Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-250649
Chunk: 196

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-27
Form: 425
Chunk 196
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 • Expect to adopt American Water’s current dividend policy and 55% - PFAS and lead remediation 60% payout target, supporting reinvestment in accretive rate base • Regionalization of extremely fragmented water and wastewater systems in growth the U.S. offers unique opportunity to grow • Customer affordability remains a core focus, underpinning growth TOTAL RETURN COMPARISON VS LARGE CAP REGULATED UTILITY PEERS 1 EPS Growth Dividend Yield st nd rd th 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4 Quartile 11.7% 10.8% 10.5% 10.4% 10.3% 10.2% 10.2% 10.0% 10.1% 9.9% 9.9% 9.9% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% 9.3% 9.3% 9.1% 9.0% 8.9% 8.4% A ME R I C A N W ATE R + E S S E N T I A L Note: Dollars shown in billions. Market data of 10/24/2025. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 13 1. Based on midpoint of management guidance. 6.0% 5.7% 7.0% 3.8% 8.0% 2.5% 6.0% 4.4% 8.0% 2.3% 8.0% 2.2% 7.0% 3.2% 6.0% 4.0% 7.0% 3.1% 7.0% 2.9% 7.0% 2.9% 6.0% 3.9% 6.8% 3.1% 7.0% 2.8% 7.0% 2.7% 6.0% 3.6% 9.0% 0.6% 7.0% 2.6% 6.0% 3.3% 6.0% 3.3% 6.0% 3.0% 6.0% 3.1%