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AWK vs SBS

Side-by-side comparison of American Water Works Company Inc. (AWK) and Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AWK and SBS operate in Water Supply (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AWK is the larger of the two at $24.31B, about 1.3x SBS ($18.86B).
  • Over the past year, AWK is down 12.4% and SBS is up 31.5% - SBS leads by 43.9 points.
  • AWK has been more active in the news (34 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for SBS).
  • AWK has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 1 for SBS).
PerformanceAWK-12.42%SBS+31.49%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricAWKSBS
Company
American Water Works Company Inc.
Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp
Price
$122.45-1.65%
$5.32-0.37%
Market cap
$24.31B
$18.86B
1M return
-2.98%
-16.35%
1Y return
-12.42%
+31.49%
Industry
Water Supply
Water Supply
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2008
2002
News (4w)
34
2
Recent ratings
25
1
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.

SBS

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp

Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP provides water and sewage services to residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. It provides water supply, sanitary sewage, urban rainwater management and drainage, urban cleaning, and solid waste management services, as well as related activities, including the planning, operation, maintenance, and commercialization of energy. As of December 31, 2020, the company provided water services through 10.1 million water connections to approximately 27.5 million people; and sewage services through 8.5 million sewage connections to approximately 24.3 million people, as well as operated 87,568 kilometers of water pipes and water transmission lines, and 59,660 kilometers of sewer lines. It also offers water and/or sewage services to other municipalities through special purpose companies. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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