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American Water

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Ticker: AWK
AWK

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$3.445
Yield (TTM) 
2.379%
Payout ratio 
59.63%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
8.147%
Expected next payout 
$0.897

Dividend history & forecast

$1.123

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20272.97%+8.26%$3.805
Forecasted13.11.202702.12.20270.75%+0.21%$0.971
Forecasted11.08.202701.09.20270.72%0%$0.969
Forecasted12.05.202702.06.20270.77%+8.16%$0.969
Forecasted10.02.202703.03.20270.73%-0.11%$0.896
20262.74%+8.22%$3.514
Forecasted13.11.202602.12.20260.69%+0.21%$0.897
Paid11.08.202601.09.20260.67%0%$0.895
Paid12.05.202602.06.20260.71%+8.16%$0.895
Paid10.02.202603.03.20260.67%0%$0.828
20252.42%+8.16%$3.248
Paid13.11.202502.12.20250.64%0%$0.828
Paid12.08.202503.09.20250.57%0%$0.828
Paid13.05.202503.06.20250.6%+8.17%$0.828
Paid07.02.202504.03.20250.62%0%$0.765
20242.24%+8.1%$3.003
Paid12.11.202403.12.20240.57%0%$0.765
Paid13.08.202404.09.20240.53%0%$0.765
Paid13.05.202403.06.20240.56%+8.13%$0.765
Paid07.02.202401.03.20240.58%0%$0.708
20232.05%+8.18%$2.778
Paid13.11.202301.12.20230.61%0%$0.708
Paid07.08.202301.09.20230.55%0%$0.708
Paid08.05.202301.06.20230.48%+8.02%$0.708
Paid06.02.202301.03.20230.42%0%$0.655
20221.75%+8.91%$2.568
Paid07.11.202201.12.20220.47%0%$0.655
Paid08.08.202201.09.20220.42%0%$0.655
Paid09.05.202201.06.20220.45%+8.71%$0.655
Paid07.02.202201.03.20220.4%0%$0.603
20211.42%+9.65%$2.358
Paid09.11.202101.12.20210.35%0%$0.603
Paid09.08.202101.09.20210.34%0%$0.603
Paid10.05.202101.06.20210.39%+9.55%$0.603
Paid05.02.202102.03.20210.34%0%$0.55
20201.54%+9.97%$2.15
Paid09.11.202002.12.20200.35%0%$0.55
Paid11.08.202001.09.20200.38%0%$0.55
Paid11.05.202002.06.20200.45%+10%$0.55
Paid06.02.202004.03.20200.37%0%$0.50
20191.77%+9.83%$1.955
Paid08.11.201904.12.20190.42%0%$0.50
Paid08.08.201904.09.20190.43%0%$0.50
Paid10.05.201904.06.20190.46%+9.89%$0.50
Paid06.02.201901.03.20190.46%0%$0.455
20182.08%+9.88%$1.78
Paid08.11.201804.12.20180.51%0%$0.455
Paid09.08.201804.09.20180.52%0%$0.455
Paid10.05.201801.06.20180.55%+9.64%$0.455
Paid06.02.201801.03.20180.51%0%$0.415
20172.02%+10.58%$1.62
Paid09.11.201701.12.20170.47%0%$0.415
Paid07.08.201701.09.20170.51%0%$0.415
Paid03.05.201701.06.20170.53%+10.67%$0.415
Paid03.02.201701.03.20170.52%0%$0.375
20162.01%+10.15%$1.465
Paid07.11.201601.12.20160.52%0%$0.375
Paid04.08.201601.09.20160.46%0%$0.375
Paid05.05.201601.06.20160.51%+10.29%$0.375
Paid04.02.201601.03.20160.52%0%$0.34
20152.43%+9.92%$1.33
Paid05.11.201501.12.20150.59%0%$0.34
Paid06.08.201501.09.20150.65%0%$0.34
Paid07.05.201501.06.20150.64%+9.68%$0.34
Paid05.02.201502.03.20150.55%0%$0.31
20142.56%+44.05%$1.21
Paid06.11.201401.12.20140.59%0%$0.31
Paid07.08.201402.09.20140.64%0%$0.31
Paid08.05.201402.06.20140.67%+10.71%$0.31
Paid30.01.201403.03.20140.66%0%$0.28
20132.02%-30.58%$0.84
Paid13.11.201302.12.20130.66%0%$0.28
Paid15.08.201303.09.20130.68%0%$0.28
Paid22.05.201303.06.20130.69%+12%$0.28
20123.44%+34.44%$1.21
Paid18.12.201228.12.20120.67%0%$0.25
Paid14.11.201203.12.20120.67%0%$0.25
Paid03.07.201203.09.20120.72%+8.7%$0.25
Paid18.04.201201.06.20120.68%0%$0.23
Paid01.02.201201.03.20120.7%0%$0.23
20113.12%+4.65%$0.90
Paid16.11.201101.12.20110.75%0%$0.23
Paid10.08.201101.09.20110.82%+4.55%$0.23
Paid16.05.201101.06.20110.75%0%$0.22
Paid16.02.201101.03.20110.8%0%$0.22
20103.81%+4.88%$0.86
Paid16.11.201001.12.20100.9%0%$0.22
Paid16.08.201001.09.20100.98%+4.76%$0.22
Paid14.05.201001.06.20100.98%0%$0.21
Paid16.02.201001.03.20100.95%0%$0.21
20094.18%+105%$0.82
Paid16.11.200901.12.20090.99%0%$0.21
Paid14.08.200901.09.20091.07%+5%$0.21
Paid14.05.200901.06.20091.13%0%$0.20
