American States Water Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
American States Water Company is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.6% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.6%
Dividend yield
69%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 1.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.59 |
| Earnings per share | US$2.16 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | 1.9% |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing
Jan 20
American States Water: Water Is Life, But This Is Too Expensive
Dec 15American States Water declares $0.3975 dividend
Nov 03Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 24American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns
Oct 08American States Water: Not The Stability Your Portfolio Needs
Sep 29American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.3975
Jul 31American States Water Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Jul 29Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Jul 19American States Water Is Still Expensive
Jul 18Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)
Jun 29American States Water Is A Buy For The Long-Term Investor
May 04American States Water: A Dividend King For Your Watch List
Apr 21We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Apr 14American States Water Is Richly Valued For Now
Feb 08The Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Growing
Feb 05Is American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Using Too Much Debt?
Jan 10Here's Why We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Well Worth Watching
Dec 28American States Water: Too Expensive At Present
Nov 23American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.36
Nov 01Here's Why American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Oct 01Should You Be Adding American States Water (NYSE:AWR) To Your Watchlist Today?
Sep 16American States Water: 9% Dividend Bump Is Sign Of More Growth To Come
Aug 24American States Water's (NYSE:AWR) Dividend Will Be Increased To US$0.36
Aug 05American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger
Jul 31We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jun 30American States Water: Potential Buy, Definitely A Hold
May 26We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) CEO Compensation
May 12American States Water Company 2021 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
May 05American States Water declares $0.335 dividend
May 03Would American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Be Valuable To Income Investors?
May 03American States Water Q1 2021 Earnings Preview
Apr 30Return Trends At American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Aren't Appealing
Apr 18Should American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Be Disappointed With Their 70% Profit?
Mar 04American States Water Company's (NYSE:AWR) Recent Stock Performance Looks Decent- Can Strong Fundamentals Be the Reason?
Feb 17American States Water declares $0.335 dividend
Feb 04Would American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Be Valuable To Income Investors?
Jan 27
Should We Be Excited About The Trends Of Returns At American States Water (NYSE:AWR)?
Jan 1266 Years Of Dividend Increases Isn't Enough For American States Water
Jan 03What Kind Of Shareholders Own American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR)?
Dec 28We Think American States Water (NYSE:AWR) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Dec 15Introducing American States Water (NYSE:AWR), A Stock That Climbed 77% In The Last Five Years
Dec 02American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR) Stock Has Shown Weakness Lately But Financials Look Strong: Should Prospective Shareholders Make The Leap?
Nov 19American States Water Company 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation
Nov 03American States Water Q3 2020 Earnings Preview
Nov 01Stability and Growth of Payments
| Month | Dividend Per Share (annual) | Avg. Yield (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2025 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 12/31/2024 | 1.75 | 3 |
| 12/31/2023 | 1.64 | 3 |
| 2/2/2023 | 1.59 | 1.64 |
| 11/4/2022 | 1.59 | 1.67 |
| 7/29/2022 | 1.59 | 1.87 |
| 5/3/2022 | 1.46 | 1.84 |
| 2/3/2022 | 1.46 | 1.7 |
| 10/28/2021 | 1.46 | 1.53 |
| 7/29/2021 | 1.46 | 1.63 |
| 5/3/2021 | 1.34 | 1.65 |
| 2/4/2021 | 1.34 | 1.75 |
| 10/28/2020 | 1.34 | 1.73 |
| 7/30/2020 | 1.34 | 1.76 |
| 5/4/2020 | 1.22 | 1.56 |
| 1/30/2020 | 1.22 | 1.45 |
| 10/30/2019 | 1.22 | 1.41 |
| 8/1/2019 | 1.22 | 1.36 |
| 5/2/2019 | 1.1 | 1.48 |
| 1/30/2019 | 1.1 | 1.57 |
| 10/31/2018 | 1.1 | 1.67 |
| 8/2/2018 | 1.1 | 1.82 |
| 4/30/2018 | 1.02 | 1.78 |
| 1/31/2018 | 1.02 | 1.91 |
| 10/31/2017 | 1.02 | 1.83 |
| 8/2/2017 | 1.02 | 2 |
| 5/2/2017 | 0.97 | 2.06 |
| 2/1/2017 | 0.97 | 2.2 |
| 11/2/2016 | 0.97 | 2.23 |
| 8/2/2016 | 0.9 | 2.26 |
| 5/3/2016 | 0.9 | 2.17 |
| 1/28/2016 | 0.9 | 2.14 |
| 10/28/2015 | 0.9 | 2.17 |
| 7/29/2015 | 0.9 | 2.27 |
| 1/28/2015 | 0.85 | 2.19 |
| 10/29/2014 | 0.85 | 2.35 |
| 8/6/2014 | 0.85 | 2.68 |
| 8/5/2014 | 0.85 | 2.78 |
| 5/5/2014 | 0.81 | 2.64 |
| 1/30/2014 | 0.81 | 2.68 |
| 10/30/2013 | 0.81 | 2.87 |
| 5/21/2013 | 0.81 | 2.91 |
| 4/29/2013 | 0.71 | 2.6 |
| 1/30/2013 | 0.71 | 2.62 |
| 8/1/2012 | 0.71 | 3.15 |
| 5/2/2012 | 0.56 | 2.92 |
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 |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (AWR) | 1.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.5% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Water Utilities) | 1.8% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (AWR) | 1.9% |
Notable Dividend: AWR's dividend (1.64%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.49%).
High Dividend: AWR's dividend (1.64%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.24%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (69%), AWR's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: AWR is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.