American Water Works Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of June 2026: 0.02x

American Water Works cash flow-to-debt ratio. American Water Works (AWK) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.02x as of June 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $602.00 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($24.79 Billion) in one year. Check how aggressively does American Water Works reinvest cash to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.02x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$602.00 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$24.79 Billion
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of American Water Works (1989–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of American Water Works from 1989 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for American Water Works across 34 annual periods. Check American Water Works earnings quality ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

American Water Works Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (1989–2025)

American Water Works cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for American Water Works. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see American Water Works (AWK) cash flow conversion.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.08x $2.06 Billion $25.69 Billion ▼ -11.8%
2024 0.09x $2.04 Billion $22.50 Billion ▼ -0.6%
2023 0.09x $1.87 Billion $20.50 Billion ▲ +65.8%
2022 0.06x $1.11 Billion $20.09 Billion ▼ -28.1%
2021 0.08x $1.44 Billion $18.78 Billion ▼ -1.5%
2020 0.08x $1.43 Billion $18.31 Billion ▼ -6.8%
2019 0.08x $1.38 Billion $16.56 Billion ▼ -7.5%
2018 0.09x $1.39 Billion $15.36 Billion ▼ -12.2%
2017 0.10x $1.45 Billion $14.10 Billion ▲ +6.8%
2016 0.10x $1.28 Billion $13.26 Billion ▼ -0.5%
2015 0.10x $1.18 Billion $12.19 Billion ▼ -1.2%
2014 0.10x $1.10 Billion $11.22 Billion ▲ +12.9%
2013 0.09x $896.16 Million $10.34 Billion ▼ -6.8%
2012 0.09x $955.60 Million $10.27 Billion ▲ +21.2%
2011 0.08x $808.36 Million $10.54 Billion ▼ -1.5%
2010 0.08x $774.93 Million $9.95 Billion ▲ +23.5%
2009 0.06x $596.16 Million $9.45 Billion ▲ +4.0%
2008 0.06x $552.17 Million $9.10 Billion ▲ +7.1%
2007 0.06x $473.71 Million $8.36 Billion ▲ +25.7%
2006 0.05x $323.75 Million $7.19 Billion ▼ -22.5%
2005 0.06x $525.43 Million $9.04 Billion ▼ -14.8%
2001 0.07x $327.61 Million $4.80 Billion ▼ -0.6%
2000 0.07x $303.15 Million $4.41 Billion ▼ -11.9%
1999 0.08x $329.39 Million $4.22 Billion ▼ -2.6%
1998 0.08x $269.90 Million $3.37 Billion ▼ -7.9%
1997 0.09x $267.10 Million $3.07 Billion ▲ +19.8%
1996 0.07x $208.50 Million $2.88 Billion ▲ +0.6%
1995 0.07x $179.10 Million $2.48 Billion ▼ -3.6%
1994 0.07x $177.30 Million $2.37 Billion ▲ +21.1%
1993 0.06x $140.40 Million $2.27 Billion ▼ -26.5%
1992 0.08x $142.60 Million $1.70 Billion ▲ +3.2%
1991 0.08x $127.40 Million $1.57 Billion ▲ +28.6%
1990 0.06x $96.40 Million $1.52 Billion ▼ -16.7%
1989 0.08x $104.80 Million $1.38 Billion —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.