American Water Works Company Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
American Water Works Company is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.22% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 3rd December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12th November, 2024.
Key information
2.2%
Dividend yield
0%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 2.6% |
| Dividend Growth | -2.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | 03 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 12 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$3.060 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares
Oct 25Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company
Oct 11Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 13Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Aug 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jul 30American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market
Jul 17American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Jun 17American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall
May 26American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts
May 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765
May 05American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now
May 04Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 15American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount
Mar 28Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Mar 10We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings
Feb 21American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Feb 15American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend
Feb 12American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 30American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale
Jan 22Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jan 09American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation
Jan 05American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me
Dec 09The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing
Nov 03Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling
Oct 03These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively
Sep 25American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value
Jul 31Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Jul 21Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jun 14Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Apr 17Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 16American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M
Feb 15Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)
Jan 11American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued
Jan 03Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?
Dec 15American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend
Dec 08Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Nov 17California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system
Nov 04American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over
Oct 27Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M
Oct 11There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Oct 10American Water unit buys city of Villa Grove's water & wastewater systems for $11M
Sep 22American Water Works: An Expensive Stock Underperforming Its Sector With A Muddy Chart
Aug 19Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Aug 15Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: AWK's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: AWK's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| American Water Works Company Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AWK) | 2.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.3% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (AWK) (up to 3 years) | 2.6% |
Notable Dividend: AWK's dividend (2.22%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.38%).
High Dividend: AWK's dividend (2.22%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.32%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.5%), AWK's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AWK is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.