American Water Works
AWK

American Water Works (AWK) dividend history and yield

Dividend summary

Frequency
Quarterly
Trailing 12 months
$3.45
Forward yield
2.62%
Payout ratio
59.7%
Growth streak
5 years

American Water pays a quarterly dividend of $0.90 per share. Its most recent payment had an ex-date of August 11, 2026 and was paid on September 1, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $3.45 per share, a yield of about 2.6% at a share price of $130.25.

The record shows a regular annual rhythm. American Water has raised its dividend once a year, each time with the payment that goes ex-dividend in May and is paid in early June. The rate went from $0.60 to $0.66 in 2022, then to $0.71 in 2023, $0.77 in 2024, $0.83 in 2025 and $0.90 in 2026. Each raise was five to seven cents, or roughly 7.6% to 10.0%. Since late 2021, the quarterly rate has grown 50%, close to 11% a year. Payments by calendar year rose from $2.58 in 2022 to $3.26 in 2025. The company has now increased its dividend for five consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend around mid-November 2026 and be paid in early December. Past raises have come with the payment that goes ex-dividend in May.

Dividend per share by year

2025
$3.25
2024
$3.00
2023
$2.78
2022
$2.57
2021
$2.36
2020
$2.15

Dividend history

DeclaredEx-dividend datePay dateAmount
Jul 29, 2026Aug 11, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.90
Apr 29, 2026May 12, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.90
Dec 5, 2025Feb 10, 2026Mar 3, 2026$0.83
Oct 28, 2025Nov 13, 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.83
Jul 30, 2025Aug 12, 2025Sep 3, 2025$0.83
Apr 30, 2025May 13, 2025Jun 3, 2025$0.83
Dec 6, 2024Feb 7, 2025Mar 4, 2025$0.77
Oct 29, 2024Nov 12, 2024Dec 3, 2024$0.77
Jul 31, 2024Aug 13, 2024Sep 4, 2024$0.77
May 1, 2024May 13, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.77
Dec 6, 2023Feb 7, 2024Mar 1, 2024$0.71
Oct 31, 2023Nov 13, 2023Dec 1, 2023$0.71
Jul 26, 2023Aug 7, 2023Sep 1, 2023$0.71
Apr 26, 2023May 8, 2023Jun 1, 2023$0.71
Dec 7, 2022Feb 6, 2023Mar 1, 2023$0.66
Oct 27, 2022Nov 7, 2022Dec 1, 2022$0.66
Jul 27, 2022Aug 8, 2022Sep 1, 2022$0.66
Apr 27, 2022May 9, 2022Jun 1, 2022$0.66
Dec 9, 2021Feb 7, 2022Mar 1, 2022$0.60
Oct 28, 2021Nov 9, 2021Dec 1, 2021$0.60

Frequently asked questions

  • Does American Water Works (AWK) pay a dividend?

    Yes. American Water Works pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $0.90 per share.

  • What is AWK's dividend yield?

    American Water Works paid $3.45 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.62% at the last price of $131.71. Click here to learn more

  • When is AWK's most recent ex-dividend date?

    American Water Works's most recent ex-dividend date is Aug 11, 2026, payable on Sep 1, 2026.

  • What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

    An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. Click here to learn more

  • Has AWK been raising its dividend?

    Yes — American Water Works has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive calendar years.

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