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. 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.
American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiary Maryland American Water, received approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission for a settlement that provides a consolidated annualized increase in water revenues of approximately $2 million. About $1 million of this increase takes effect with the order date, with the balance effective on January 1, 2027.
The increase is driven primarily by approximately $22 million of completed capital investments in treatment and distribution infrastructure since the last general rate case approval in 2019. Maryland American Water’s view of its allowed return on equity is 9.75%, with a common equity ratio of 52.32% and a debt ratio of 47.68%.
For residential customers in the Town of Bel Air using 4,000 gallons per month, the average bill will rise by about $10 per month from February 26, 2026, and by another $10 per month on January 1, 2027. In the Severn District, customers moving from a quarterly to a monthly flat fee will see an increase of roughly $1.50 per month from February 26, 2026. The new rates support continued investment and service for approximately 24,000 people served by Maryland American Water and represent the first rate adjustment since 2019.
American Water Works Company, Inc. executive Melissa K. Wikle, SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, reported equity compensation changes involving the company’s common stock. She acquired 608 shares underlying a new restricted stock unit (RSU) award and 1,064 shares from vested performance stock units (PSUs), all granted under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan.
The RSU award granted on February 17, 2026 will vest in three approximately equal installments on January 31, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment and certain retirement provisions. On the same date, 543 shares were disposed of through share withholding at a price of $133.51 per share to cover tax obligations, leaving her with 8,383 directly held shares afterward.
American Water Works Company, Inc. executive Lori Sutton, EVP and CHRO, reported an equity grant tied to restricted stock units. She acquired 1,364 shares of common stock in the form of RSUs granted on February 17, 2026, under the company’s 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. These RSUs will vest in three roughly equal installments on January 31, 2027, 2028, and 2029, contingent on continued employment and certain retirement provisions. Each RSU will be settled solely in one share of common stock, and her direct holdings after this grant total 2,721 shares.
American Water Works Company, Inc. EVP and COO Cheryl Norton reported equity compensation-related transactions in company common stock. She acquired 4,258 shares through a grant of restricted stock units and 5,901 shares through vested performance stock units, both settled in stock. To cover tax obligations, 2,910 shares were disposed of at a price of $133.51 per share. After these transactions, her directly held ownership increased, with reported post-transaction holdings of 28,741 and 31,651 shares in the respective line items.
American Water Works Company, Inc. executive Stacy A. Mitchell, EVP and General Counsel, reported equity compensation transactions in company common stock. On February 17, 2026, she acquired 2,550 shares underlying a new award of restricted stock units granted under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan. These RSUs will vest in three roughly equal installments on January 31 of 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment and certain retirement provisions, and will be settled in one share of stock per unit.
She also acquired 1,060 shares that vested from performance stock unit awards originally granted in February 2023, which were settled solely in stock on February 17, 2026. In a separate transaction coded as a tax-withholding disposition, 524 shares were delivered at $133.51 per share to cover tax obligations associated with these awards, leaving her with 9,203 shares of directly owned common stock after the transactions.
American Water Works Company, Inc. reported that President and CEO John C. Griffith received equity awards and related share settlements in company stock. On February 17, 2026, he acquired 12,729 shares underlying new restricted stock units and 8,322 shares from performance stock units that vested the same day.
A separate transaction disposed of 4,101 shares at $133.51 per share to satisfy tax withholding through delivery of shares rather than cash. After these awards and the tax-withholding disposition, Griffith directly owned 37,686 shares of American Water Works common stock.
American Water Works Company, Inc. executive Maureen Duffy reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. On February 17, 2026, she acquired 1,301 shares through a grant of restricted stock units and 2,014 shares from vested performance stock units, both settled in stock rather than cash.
On the same date, 932 shares were disposed of at $133.51 per share to satisfy tax withholding obligations. After these transactions, Duffy directly owned 28,906 common shares.
American Water Works Company EVP and CFO David Bowler reported equity compensation transactions. He acquired 3,711 shares underlying a new restricted stock unit award and 1,632 performance stock unit shares that vested, all in common stock. Separately, 693 shares were disposed of to satisfy tax withholding obligations, leaving him with 10,598 directly owned shares.
The RSU award, granted under the 2017 Omnibus Equity Compensation Plan, will vest in three roughly equal installments on January 31 of 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to continued employment and retirement-related vesting provisions. Both RSUs and PSUs are settled solely in shares, not cash.