How do American Water Works and Yum! Brands compare by revenue?

American Water Works reported revenue of $1.3B in Q4 FY2025, while Yum! Brands reported $2.5B in Q4 FY2025. Yum! Brands is 2.0× larger by last-quarter revenue.

Which is growing revenue faster, American Water Works or Yum! Brands?

American Water Works's latest revenue grew 5.8% year-over-year, versus 6.5% for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands is growing faster on a YoY basis.

Which has a higher net margin, American Water Works or Yum! Brands?

American Water Works's net margin is 18.7% vs Yum! Brands's 21.3%. Yum! Brands has the higher bottom-line margin.

Which generates more free cash flow, American Water Works or Yum! Brands?

American Water Works generated $-385.0M of free cash flow last quarter, versus $482.0M for Yum! Brands. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure — what's actually left for dividends, buybacks and debt repayment.

What is the 2-year revenue CAGR for American Water Works vs Yum! Brands?

Over the trailing 8 quarters, American Water Works compounded revenue at roughly 12.6% per year, versus 25.5% for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands has the faster medium-term growth trajectory.

Where does this AWK vs YUM data come from?

All figures are parsed directly from SEC EDGAR 10-Q / 10-K / 20-F / 6-K filings (for US-listed issuers) or EDINET filings (for Japanese issuers), then normalised into a common schema. Numbers update automatically as new filings are released.

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Side-by-side financial comparison of American Water Works (AWK) and Yum! Brands (YUM). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

Yum! Brands is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($2.5B vs $1.3B, roughly 2.0× American Water Works). Yum! Brands runs the higher net margin — 21.3% vs 18.7%, a 2.5% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Yum! Brands posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (6.5% vs 5.8%). Yum! Brands produced more free cash flow last quarter ($482.0M vs $-385.0M). Over the past eight quarters, Yum! Brands's revenue compounded faster (25.5% CAGR vs 12.6%).

American Water WorksAWKEarnings & Financial Report

NYSE · Utilities · Regulated Water

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 14 states serving approximately 3.4 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers...

Yum! BrandsYUMEarnings & Financial Report

NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants

Yum! Brands, Inc. is an American multinational fast food corporation. It was formed in 1977 as a subsidiary of PepsiCo, after the company acquired KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. PepsiCo divested the brands in 1997, and these consolidated as Yum!. The company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill, and several technology companies.

AWK vs YUM — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue

YUM

2.0× larger

$2.5B

$1.3B

Growing faster (revenue YoY)

YUM

+0.6% gap

6.5%

5.8%

Higher net margin

YUM

2.5% more per $

21.3%

18.7%

More free cash flow

YUM

$867.0M more FCF

$482.0M

$-385.0M

Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR

YUM

Annualised

25.5%

12.6%

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric	AWK	YUM
Revenue	$1.3B	$2.5B
Net Profit	$238.0M	$535.0M
Gross Margin	—	67.6%
Operating Margin	31.9%	29.3%
Net Margin	18.7%	21.3%
Revenue YoY	5.8%	6.5%
Net Profit YoY	-0.4%	26.5%
EPS (diluted)	$1.22	$1.91

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$1.3B	$2.5B
Q3 25	$1.5B	$2.0B
Q2 25	$1.3B	$1.9B
Q1 25	$1.1B	$1.8B
Q4 24	$1.2B	$2.4B
Q3 24	$1.3B	$1.8B
Q2 24	$1.1B	$1.8B
Q1 24	$1.0B	$1.6B

Net Profit

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$238.0M	$535.0M
Q3 25	$379.0M	$397.0M
Q2 25	$289.0M	$374.0M
Q1 25	$205.0M	$253.0M
Q4 24	$239.0M	$423.0M
Q3 24	$350.0M	$382.0M
Q2 24	$277.0M	$367.0M
Q1 24	$185.0M	$314.0M

Gross Margin

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	—	67.6%
Q3 25	—	70.3%
Q2 25	—	71.0%
Q1 25	—	70.9%
Q4 24	—	69.2%
Q3 24	—	71.4%
Q2 24	—	73.3%
Q1 24	—	75.0%

