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American Water Works Company, Inc. filings document the regulatory, financial and governance disclosures of a regulated water and wastewater utility holding company. Recent Form 8-K reports include material-event disclosures for state public service commission orders, general rate cases, approved water and wastewater revenue adjustments, infrastructure capital investment recovery and related capital-structure measures for subsidiaries such as Maryland American Water and West Virginia American Water.
The company’s SEC record also includes proxy and governance materials, shareholder voting matters, operating and financial results, material agreements and capital-structure disclosures. These filings describe how utility regulation, rate-base investment, authorized returns, common-equity and debt ratios, board governance and shareholder approvals are reported within American Water Works’ public-company framework.
American Water Works Company, Inc. reported Q1 2026 operating revenues of $1,207 million, up from $1,142 million a year earlier, driven mainly by regulated water and wastewater services. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $196 million, compared with $205 million, or $1.00 per diluted share versus $1.05.
Operating cash flow was $305 million, while capital expenditures reached $659 million as the company continued to invest heavily in infrastructure. Rate orders effective in 2026 are expected to add about $36 million of annualized revenue, with a further $53 million from infrastructure surcharges.
American Water closed a $795 million seller note from the prior Homeowner Services Group sale, strengthening liquidity, and its finance subsidiary issued $700 million of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036. The company also maintains equity Forward Sale Agreements on about 8.1 million shares, which could raise an estimated $1,131 million in future proceeds. A stock-for-stock merger with Essential Utilities, Inc., at an exchange ratio of 0.305 American Water shares per Essential share, is targeted to close by the end of Q1 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
Vanguard Portfolio Management reported beneficial ownership of $ 11,325,165 shares of American Water Works Co., Inc. common stock, representing 5.79% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 11,325,165 shares and sole voting power for 23,611 shares. The report is dated 04/28/2026 and describes holdings managed across Vanguard affiliates and client accounts.
American Water Capital Corp., a wholly owned finance subsidiary of American Water Works Company, Inc., completed a public debt offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due 2036. The notes are supported by a Support Agreement from American Water and were issued under an existing indenture.
AWCC received approximately $694.9 million in net proceeds after underwriting discounts. It intends to use the funds to lend to American Water and its regulated utilities, to repay commercial paper obligations, and for general corporate purposes.
American Water Capital Corp. (AWCC) is offering $700,000,000 of 5.200% Senior Notes due April 1, 2036. The notes will pay interest semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, beginning October 1, 2026, and are unsecured senior obligations of AWCC with a support agreement from American Water Works Company, Inc.
The offering price and underwriting terms are shown on the cover; net proceeds are estimated at approximately $693.0 million. The notes will be issued in book-entry form through DTC and may be redeemed by the issuer at the redemption prices and on the terms described in the prospectus supplement.
American Water Capital Corp. is offering a new series of unsecured senior notes that will pay interest semi-annually on April 1 and October 1, beginning October 1, 2026, and are scheduled to mature on April 1 in a year shown in the prospectus supplement.
The notes will be issued in registered book-entry form in $1,000 denominations, rank pari passu with AWCC’s other senior unsecured debt, and will benefit from a support agreement from American Water Works Company, Inc. The offering will be settled through DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear; underwriters expect delivery in New York on or about April (date shown in supplement).
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 14 to its Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership in American Water Works Co., Inc. The amendment states that, after an internal realignment described in the filing, Vanguard reports 0 shares (0%) of Common Stock. The filing cites SEC Release No. 34-39538 and explains that certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately following the realignment on January 12, 2026.
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.
American Water Works Company, Inc. files a preliminary 2026 proxy statement describing its virtual Annual Meeting on May 13, 2026 for shareholders of record as of March 17, 2026. The statement reviews 2025 performance and governance, including planned 2026 capital spending of $3.7 billion to support pipe replacements, plant upgrades and acquisitions.
The proxy highlights the proposed stock-for-stock merger with Essential Utilities, Inc. announced October 26, 2025; the companies currently estimate closing by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The Board thanks shareholders for the February 10, 2026 special-meeting vote in favor of the merger and describes expected combined-company governance, headquarters locations and Board composition after closing. Compensation, director elections, amendments to equity and employee plans, and an officer-exculpation charter amendment are among the matters presented for shareholder votes.
American Water Works Company, through its subsidiary West Virginia American Water, received approval from the West Virginia Public Service Commission for new water and wastewater rates tied to recent infrastructure investments.
The order authorizes an annualized revenue increase of $20.5 million, excluding $12.7 million in previously recovered infrastructure surcharges, based on a 9.8% return on equity and a capital structure of 51.0% common equity and 49.0% debt. The higher revenues support approximately $239 million of system investments and reflect an authorized rate base that the subsidiary views as about $1.1 billion. Effective March 1, 2026, a typical residential customer using 3,000 gallons per month will see bills rise by about $6 for water and $7 for wastewater, while customers on the Special Reduced Rate Residential Service tariff receive an additional 20% discount.