AMERICAN WATER REPORTS STRONG THIRD QUARTER 2025 RESULTS; AFFIRMS LONG-TERM TARGETS AND 2025 EPS GUIDANCE; INITIATES 2026 EPS GUIDANCE, REFLECTING GROWTH OF 8%; ANNOUNCED MERGER WITH ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, EXPECTED CLOSING Q1 2027
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Third quarter 2025 earnings were
per share, compared to$1.94 per share in 2024; year-to-date 2025 earnings were$1.80 per share, compared to$4.47 per share in 2024$4.17 -
On a weather-normalized basis, year-to-date 2025 and 2024 results were
per share and$4.47 per share, respectively, a$4.10 9% increase
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On a weather-normalized basis, year-to-date 2025 and 2024 results were
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2025 weather-normalized earnings per share guidance range of
to$5.70 affirmed, which includes$5.75 per share of incremental interest income from the amended Homeowner Services Group (HOS) note$0.10 -
Entered into equity forward sale agreements in August; expecting to draw down total net proceeds of approximately
in mid-2026$1.15 billion -
Initiating 2026 earnings per share guidance range of
to$6.02 $6.12 -
Affirming long-term targets, including long-term EPS and dividend per share compounded annual growth rates (CAGRs) of 7 to
9% -
Announcing 2026-2030 capital plan of
to$19 and 2026-2035 capital plan of$20 billion to$46 $48 billion
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Announcing 2026-2030 capital plan of
“The company delivered strong results to date in 2025,” said John Griffith, President and CEO of American Water. “Looking forward to 2026 and beyond, we have demonstrated that we consistently execute on the plans we set, and we are fully confident in our ability to continue to deliver on our near-term and long-term growth and capital plans in this latest update,” added Griffith.
“Beyond 2026, we are looking forward to closing our announced merger agreement with Essential Utilities, which we are expecting to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2027, subject to obtaining all required regulatory approvals. The merger will enhance the scale of our company, combining two highly complementary businesses with significant growth potential that will benefit all stakeholders. American Water and Essential Utilities share similar corporate values, core competencies, and dedicated workforces that will contribute to the health, vibrancy, and economic well-being of our customers and the communities we serve. We look forward to bringing together the talented teams of both companies to help solve the many water and wastewater challenges across the country and expand our customer base.”
2025 EPS Guidance Affirmed
The company affirms weather-normalized 2025 earnings per share guidance range of
2026 EPS Guidance and Long-Term Targets
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2026 earnings per share guidance range of
to$6.02 established,$6.12 8% EPS growth at midpoint compared to 2025 weather-normalized EPS guidance range- HOS note assumed to be repaid around year-end 2025, the proceeds of which will be used to avoid incremental financing
- Assumes equity forward is settled mid-year 2026
- Excludes transaction expenses associated with the proposed merger with Essential Utilities
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All long-term targets remain unchanged
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Long-term EPS growth of 7
-9% -
Long-term rate base growth of 8
-9% (including acquisitions) -
Acquired customer addition growth of
2% -
Long-term dividend per share growth of 7
-9%
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Long-term EPS growth of 7
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Established capital investment plan of
for 2026-2030 and$19 -$20 billion for 2026-2035$46 -$48 billion -
2026 capital investment plan of
$3.7 billion
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2026 capital investment plan of
Consolidated Results
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, earnings per share were
During the first nine months of 2025, the company invested
Regulated Businesses
In the third quarter of 2025, the Regulated Businesses’ net income was
Operating revenues increased
Since January 1, 2025, the company has been authorized additional annualized revenues of
Operating expenses were higher by
Interest expense was higher by
Dividends
On October 28, 2025, the company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend payment of
Transformative Merger Driven by Compelling Strategic, Customer and Financial Rationale
On Monday, October 27, American Water announced that the boards of directors of the company and Essential Utilities, Inc. have unanimously approved a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger as the leading regulated
Under the terms of the agreement, Essential shareholders will receive 0.305 shares of American Water for each share of Essential they own at the closing of the transaction. This exchange ratio implies a premium of approximately
2025 Third Quarter Earnings Materials
After the market closes on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, the company’s materials that review third quarter 2025 earnings, 2026 earnings guidance, and long-term targets will be made available on the company’s Investor Relations website at ir.amwater.com. The company recognizes its website as a key channel of distribution to reach public investors and as a means of disclosing material non-public information to comply with its obligations under SEC Regulation FD.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK), a large capitalization value company, is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in