Operating Margin

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	31.9%	29.3%
Q3 25	42.2%	33.7%
Q2 25	38.4%	32.2%
Q1 25	32.7%	30.7%
Q4 24	33.3%	27.8%
Q3 24	40.9%	33.9%
Q2 24	39.4%	34.4%
Q1 24	32.5%	32.5%

Net Margin

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	18.7%	21.3%
Q3 25	26.1%	20.1%
Q2 25	22.7%	19.3%
Q1 25	18.1%	14.2%
Q4 24	19.9%	17.9%
Q3 24	26.4%	20.9%
Q2 24	24.3%	20.8%
Q1 24	18.4%	19.6%

EPS (diluted)

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$1.22	$1.91
Q3 25	$1.94	$1.41
Q2 25	$1.48	$1.33
Q1 25	$1.05	$0.90
Q4 24	$1.22	$1.49
Q3 24	$1.80	$1.35
Q2 24	$1.42	$1.28
Q1 24	$0.95	$1.10

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric	AWK	YUM
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand	$98.0M	$709.0M
Total DebtLower is stronger	$12.8B	$11.9B
Stockholders' EquityBook value	$10.8B	$-7.3B
Total Assets	$35.4B	$8.2B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage	1.18×	—

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$98.0M	$709.0M
Q3 25	$166.0M	$1.0B
Q2 25	$94.0M	$677.0M
Q1 25	$114.0M	$607.0M
Q4 24	$96.0M	$707.0M
Q3 24	$127.0M	$548.0M
Q2 24	$48.0M	$520.0M
Q1 24	$584.0M	$652.0M

Total Debt

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$12.8B	$11.9B
Q3 25	$13.0B	$11.5B
Q2 25	$12.3B	$10.4B
Q1 25	$13.3B	$11.3B
Q4 24	$12.5B	$11.3B
Q3 24	$12.6B	$11.2B
Q2 24	$12.6B	$11.1B
Q1 24	$12.6B	$11.1B

Stockholders' Equity

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$10.8B	$-7.3B
Q3 25	$10.9B	$-7.5B
Q2 25	$10.7B	$-7.7B
Q1 25	$10.5B	$-7.8B
Q4 24	$10.3B	$-7.6B
Q3 24	$10.4B	$-7.7B
Q2 24	$10.2B	$-7.6B
Q1 24	$10.0B	$-7.8B

Total Assets

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$35.4B	$8.2B
Q3 25	$34.7B	$7.2B
Q2 25	$33.9B	$6.9B
Q1 25	$33.2B	$6.7B
Q4 24	$32.8B	$6.7B
Q3 24	$31.8B	$6.5B
Q2 24	$31.2B	$6.4B
Q1 24	$31.1B	$6.2B

Debt / Equity

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	1.18×	—
Q3 25	1.19×	—
Q2 25	1.15×	—
Q1 25	1.26×	—
Q4 24	1.21×	—
Q3 24	1.21×	—
Q2 24	1.24×	—
Q1 24	1.26×	—

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric	AWK	YUM
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter	$663.0M	$617.0M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex	$-385.0M	$482.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue	-30.3%	19.2%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue	82.5%	5.4%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit	2.79×	1.15×
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters	$-1.1B	$1.6B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$663.0M	$617.0M
Q3 25	$764.0M	$543.0M
Q2 25	$301.0M	$446.0M
Q1 25	$331.0M	$404.0M
Q4 24	$639.0M	$513.0M
Q3 24	$679.0M	$471.0M
Q2 24	$345.0M	$342.0M
Q1 24	$382.0M	$363.0M

Free Cash Flow

AWK

YUM

Q4 25	$-385.0M	$482.0M
Q3 25	$-33.0M	$449.0M
Q2 25	$-432.0M	$375.0M
Q1 25	$-217.0M	$333.0M
Q4 24	$-255.0M	$407.0M
Q3 24	$-4.0M	$419.0M
Q2 24	$-325.0M	$292.0M
Q1 24	$-227.0M	$314.0M