American Water Works Company, Inc.

NYSE:AWK Stock Report

Market Cap: US$26.9b

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 2.92 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 $2.74M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 5.3 years respectively.

Key information

M. Hardwick

Chief executive officer

US$7.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage13.7%
CEO tenure2.9yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure5.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Nov 12
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Oct 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares

Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company

Oct 11

Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Sep 13
Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes

Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Aug 23
Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 30
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market

Jul 17

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

Jun 17
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit

American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

May 26
American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall

American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts

May 23

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

May 05
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765

American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now

May 04

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 15
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount

Mar 28

Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

Mar 10
Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?

We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Feb 21
We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Feb 15
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend

Feb 12

American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 30
American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale

Jan 22

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jan 09
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation

Jan 05

American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me

Dec 09

The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing

Nov 03
The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing

Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling

Oct 03

These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively

Sep 25
These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively

American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value

Jul 31

Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Jul 21
Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jun 14
Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Apr 17
Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 16
Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?

American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M

Feb 15

Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)

Jan 11
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)

American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued

Jan 03

Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?

Dec 15
Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?

American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend

Dec 08

Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Nov 17
Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system

Nov 04

American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over

Oct 27

Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M

Oct 11

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

Oct 10
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital

American Water unit buys city of Villa Grove's water & wastewater systems for $11M

Sep 22

American Water Works: An Expensive Stock Underperforming Its Sector With A Muddy Chart

Aug 19

Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Aug 15
Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has M. Hardwick's remuneration changed compared to American Water Works Company's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$983m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$956m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$959m

Dec 31 2023US$8mUS$1m

US$944m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$920m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$894m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$832m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$975k

US$820m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Dec 31 2021US$2mUS$617k

US$1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$763m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$749m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$718m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$584k

US$709m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$662m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$638m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$632m

Dec 31 2019US$1mUS$296k

US$621m

Compensation vs Market: M.'s total compensation ($USD7.72M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.73M).

Compensation vs Earnings: M.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

M. Hardwick (61 yo)

2.9yrs

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
M. Hardwick
CEO & Director2.9yrsUS$7.72m0.010%
$ 2.7m
John Griffith
Presidentless than a yearUS$3.79m0.0018%
$ 482.1k
Cheryl Norton
Executive VP & COO3.7yrsUS$5.20m0.011%
$ 3.1m
Melanie Kennedy
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer3.9yrsUS$1.50m0.0070%
$ 1.9m
David Bowler
Executive VP & CFOless than a yearno data0.0018%
$ 484.8k
Melissa Wikle
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer8.3yrsno data0.0042%
$ 1.1m
Nicholas Santillo
Vice President of Digital Infrastructure & Security and Interim Head of Innovation & Technologyno datano datano data
Aaron Musgrave
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Stacy Mitchell
Executive VP & General Counselless than a yearno data0.0023%
$ 619.5k
Maureen Duffy
Executive Vice President of Communications & External Affairs4.8yrsno data0.011%
$ 3.1m
Deborah Degillio
Chief Customer Officer6.5yrsno datano data
Mike Doran
Deputy Chief Operating Officer5.2yrsno datano data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: AWK's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
M. Hardwick
CEO & Director2.8yrsUS$7.72m0.010%
$ 2.7m
Patricia Kampling
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$297.39k0.0033%
$ 878.1k
Julia Johnson
Independent Director16.3yrsUS$277.39k0.012%
$ 3.1m
Martha Goss
Independent Director21.1yrsUS$277.39k0.017%
$ 4.6m
Karl Kurz
Independent Non-Executive Chairman9.8yrsUS$455.14k0.0077%
$ 2.1m
Jeffrey Edwards
Independent Director6.7yrsUS$302.39k0.0033%
$ 894.2k
Kimberly Harris
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$297.39k0.0033%
$ 878.1k
Stuart McGuigan
Independent Directorless than a yearno data0.00034%
$ 91.6k
Michael Marberry
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$274.05k0.0033%
$ 891.5k
Laurie Havanec
Independent Director1.9yrsUS$274.05k0.0014%
$ 371.7k

5.3yrs

Average Tenure

62.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: AWK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).