Paid13.02.200902.03.20091%0%$0.20
20082.01%-$0.40
Paid14.11.200801.12.20081.03%0%$0.20
Paid13.08.200802.09.20080.98%-$0.20
2002-+4.26%$0.98
Paid23.10.200215.11.2002-0%$0.245
Paid24.07.200215.08.2002-0%$0.245
Paid24.04.200215.05.2002-0%$0.245
Paid23.01.200215.02.2002-+4.26%$0.245
2001-+4.44%$0.94
Paid24.10.200115.11.2001-0%$0.235
Paid25.07.200115.08.2001-0%$0.235
Paid25.04.200115.05.2001-0%$0.235
Paid24.01.200115.02.2001-+4.44%$0.235
2000-+4.65%$0.90
Paid25.10.200015.11.2000-0%$0.225
Paid26.07.200015.08.2000-0%$0.225
Paid26.04.200015.05.2000-0%$0.225
Paid26.01.200015.02.2000-+4.65%$0.225
1999-+4.88%$0.86
Paid27.10.199915.11.1999-0%$0.215
Paid21.07.199916.08.1999-0%$0.215
Paid21.04.199917.05.1999-0%$0.215
Paid27.01.199916.02.1999-+4.88%$0.215
1998-+7.89%$0.82
Paid21.10.199816.11.1998-0%$0.205
Paid22.07.199817.08.1998-0%$0.205
Paid22.04.199815.05.1998-0%$0.205
Paid28.01.199817.02.1998-+7.89%$0.205
1997-+8.57%$0.76
Paid22.10.199717.11.1997-0%$0.19
Paid23.07.199715.08.1997-0%$0.19
Paid23.04.199715.05.1997-0%$0.19
Paid22.01.199717.02.1997-+8.57%$0.19
1996-+9.38%$0.70
Paid23.10.199615.11.1996-0%$0.175
Paid31.07.199615.08.1996-0%$0.175
Paid24.04.199615.05.1996-0%$0.175
Paid24.01.199615.02.1996-+9.38%$0.175
1995-+18.52%$0.64
Paid25.10.199515.11.1995-0%$0.16
Paid26.07.199515.08.1995-0%$0.16
Paid24.04.199515.05.1995-0%$0.16
Paid23.01.199515.02.1995-+18.52%$0.16
1994-+8%$0.54
Paid24.10.199415.11.1994-0%$0.135
Paid25.07.199415.08.1994-0%$0.135
Paid18.04.199416.05.1994-0%$0.135
Paid14.01.199415.02.1994-+8%$0.135
1993-+8.13%$0.50
Paid18.10.199315.11.1993-0%$0.125
Paid19.07.199316.08.1993-0%$0.125
Paid19.04.199314.05.1993-0%$0.125
Paid15.01.199315.02.1993-+8.13%$0.125
1992-+7.53%$0.462
Paid19.10.199215.11.1992-0%$0.116
Paid20.07.199215.08.1992-0%$0.116
Paid20.04.199215.05.1992-0%$0.116
Paid17.01.199215.02.1992-+7.53%$0.116
1991-+7.5%$0.43
Paid21.10.199115.11.1991-0%$0.108
Paid22.07.199115.08.1991-0%$0.108
Paid22.04.199115.05.1991-0%$0.108
Paid18.01.199115.02.1991-+7.5%$0.108
1990-+8.11%$0.40
Paid22.10.199015.11.1990-0%$0.10
Paid23.07.199015.08.1990-0%$0.10
Paid23.04.199015.05.1990-0%$0.10
Paid22.01.199015.02.1990-+8.11%$0.10
1989-+8.82%$0.37
Paid23.10.198915.11.1989-0%$0.0925
Paid24.07.198915.08.1989-0%$0.0925
Paid24.04.198915.05.1989-0%$0.0925
Paid23.01.198915.02.1989-+8.82%$0.0925
1988-+6.25%$0.34
Paid25.10.198815.11.1988-0%$0.085
Paid25.07.198815.08.1988-0%$0.085
Paid25.04.198816.05.1988-0%$0.085
Paid25.01.198815.02.1988-+6.25%$0.085
1987-+14.29%$0.32
Paid26.10.198713.11.1987-0%$0.08
Paid27.07.198714.08.1987-0%$0.08
Paid27.04.198715.05.1987-0%$0.08
Paid26.01.198713.02.1987-+14.29%$0.08
1986-+16.67%$0.28
Paid27.10.198614.11.1986-0%$0.07
Paid28.07.198615.08.1986-0%$0.07
Paid25.04.198615.05.1986-0%$0.07
Paid27.01.198614.02.1986-+16.67%$0.07
1985--$0.24
Paid28.10.198515.11.1985-0%$0.06
Paid26.07.198515.08.1985-0%$0.06
Paid25.04.198515.05.1985-0%$0.06
Paid28.01.198515.02.1985--$0.06

Frequently asked questions

American Water's dividends are paid out in March, June, September, and December.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 2.38% and distributions have increased by 8.15% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 01.09.2026.
If you had American Water in your securities account on 11.08.2026, you received the distribution.
American Water paid out a dividend of $3.248 in 2025.
American Water paid out a dividend of $3.003 in 2024.
American Water has not yet announced a next dividend payment yet.

Dividend growth 

The dividend growth is 8.16% based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is 8.598%.

1 Year

Strong growth8.16%

3 Year

Strong growth8.147%

5 Year

Strong growth8.598%

10 Year

Strong growth9.338%

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