For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Throughout this press release, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the “company” and “American Water” mean American Water Works Company, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries, taken together as a whole. All statements related to earnings and earnings per share refer to diluted earnings and diluted earnings per share.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release includes a presentation of American Water’s 2025 and 2026 earnings guidance ranges excluding (i) the
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release including, without limitation, 2025 and 2026 earnings guidance, the company’s long-term financial, growth and dividend targets, the ability to achieve the company’s strategies and goals, customer affordability and acquired customer growth, the outcome of the company’s pending acquisition activity (including, without limitation, with respect to the proposed merger with Essential Utilities), the amount and allocation of projected capital expenditures, and estimated revenues from rate cases and other government agency authorizations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Federal securities laws. In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be identified by words with prospective meanings such as “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “propose,” “assume,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “likely,” “uncertain,” “future,” “pending,” “goal,” “objective,” “potential,” “continue,” “seek to,” “may,” “can,” “will,” “should” and “could” and or the negative of such terms or other variations or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are predictions based on American Water’s current expectations and assumptions regarding future events. They are not guarantees or assurances of any outcomes, financial results, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon them. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Actual results may vary materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements included in this press release as a result of the factors discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and subsequent filings with the SEC, and because of factors such as: the decisions of governmental and regulatory bodies, including decisions to raise or lower customer rates; the timeliness and outcome of regulatory commissions’ and other authorities’ actions concerning rates, capital structure, authorized return on equity, capital investment, system acquisitions and dispositions, taxes, permitting, water supply and management, and other decisions; changes in customer demand for, and patterns of use of, water and energy, such as may result from conservation efforts, or otherwise; limitations on the availability of the company’s water supplies or sources of water, or restrictions on its use thereof, resulting from allocation rights, governmental or regulatory requirements and restrictions, drought, overuse or other factors; a loss of one or more large industrial or commercial customers due to adverse economic conditions, or other factors; present and future proposed changes in laws, governmental regulations and policies, including with respect to the environment (such as, for example, potential improvements or changes to existing Federal regulations with respect to lead and copper service lines and galvanized steel pipe), health and safety, data and consumer privacy, security and protection, water quality and water quality accountability, contaminants of emerging concern (including without limitation per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, “PFAS”)), public utility and tax regulations and policies, and impacts resulting from
These forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be read together with, the risks and uncertainties set forth above, and the risk factors included in American Water’s annual, quarterly and other SEC filings, and readers should refer to such risks, uncertainties and risk factors in evaluating such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements American Water makes shall speak only as of the date of this press release. American Water does not have any obligation, and specifically disclaims any undertaking or intention, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the company to predict all such factors. Furthermore, it may not be possible to assess the impact of any such factor on the company’s businesses, either viewed independently or together, or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
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American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
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For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||||
Operating revenues |
$ |
1,451 |
|
|
$ |
1,323 |
|
|
$ |
3,869 |
|
|
$ |
3,483 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operation and maintenance |
|
523 |
|
|
|
496 |
|
|
|
1,471 |
|
|
|
1,339 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
226 |
|
|
|
200 |
|
|
|
663 |
|
|
|
581 |
|
General taxes |
|
87 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
Other |
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
Total operating expenses, net |
|
837 |
|
|
|
780 |
|
|
|
2,395 |
|
|
|
2,165 |
|
Operating income |
|
614 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
1,474 |
|
|
|
1,318 |
|
Other (expense) income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest expense |
