American Water Works Company, Inc. employees and revenue per employee

AWK · Regulated Water · $25.9B market cap

American Water Works Company, Inc. had 7,000 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 4.5% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $5.14B, up 9.7% from a year earlier, or $734K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

7,000

+4.5% YoY

Revenue

$5.14B

+9.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$734K

Peer median $1.22M

Rank in sector

45 of 46

Utilities

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
084168'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 156Staff 103

Hover a year for the numbers.

AWK employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 20257,000$5.14B$734K+4.5%+9.7%
Dec 20246,700$4.68B$699K+3.1%+10.6%
Dec 20236,500$4.23B$651K+0.0%+11.7%
Dec 20226,500$3.79B$583K+1.6%-3.5%
Dec 20216,400$3.93B$614K-8.6%+4.1%
Dec 20207,000$3.78B$540K+1786.8%+4.6%
Dec 2019371$3.61B$9.73M+68.6%+4.9%
Dec 2018220$3.44B$15.6M+22.2%+2.5%
Dec 2017180$3.36B$18.6M-97.4%+1.7%
Dec 20166,800$3.30B$486K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
7,000'206,400'216,500'226,500'236,700'247,000'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$540K'20$614K'21$583K'22$651K'23$699K'24$734K'25

American Water Works Company, Inc. against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Utilities.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
BEPC
Brookfield Renewable Corporation
496$3.73B$7.52MContracting
LNT
Alliant Energy Corporation
1,700$4.36B$2.57MLeaner
EVRG
Evergy, Inc.
4,691$5.92B$1.26MLeaner
POR
Portland General Electric Company
2,877$3.37B$1.17MContracting
NI
NiSource Inc
7,668$6.64B$866KLeaner
ATO
Atmos Energy Corporation
5,487$4.70B$857KEfficient growth
PNW
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
6,610$5.34B$808KEfficient growth
UGI
UGI Corporation
9,400$7.29B$775KLeaner
AWK
American Water Works Company, Inc.
7,000$5.14B$734KEfficient growth
Every Utilities company

Questions about American Water Works Company, Inc.

How many employees does American Water Works Company, Inc. have?
American Water Works Company, Inc. reported 7,000 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is up 4.5% from a year earlier.
What is American Water Works Company, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
American Water Works Company, Inc. brought in $5.14B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $734K per employee. That ranks 45 of 46 companies we track in Utilities, where the median is $1.22M.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in American Water Works Company, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AWK.