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 2.33 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 $2.38M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
M. Hardwick
Chief executive officer
US$7.7m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.7% |
| CEO tenure | 2.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 15
American 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 15American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Aug 01American Water Works Company declares $0.655 dividend
Jul 27There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Jul 05American Water chosen for Naval Station Mayport wastewater contract
Jul 01American Water Works Weighs On Utilities
Jun 09Here's Why We Think American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Well Worth Watching
May 16American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.66
May 02Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Apr 05American Water Works: Still A Blue-Chip Dividend Growth Stock
Mar 25CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ($USD13.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: M.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
M. Hardwick (60 yo)
2.3yrs
Tenure
US$7,720,825
Compensation
Ms. M. Susan Hardwick 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. since July...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.3yrs | US$7.72m | 0.010% $ 2.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 1.9yrs | US$3.79m | 0.0012% $ 284.9k | |
| Executive VP & COO | 3.1yrs | US$5.20m | 0.0081% $ 1.9m | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 2yrs | US$2.35m | 0.0020% $ 464.7k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 3.3yrs | US$1.50m | 0.0070% $ 1.6m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 7.7yrs | no data | 0.0042% $ 983.2k | |
| 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 | |
| Senior Vice President of Communications & External Affairs | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Customer Officer | 5.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Deputy Chief Operating Officer | 4.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Director of External Communications | no data | no data | no data |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
56.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AWK's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 2.3yrs | US$7.72m | 0.010% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$297.39k | 0.0021% $ 488.1k | |
| Independent Director | 15.7yrs | US$266.63k | 0.011% $ 2.5m | |
| Independent Director | 20.5yrs | US$277.39k | 0.017% $ 4.1m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 9.2yrs | US$455.14k | 0.0077% $ 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$288.20k | 0.0033% $ 775.3k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$297.39k | 0.0021% $ 488.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$274.05k | 0.0033% $ 773.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$71.33k | 0.00021% $ 49.0k |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AWK's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).