American Water Works Company, Inc. · AWK · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$148.62 -0.40% on the day, -$0.60
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Yearly payout / yield
$3.58·2.41%
$0.895 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.895/qtr
pays ~Nov 12 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 10est.
ex today ⓘ
Years without a cut
16+ yrs
16 yrs of raises ⓘ
Recession record
2020raised2022raised
raised through both ⓘ
Yield vs history ⓘ
76
Above its usual yield
AWK share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
AWK Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +8.1%3Y +8.2%5Y +8.2%10Y +9.1%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 73 payments since 2008.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.895 rate), not a promise.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: +8.13% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. From 2029 it slows by a quarter each year, to no less than 5%. Today's $3.58 a year would be $4.90 by 2031 - 3.29% on today's $148.62 price.

How Many AWK Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $3.58 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,676 AWK shares, about $249,087 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $148.62. $1,000 a month takes about 3,352 shares, about $498,174. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

American Water Works Company (AWK) pays $0.895 a share quarterly, $3.58 a year, a 2.41% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $148.62. It has paid since 2008 and raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.895 quarterly and the last close of $148.62, this is what AWK pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.895$0.30$3.58
100 shares$89.50$29.83$358.00
$10,000 invested (67.3 shares)$60.22$20.07$240.88
1,676 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.02$500.01$6,000.08
3,352 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.04$1,000.01$12,000.16

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 AWK shares reinvest into 0.60 new shares each payment, about 2.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 167 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with AWK’s own history in the AWK DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (cash flow): does cash from the business cover the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history

AWK Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

76/100Above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • AWK yields 2.41% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $148.62.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.94%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.28% low2.90% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is AWK’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026

AWK has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 10, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.895 a share, went ex on Aug 11, 2026 and paid Aug 13, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does AWK Pay?

AWK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$3.45 a share, in 4 payments.
+8.2% against the 12 months before ($3.19 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 16 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: May 12, 2026 - $0.828 to $0.895 (+$0.067, +8.09%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.0575 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 59.7% - $3.45 paid / $5.77 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 57.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 60.5% - $3.31 paid / $5.47 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 57.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

AWK vs Similar Dividend Stocks (ATO, PCG...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Utilities companies closest to AWK in market value, AWK’s 2.41% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 3.14%, and its raise streak of 16 years is the 3rd longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
AWK $148.62American Water Works Company $0.895/qtr$3.58/yr fwd 2.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 16+ yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
ATO $173.32Atmos Energy $1.00/qtr$4.00/yr fwd 2.31% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 35+ yrsraised 35 yrs in a row
PCG $13.13PG&E $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 1.52% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20012000 stopped2008 raisedno 2020/2022 record 1+ yrraised 1 yr in a row
FTS $59.53Fortis $0.461/qtr$1.84/yr fwd 3.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 15+ yrsno raise streak
DTW $18.01DTE Energy Company JR SUB DB 2017 E $0.328/qtr$1.31/yr fwd 7.28% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 raised2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 7+ yrsno raise streak
DTE $138.33DTE Energy $1.165/qtr$4.66/yr fwd 3.37% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 held2020 raised2022 raised 4 yrsraised 16 yrs in a row
AEE $114.02Ameren $0.75/qtr$3.00/yr fwd 2.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20092000 held2008 cut2020 raised2022 raised 16 yrsraised 12 yrs in a row
PPL $35.71PPL $0.285/qtr$1.14/yr fwd 3.19% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20222000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 cut 3 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
FE $46.62FirstEnergy $0.465/qtr$1.86/yr fwd 3.99% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 held2022 raised 11 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row
CNP $40.81CenterPoint Energy $0.24/qtr$0.96/yr fwd 2.35% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20202000 cut2008 raised2020 cut2022 raised 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row
ES $69.49Eversource Energy $0.788/qtr$3.15/yr fwd 4.54% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 25+ yrsraised 25 yrs in a row

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: AWK vs ATO, AWK vs PCG, AWK vs FTS.

AWK Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2008

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Aug 11, 2026Aug 13, 2026$0.895QuarterlyRegular
May 12, 2026May 14, 2026$0.895QuarterlyRegular
Feb 10, 2026Feb 12, 2026$0.828QuarterlyRegular
Nov 13, 2025Nov 17, 2025$0.828QuarterlyRegular
Aug 12, 2025Aug 14, 2025$0.828QuarterlyRegular
May 13, 2025May 15, 2025$0.828QuarterlyRegular
Feb 7, 2025Feb 10, 2025$0.765QuarterlyRegular
Nov 12, 2024Nov 14, 2024$0.765QuarterlyRegular
Aug 13, 2024Aug 15, 2024$0.765QuarterlyRegular
May 13, 2024May 15, 2024$0.765QuarterlyRegular
The other 63 AWK payments come with a paid plan.
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Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for AWK

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AWK Dividend Questions

How often does AWK pay dividends?

AWK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Nov, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.

Does AWK pay dividends monthly?

No. AWK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next AWK dividend?

AWK has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 10, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.895 a share, went ex on Aug 11, 2026 and paid Aug 13, 2026. The current rate is $0.895 per share, $3.58 a year.

Does AWK pay a dividend in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 10, 2026, with the cash around Nov 12, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does AWK pay per share?

AWK pays $0.895 a share quarterly, $3.58 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $148.62 that is a 2.41% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.94%.

Has AWK raised its dividend?

Yes. AWK has raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on May 12, 2026, took the rate from $0.828 to $0.895 (+8.09%). Over five years the dividend grew 8.2% a year.

Is AWK’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. AWK paid out 60% of its earnings and 60% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 16 years in a row and gone 16+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 and 2022 crashes. There is no 2000 or 2008 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my AWK dividends?

Add AWK to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run AWK in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.