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$1,000 in American Water Works Company, Inc. in 2013 → $4,961 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) on January 1, 2013 — at the December 2012 month-end close of $27.96 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $4,961. That's a +396.1% total return — trailing the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,405.

$1,000 in 2013$4,961Total return+396.1%Multiple5.0×CAGR+12.4%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in AWK in 2013 worth today?

$1,000 invested in American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) at the month-end close of 2012-12- would be worth $4,961 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +396.1% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in AWK in 2013 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,405 — so American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) trailed the index by +8.2%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2012 month-end close (the price entering 2013) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the AWK calculator page.

Is the 2013–2026 return in AWK typical?

No single year is typical. AWK's best calendar-year return since 2008 was about +37.8%, and its worst was -17.9%.

Methodology

American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) total-return data from January 2013 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2012 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the AWK calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.