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American Water Works Company Inc.
AWK · American Water Works Company Inc. · Utilities
Up next day
8/12
67%
Fell despite growth
3/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±1.6%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
+1.0%
avg over 5 beats
Biggest single move
+4.8%
'23.9 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Beating estimates doesn't always lift it
Up the next day 3 of 5 beats (60%)
Reaction is erratic and hard to predict
Avg +1.0% on a beat, +0.2% on a miss
Tends to keep drifting the same way for days
Day-one direction continued · 58% of last 12
vs Utilities sector avg (57 peers)
This
+0.5%
Sector
+0.2%
Avg next-day reaction
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
This stock reacts more to guidance & expectations than the reported number
Moved opposite to results 7 of last 12 times (58%)
2xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
5xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Oct 28After close
'26.9 expectedEst. EPS $2.07
Quarter ended 6/2026
Reported 2026-07-29
Next-day move
-0.9%
After 5 days -2.9%
vs Consensus$1.55→$1.61+4.0% beat
EPS
$1.61
YoY +9%
Revenue
$1.4B
YoY +6%
Next-Q guidance
—
N/A
Price around earnings
vs market -2.6%p
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$1.61YoY +9%
'23.9'26.6
Revenue$1.4BYoY +6%
'23.9'26.6
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
1x8%
Met expectations
good · up ↑
7x58%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
1x8%
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
3x25%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Mostly 'honest' — good earnings, price up · 7 of 12q (58%)
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