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American Water Works Co (American Water Works Co) Dividend Yield %

: 2.40% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of American Water Works Co is 2.40%.

Good Sign:

American Water Works Co Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Water Works Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

AWK' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 1.9   Max: 2.63
Current: 2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of American Water Works Co was 2.63%. The lowest was 1.22%. And the median was 1.90%.

AWK's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
72.83% of 427 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.98 vs AWK: 2.40

American Water Works Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.81.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of American Water Works Co was 0.62. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 0.54.

As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Dividend Yield % of American Water Works Co is 2.40%.

American Water Works Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.71.

During the past 12 months, American Water Works Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of American Water Works Co was 31.00% per year. The lowest was 4.70% per year. And the median was 9.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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American Water Works Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Water Works Co's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Water Works Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.40 1.25 1.66 2.10

American Water Works Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.66 1.79 1.87 2.20 2.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, American Water Works Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Water Works Co Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Water Works Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Water Works Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



American Water Works Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

American Water Works Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.7082024-02-072024-02-082024-03-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7082023-11-132023-11-142023-12-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7082023-08-072023-08-082023-09-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.7082023-05-082023-05-092023-06-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

American Water Works Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.832/118.52
=2.39 %

Current Share Price is $118.52.
American Water Works Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.832.

American Water Works Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.832/118.52
=2.39 %

Current Share Price is $118.52.
American Water Works Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.708 * 4 = $2.832.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


American Water Works Co  (NYSE:AWK) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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American Water Works Co (American Water Works Co) Business Description

Address
1 Water Street, Camden, NJ, USA, 08102-1658
American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts with regulated-like returns.
Executives
Michael Marberry director 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Martha Clark Goss director C/O OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1661 WORTHINGTON RD, SUITE 100, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33409
Laurie P. Havanec director ONE CARRIER PLACE, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Melanie M Kennedy officer: SVP, Human Resources 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
John C. Griffith officer: EVP Chief Financial Officer 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
James H Gallegos officer: EVP and General Counsel 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Cheryl Norton officer: SVP,Chief Envrn Off & East Div 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Melissa K. Wikle officer: Vice President and Controller 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Walter Lynch officer: Executive VP, Eastern Division 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Maureen Duffy officer: VP,Corp.Comm.&External Affairs 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Adam W. Noble officer: Chief Tech. & Innov. Officer 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Lloyd M Yates director 1N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Bruce A Hauk officer: Pres, Reg. Ops & Military Serv 110 W. TAYLOR STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kevin B Kirwan officer: SVP, Chief Op Excel&Safety Off 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658
Michael A Sgro officer: Interim General Counsel 1 WATER STREET, CAMDEN NJ 08102-1658