American Water Works Company Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
American Water Works Company's CEO is M. Hardwick, appointed in Dec 2021, has a tenure of 2.83 years. total yearly compensation is $7.72M, comprised of 13.7% salary and 86.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth $2.50M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.9 years and 5.4 years respectively.
Key information
M. Hardwick
Chief executive officer
US$7.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.7% |
| CEO tenure | 3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 3.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
American Water Works: Time To Buy This Water Utility Now
Dec 19Return Trends At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Appealing
Dec 19
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12Unpleasant 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 09Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling
Oct 03American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value
Jul 31American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M
Feb 15American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued
Jan 03American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend
Dec 08California 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 11CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$983m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$956m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$959m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$8m | US$1m | US$944m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$920m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$894m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$832m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$7m | US$975k | US$820m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$1b |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$617k | US$1b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$763m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$749m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$718m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$2m | US$584k | US$709m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$662m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$638m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$632m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$296k | US$621m |
Compensation vs Market: M.'s total compensation ($USD7.72M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.88M).
Compensation vs Earnings: M.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
M. Hardwick (61 yo)
3yrs
Tenure
US$7,720,825
Compensation
Ms. M. Susan Hardwick C.P.A., serves as an Independent Director at New Jersey Resources Corporation since August 13, 2020. She had been the Chief Financial Officer of American Water Works Company, Inc. sin...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 3yrs | US$7.72m | 0.010% $ 2.5m | |
| President | less than a year | US$3.79m | 0.0018% $ 439.3k | |
| Executive VP & COO | 3.8yrs | US$5.20m | 0.0090% $ 2.2m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 4yrs | US$1.50m | 0.0070% $ 1.7m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | less than a year | no data | 0.0018% $ 441.7k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 8.3yrs | no data | 0.0042% $ 1.0m | |
| Vice President of Digital Infrastructure & Security and Interim Head of Innovation & Technology | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | less than a year | no data | 0.0023% $ 564.4k | |
| Executive Vice President of Communications & External Affairs | 4.9yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 2.8m | |
| Chief Customer Officer | 6.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Deputy Chief Operating Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data |
3.9yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AWK's management team is considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.8yrs | US$7.72m | 0.010% $ 2.5m | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$297.39k | 0.0033% $ 800.0k | |
| Independent Director | 16.3yrs | US$277.39k | 0.012% $ 2.8m | |
| Independent Director | 21.2yrs | US$277.39k | 0.017% $ 4.2m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 9.8yrs | US$455.14k | 0.0077% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$302.39k | 0.0033% $ 814.8k | |
| Independent Director | 5.4yrs | US$297.39k | 0.0033% $ 800.0k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.00034% $ 83.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$274.05k | 0.0033% $ 812.3k | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$274.05k | 0.0014% $ 338.7k |
5.4yrs
Average Tenure
62.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AWK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:43 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
American Water Works Company, Inc. is covered by 40 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Staszak | Argus Research Company |
| Finbarr MacCarthy | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Benjamin Kallo | Baird |