American States Water Company

NYSE:AWR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.5b

American States Water Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

American States Water is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.56% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.6%

Dividend yield

49%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield2.8%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Earnings per shareUS$3.35
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y3.1%

Recent dividend updates

Recent updates

American States Water: Buy America's Most Battle-Tested Dividend King Now

Apr 09

Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

Mar 14
Are American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?

American States Water Company: Favorable Long-Term Outlook, But Overvalued Now

Feb 29

Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up

Feb 16
Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Are On The Way Up

American States Water: There Are Better Ways To DRIP Your Income Stream

Feb 16

American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Jan 08
American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

Dec 21
These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity

Dec 05
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Presents An Opportunity

American States Water: America's Most Legendary Dividend Growth Stock Is A Buy

Dec 01

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

Nov 17
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue

American States Water: Time To Finally Buy The Longest-Reigning Dividend King

Sep 26

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?

Sep 05
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) A Risky Investment?

Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

Aug 18
Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Hit The Brakes

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

Jul 17
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth

American States Water: Increase In Military Spending Supports The Business

Jul 12

Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled

May 19
Returns On Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have Stalled

These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

May 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Using Debt Extensively

American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend

Feb 09

Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Feb 05
Does American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing

Jan 20
Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing

American States Water: Water Is Life, But This Is Too Expensive

Dec 15

American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend

Nov 03

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 24
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Oct 08
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

American States Water: Not The Stability Your Portfolio Needs

Sep 29

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975

Jul 31
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975

American States Water Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 29

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 19
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

American States Water Is Still Expensive

Jul 18

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)

Jun 29
Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)

American States Water Is A Buy For The Long-Term Investor

May 04

American States Water: A Dividend King For Your Watch List

Apr 21

We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Apr 14
We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

American States Water Is Richly Valued For Now

Feb 08

The Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Growing

Feb 05
The Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Growing

Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Jan 10
Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?

Here's Why We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Well Worth Watching

Dec 28
Here's Why We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Well Worth Watching

American States Water: Too Expensive At Present

Nov 23

American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.36

Nov 01
American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.36

Here's Why American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Oct 01
Here's Why American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Should You Be Adding American States Water (NYSE:AWR) To Your Watchlist Today?

Sep 16
Should You Be Adding American States Water (NYSE:AWR) To Your Watchlist Today?

American States Water: 9% Dividend Bump Is Sign Of More Growth To Come

Aug 24

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: AWR's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: AWR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

American States Water Dividend Yield vs Market
How does AWR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (AWR)2.6%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)4.9%
Industry Average (Water Utilities)2.8%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (AWR)3.1%

Notable Dividend: AWR's dividend (2.56%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.58%).

High Dividend: AWR's dividend (2.56%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.88%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (49.1%), AWR's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: AWR is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.


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