Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from American Water Works Company, Inc (AWK) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow AWK and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full AWK filings page.
American Water Works Company is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on May 13, 2026, including electing 10 directors, approving executive pay on an advisory basis, ratifying the independent auditor, and amending its equity and employee stock purchase plans and charter for officer exculpation.
The company, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility, serves about 14 million people in 24 states and plans to invest approximately $3.7 billion in 2026 to upgrade and expand regulated systems. It targets a long-term 7 to 9% EPS growth rate and has increased dividends for 17 consecutive years with an 8.6% five-year compounded growth rate.
American Water entered a stock-for-stock merger agreement with Essential Utilities on October 26, 2025, under which Essential will become a wholly owned subsidiary and American Water will remain headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. Closing is currently estimated by the end of the first quarter of 2027, after required regulatory approvals. As of the March 17, 2026 record date, 195,280,114 common shares were outstanding and entitled to one vote each.