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
(132 |
) |
|
|
(453 |
) |
|
|
(387 |
) |
Interest income |
|
23 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
Non-operating benefit costs, net |
|
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
Other, net |
|
11 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Total other (expense) income |
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(334 |
) |
|
|
(262 |
) |
Income before income taxes |
|
494 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
115 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
|
|
267 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
379 |
|
|
$ |
350 |
|
|
$ |
873 |
|
|
$ |
812 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic earnings per share: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
1.94 |
|
|
$ |
1.80 |
|
|
$ |
4.47 |
|
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
Diluted earnings per share: (a) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income attributable to common shareholders |
$ |
1.94 |
|
|
$ |
1.80 |
|
|
$ |
4.47 |
|
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
Weighted-average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
Diluted |
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
(a) Amounts may not calculate due to rounding. |
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American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
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September 30, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
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ASSETS |
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Property, plant and equipment |
$ |
36,895 |
|
|
$ |
35,059 |
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
(7,283 |
) |
|
|
(7,021 |
) |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
29,612 |
|
|
|
28,038 |
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
166 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
Restricted funds |
|
11 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of |
|
459 |
|
|
|
416 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
3 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Unbilled revenues |
|
437 |
|
|
|
315 |
|
Materials and supplies |
|
109 |
|
|
|
103 |
|
Other |
|
367 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
Total current assets |
|
1,552 |
|
|
|
1,215 |
|
Regulatory and other long-term assets: |
|
|
|
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Regulatory assets |
|
1,179 |
|
|
|
1,150 |
|
Secured seller promissory note from the sale of the Homeowner Services Group |
|
795 |
|
|
|
795 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
87 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
Goodwill |
|
1,151 |
|
|
|
1,144 |
|
Other |
|
372 |
|
|
|
399 |
|
Total regulatory and other long-term assets |
|
3,584 |
|
|
|
3,577 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
34,748 |
|
|
$ |
32,830 |
|
American Water Works Company, Inc. and Subsidiary Companies
|
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|
September 30, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
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CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES |
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Capitalization: |
|
|
|
||||
Common stock ( |
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
Paid-in-capital |
|
8,630 |
|
|
|
8,598 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
2,662 |
|
|
|
2,112 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
4 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost (5,453,167 and 5,451,216 shares, respectively) |
|
(391 |
) |
|
|
(392 |
) |
Total common shareholders' equity |
|
10,907 |
|
|
|
10,332 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
13,022 |
|
|
|
12,518 |
|
Redeemable preferred stock at redemption value |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Total long-term debt |
|
13,025 |
|
|
|
12,521 |
|
Total capitalization |
|
23,932 |
|
|
|
22,853 |
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Short-term debt |
|
1,005 |
|
|
|
879 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
|
1,269 |
|
|
|
637 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
302 |
|
|
|
346 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
630 |
|
|
|
791 |
|
Accrued taxes |
|
151 |
|
|
|
156 |
|
Accrued interest |
|
139 |
|
|
|
111 |
|
Other |
|
191 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
3,687 |
|
|
|
3,150 |
|
Regulatory and other long-term liabilities: |
|
|
|
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Advances for construction |
|
425 |
|
|
|
383 |
|
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits |
|
3,064 |
|
|
|
2,881 |
|
Regulatory liabilities |
|
1,467 |
|
|
|
1,416 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
75 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
Accrued pension expense |
|
203 |
|
|
|
217 |
|
Other |
|
280 |
|
|
|
277 |
|
Total regulatory and other long-term liabilities |
|
5,514 |
|
|
|
5,250 |
|
Contributions in aid of construction |
|
1,615 |
|
|
|
1,577 |
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
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Total capitalization and liabilities |
$ |
34,748 |
|
|
$ |
32,830 |
|
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Investor Contact:
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Vice President, Investor Relations
856-955-4029
aaron.musgrave@amwater.com
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856-955-4163
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