AWK vs ED
AWK: America's largest water and wastewater utility serving millions of customers across 14+ states through both regulated operations and strategic acquisitions. ED: Regulated utility delivering electricity, gas, and steam to over 4 million customers across New York and New Jersey, with growing transmission infrastructure investments.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | AWK | ED | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $130.55 | $110.27 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $25.5B | $41.0B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 23.15 | 19.01 | ED lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 8.09 | 2.78 | ED lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +21.2% | +12.5% | AWK higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | +46.7% | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +36.5% | +18.4% | AWK higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +10.1% | +8.8% | AWK higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +3.2% | +2.9% | AWK higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 1.42 | 1.04 | ED lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +8.1% | +9.1% | ED higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +10.8% | +2.6% | AWK higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +2.7% | +3.2% | ED higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 3 | AWK higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 0.58 | 0.27 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -6.5% | +12.9% | ED higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.