American Water Works Company (AWK) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026)
American Water Works Company's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $174 million in Q2 2026, up 7.4% from $162 million a year earlier and up 7.4% from the prior quarter.
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American Water Works Company (AWK) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, American Water Works Company's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $658 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $633 million, up 8.2% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $585 million in FY2024 (+10.0%), $532 million in FY2023 (+13.9%), $467 million in FY2022 (+9.1%) and $428 million in FY2021 (+10.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for 49 straight quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd ran from 7.4% in Q2 2026 to 16.0% in Q1 2024.
- Per Business Quant data, AWK's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $162 million (Q1 2026), $161 million (Q4 2025) and $161 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 292.57 Bn | 292.57 Bn | 890.00 Mn | - |
| 2 | National Grid | 78.85 Bn | 60.37 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Dominion Energy | 53.27 Bn | 55.95 Bn | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | 44.01 Bn | 38.91 Bn | - | 361.00 Mn |
| 5 | Wec Energy | 32.84 Bn | 33.08 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 310.20 Mn |
| 6 | Ameren | 27.51 Bn | 27.59 Bn | - | 206.00 Mn |
| 7 | Fortis | 26.81 Bn | 27.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 5.06 Mn |
| 8 | Atmos Energy | 26.44 Bn | 25.21 Bn | 870.85 Mn | 166.19 Mn |
| 9 | American Water Works Company | 25.73 Bn | 25.14 Bn | - | 174.00 Mn |
| 10 | Dte Energy | 25.35 Bn | 24.83 Bn | - | 234.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 174.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 162.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 161.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 161.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 162.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 149.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 149.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 149.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 138.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 137.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 138.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 119.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 119.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 120.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 119.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 109.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 110.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 109.00 Mn |
API Access
American Water Works Company Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "AWK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();