American Water Works (AWK) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of September 2025: 0.03x

American Water Works (AWK) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.03x as of September 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of $764.00 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($23.84 Billion) in one year. See AWK cash flow after capex ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.03x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$764.00 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$23.84 Billion
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

American Water Works Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1989–2024)

Historical debt coverage capacity for American Water Works across 33 annual periods. Also explore AWK shareholders equity momentum to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for American Water Works (1989–2024)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for American Water Works. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see how much is American Water Works worth.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
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.