AWK vs FE
AWK: America's largest water and wastewater utility serving millions of customers across 14+ states through both regulated operations and strategic acquisitions. FE: FirstEnergy operates one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric utility systems serving 6+ million customers across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic with transmission, distribution, and regulated generation assets.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | AWK | FE | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $130.55 | $47.63 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $25.5B | $27.6B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 23.15 | 25.93 | AWK lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 8.09 | 3.44 | FE lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +21.2% | +7.2% | AWK higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | n/a | +60.8% | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +36.5% | +16.9% | AWK higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +10.1% | +8.4% | AWK higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +3.2% | +1.9% | AWK higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 1.42 | 2.22 | AWK lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +8.1% | +8.9% | FE higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +10.8% | +6.6% | AWK higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +2.7% | +3.9% | FE higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 5 | 5 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 0.58 | 0.45 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | -6.5% | +18.6% | FE 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.