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American Water Works cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, American Water Works's operations generated $2.06bn of cash; it spent $3.13bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.07bn. It returned $633m in dividends.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations5967758089568961,0971,1951,2891,4491,3861,3831,4261,4411,1081,8742,0452,0592,298
Depreciation and amortisation310330352382407424440470492545582604636649704788894953
Stock-based pay810101112131111111617211728253632—
Capital spending7857669259299809561,1601,3111,4341,5861,6541,8221,7642,2972,5752,8563,1263,455
Free cash flow−1899−11727−8414135−2215−200−271−396−323−1,189−701−811−1,067−1,157
Free cash flow after stock pay−197−1−12716−9712824−334−216−288−417−340−1,217−726−847−1,099—
Dividends paid137150158213149216239261289319353389428467532585633675
Share buybacks——————1266554453600—————
Shares issued24200————0018300001,68800—

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from American Water Works's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to American Water Works.