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AWK vs FE

Side-by-side comparison of American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) and FirstEnergy Corp. (FE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both companies sit in the Utilities sector. AWK focuses on Water Supply, while FE focuses on Electric Utilities: Central.
  • FE is the larger of the two at $27.49B, about 1.1x AWK ($25.08B).
  • Over the past year, AWK is down 12.2% and FE is up 11.1% - FE leads by 23.3 points.
  • AWK has been more active in the news (24 items in the past 4 weeks vs 10 for FE).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceAWK-12.17%FE+11.09%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricAWKFE
Company
American Water Works Company Inc.
FirstEnergy Corp.
Price
$128.63-2.58%
$47.50-2.92%
Market cap
$25.08B
$27.49B
1M return
-5.43%
-6.27%
1Y return
-12.17%
+11.09%
Industry
Water Supply
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2008
News (4w)
24
10
Recent ratings
25
25
AWK

American Water Works Company Inc.

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 16 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, such as food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides various warranty protection programs to residential customers; and water and wastewater services on various military installations. In addition, the company undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. It operates approximately 79 surface water treatment plants; 530 groundwater treatment plants; 150 wastewater treatment plants; 53,200 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,100 groundwater wells; 1,600 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,300 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. The company serves approximately 15 million people with drinking water, wastewater, and other water-related services in 46 states. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

FE

FirstEnergy Corp.

FirstEnergy Corp., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in the United States. The company operates through Regulated Distribution and Regulated Transmission segments. It operates 24,035 circuit miles of overhead and underground transmission lines; and electric distribution systems, including 272,531 miles of overhead pole line and underground conduit carrying primary, secondary, and street lighting circuits, as well as owns substations with a total installed transformer capacity of approximately 155,920,348 kilovolt-amperes. The company serves approximately 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. FirstEnergy Corp. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.

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