American Water Works (AWK) Q1 FY2026 earnings: revenue $1.2 billion, up 5.7% on the year

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) reported revenue of $1.2 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 5.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $196 million, down 4.4% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.00. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 29 April 2026.

Revenue

$1.2 billion

+5.7% on the year · -5.0% on the quarter

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Operating margin

32.4%

32.5% a year earlier

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Net income

$196 million

-4.4% on the year · -17.6% on the quarter

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Diluted EPS

$1.00

-4.8% on the year · -18.0% on the quarter

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What management said

Guidance figures: 2 kept.

GAAP earnings per share declined: The company reported GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.00 for the quarter, compared with $1.05 a year earlier. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $196 million, against $205 million.
Revenue growth offset by costs: Revenue growth from new rates and recovered investments was offset by higher operating costs, depreciation and financing costs. Operating revenues were $1,207 million, up from $1,142 million.
New rates added $89 million annualized: Since January 1, 2026, the company has been authorized $89 million of additional annualized revenue: $36 million from general rate cases and $53 million from infrastructure surcharges.

Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	1,207	1,271	1,142	-5.0%	+5.7%
Operating income	391	405	371	-3.5%	+5.4%
Operating margin	32.4%	31.9%	32.5%
Interest expense	163	162	144	+0.6%	+13.2%
Pre-tax income	259	282	270	-8.2%	-4.1%
Income tax	63.0	44.0	65.0	+43.2%	-3.1%
Effective tax rate	24.3%	15.6%	24.1%
Net income	196	238	205	-17.6%	-4.4%
Net margin	16.2%	18.7%	18.0%
Diluted EPS	$1.00	$1.22	$1.05	-18.0%	-4.8%

$ million except per share.

Fourth quarters are the year less the first three quarters. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	305	663	331	-54.0%	-7.9%
Capital expenditure	659	1,048	548	-37.1%	+20.3%
Free cash flow	-354	-385	-217
Free cash flow margin	-29.3%	-30.3%	-19.0%
Cash from investing	93.0	-1,130	-568
Cash from financing	-366	397	254
Depreciation and amortisation	237	231	216	+2.6%	+9.7%
Dividends paid	162	161	149	+0.6%	+8.7%
Dividend per share	n/a	$0.83	$0.77
Diluted shares, weighted	195m	195m	195m	0.0%	0.0%
Shares outstanding at period end	195m	195m	195m	+0.0%	+0.1%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q1 FY2026	Q4 FY2025	Q1 FY2025	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	11,037	10,837	10,534	+1.8%	+4.8%
Debt	15,626	15,844	14,431	-1.4%	+8.3%
Operating lease liabilities	72.0	74.0	75.0	-2.7%	-4.0%
Other liabilities	8,529	8,687	8,116	-1.8%	+5.1%
Total liabilities and equity	35,264	35,442	33,156	-0.5%	+6.4%
Goodwill	1,156	1,156	1,144	0.0%	+1.0%
Cash and equivalents	137	98.0	114	+39.8%	+20.2%
Receivables	386	395	380	-2.3%	+1.6%
Other assets	33,585	33,793	31,518	-0.6%	+6.6%
Total assets	35,264	35,442	33,156	-0.5%	+6.4%

Questions

What was American Water Works' revenue in Q1 FY2026?

American Water Works (AWK) reported revenue of $1.2 billion for Q1 FY2026, the quarter ended 31 March 2026, up 5.7% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did American Water Works earn in Q1 FY2026?

Net income for Q1 FY2026 was $196 million, down 4.4% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $1.00.

When did American Water Works report Q1 FY2026 results?

American Water Works filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 with the SEC on 29 April 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	951	842	937	1,082	931	938	1,097	1,167	1,032	1,011	1,149	1,323	1,201	1,142	1,276	1,451	1,271	1,207	1,355	1,510
Operating income	220	246	327	439	261	295	432	478	299	326	449	543	400	371	489	614	405	391	542	641
Operating margin	23%	29%	35%	41%	28%	31%	39%	41%	29%	32%	39%	41%	33%	32%	38%	42%	32%	32%	40%	42%
Interest expense	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	110	117	n/a	124	131	132	136	144	151	158	162	163	167	167
Pre-tax income	894	193	270	367	178	214	357	407	218	242	361	453	303	270	376	494	282	259	405	499
Tax rate	28%	18%	19%	19%	17%	21%	22%	21%	22%	24%	23%	23%	21%	24%	23%	23%	16%	24%	22%	22%
Net income	645	158	218	297	147	170	280	323	171	185	277	350	239	205	289	379	238	196	315	387
Net margin	68%	19%	23%	27%	16%	18%	26%	28%	17%	18%	24%	26%	20%	18%	23%	26%	19%	16%	23%	26%
Diluted EPS	$3.55	$0.87	$1.20	$1.63	$0.81	$0.91	$1.44	$1.66	$0.88	$0.95	$1.42	$1.80	$1.22	$1.05	$1.48	$1.94	$1.22	$1.00	$1.61	$1.94
Operating cash flow	412	154	42.0	568	344	285	429	633	527	382	345	679	639	331	301	764	663	305	602	728
Capital expenditure	559	424	571	602	700	526	627	626	796	609	670	683	894	548	733	797	1,048	659	860	888
Free cash flow	-147	-270	-529	-34.0	-356	-241	-198	7.0	-269	-227	-325	-4.0	-255	-217	-432	-33.0	-385	-354	-258	-160
Dividends paid	110	109	119	120	119	119	138	138	137	138	149	149	149	149	162	161	161	162	174	178
Shares outstanding	182m	182m	182m	182m	182m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	195m	199m	199m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 31 March 2026, filed 29 April 2026: the filing.