American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) company profile
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $29.80BP/E 25.9Yield 2.21%
About American Water Works
Water Supply, SIC 4941
American Water Works Company, Inc. provides drinking water, wastewater management, and associated utility services. The company conducts most of its operations through a regulated utilities segment that delivers drinking water, fire protection, and wastewater treatment to residential, commercial, industrial, and public authority clients, as well as to other community water systems through bulk supply agreements. Beyond its core utility segment, the organization provides water and wastewater system operations to the U.S. government on military installations under long-term contracts, while also managing utility facilities for municipal partners.
Operating as a holding company, American Water employs roughly 7,000 professionals and supplies water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million individuals across 24 states. Its regulated utility network maintains 3.6 million active customer connections within 14 states, led primarily by operations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Illinois, and California. Additionally, its military services division operates across 18 military installations throughout the country. The enterprise maintains its corporate headquarters in Camden, New Jersey.
Summary of the business section of American Water Works's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- American Water Works Company, Inc.
- Founded
- 1886
- Headquarters
- Camden, NJ
- Address
- 1 Water Street 08102-1658
- Phone
- (856) 955-4001
- Website
- www.amwater.com
- Employees
- 7,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Water Supply
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- AWK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Apr 24, 2008
- Shares outstanding
- 199M, Oct 19, 2026
- Public float
- $23.78B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1410636
- CUSIP
- 030420103
- ISIN
- US0304201033
- FIGI
- BBG000TRJ294
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001SPHYW3
- LEI
- 549300DXHIJQMD5WFW18
- EIN
- 51-0063696
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| M. Susan Hardwick | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 47,968 |
| Lori Sutton | EVP, CHRO | 2,721 |
| Maureen Duffy | EVP, Comms & External Affairs | 28,906 |
| Melissa K. Wikle | SVP, Chief Accounting Officer | 8,383 |
| Cheryl Norton | EVP and COO | 28,741 |
| John C. Griffith | President and CEO | 33,465 |
| Stacy A. Mitchell | EVP and General Counsel | 9,203 |
| David Bowler | EVP and CFO | 10,598 |
| Melanie M. Kennedy | EVP, CHRO | 18,389 |
| Laurie P. Havanec | Director | 5,369 |
| Julia L. Johnson | Director | 32,052 |
| Raffiq Nathoo | Director | 2,536 |
| Karl F. Kurz | Director | 22,758 |
| Lisa A. Grow | Director | 2,242 |
| Jeffrey N. Edwards | Director | 11,826 |
| Stuart M. McGuigan | Director | 3,340 |
| Michael Marberry | Director | 11,395 |
| Patricia L. Kampling | Director | 9,028 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mrgriffith | $7.06M | $7.51M | $2.98M | $94 | $159 |
| FY2025 Ms Hardwick | $6.33M | $7.23M | $2.98M | $94 | $159 |
| FY2024 | $8.58M | $7.83M | $2.96M | $87 | $137 |
| FY2023 Ms Hardwick | $7.72M | $6.66M | $3.21M | $91 | $110 |
| FY2023 Ms.Hardwick | $7.72M | $6.66M | $3.21M | $91 | $110 |
| FY2022 | $6.72M | $6.55M | $2.83M | $102 | $118 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John C. Griffith President and Chief Executive Officer | $1.03M | $4.06M | $1.64M | $333.17K | $7.06M | +45% |
| M. Susan Hardwick Former Chief Executive Officer | $458.66K | $4.82M | – | $1.05M | $6.33M | -26% |
| David M. Bowler Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $600.68K | $1.25M | $676.67K | $133.78K | $2.66M | +61% |
| Cheryl Norton Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $743.72K | $1.80M | $943.45K | $2.86M | $6.34M | +26% |
| Stacy A. Mitchell Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $580.93K | $946.95K | $573.16K | $109.63K | $2.21M | +41% |
| Maureen Duffy Executive Vice President, Communications and External Affairs | $466.79K | $549.34K | $394.79K | $678.67K | $2.09M | – |
| Melanie M. Kennedy Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | $111.10K | $576.51K | $72.06K | $833.03K | $1.59M | -3% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Apr 24, 2008
- Offer price
- $21.50
- Securities offered
- 58,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $1.25B
- Exchange
- NYSE
- First trading day
- Apr 23, 2008
- First-day close
- $20.60-4.2%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Oct 20, 2008
“The initial public offering price per share of the common stock is $21.50.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company had approximately 7,000 employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
| Nov 21, 2008 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Apr 24, 2008 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Dec 21, 2007 | Merger | Registration of securities for a merger or exchange offer (S-4) |
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