American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) reported quarterly earnings of $1.94 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.88 by 3.03 percent. This is a 7.78 percent increase over earnings of $1.80 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.451 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.351 billion by 7.38 percent. This is a 9.67 percent increase over sales of $1.323 billion the same period last year.