75 |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP)vs › | $25.76B | 20.45 |
| Ameren Corporation (AEE)vs › | $29.03B | 19.46 |
| PPL Corporation (PPL)vs › | $25.65B | 17.48 |
| NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG)vs › | $23.94B | 12.77 |
| Edison International (EIX)vs › | $21.55B | 9.13 |
Trailing P/E
23.8
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
22.6
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
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 the dated quote price of $137.69, 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.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $6.08 | $6.05 – $6.10 | 10 | 22.6x |
| 2027-12-31 | $6.59 | $6.48 – $6.81 | 9 | 20.9x |
| 2028-12-31 | $7.14 | $7.00 – $7.38 | 9 | 19.3x |
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.
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
