American Water Works Company (AWK) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
American Water Works Company (AWK) posted Dividends Paid - Common of $174 million for 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 (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common at American Water Works Company was $658 million, up 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $633 million, up 8.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Water Works Company's Dividends Paid - Common 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 stands as the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased in each of the last 49 quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ranged from 7.4% (Q2 2026) to 16.0% (Q1 2024).
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common for the three prior quarters 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 (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 803.00 Mn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 846.00 Mn |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 293.03 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | American Water Works Company | 28.37 Bn | 27.78 Bn | - | 174.00 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 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&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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&ticker=AWK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();