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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · American Water Works (AWK)

American Water reports 2025 adjusted EPS of $5.64, up 8.9%; affirms 2026 guidance

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

American Water reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of $1.24 per share, up from $1.15 a year earlier, and full-year adjusted earnings of $5.64 per share, up from $5.18. The company affirmed its 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $6.02 to $6.12 and its 7-9% long-term EPS and dividend growth targets, which exclude pending merger transaction costs and weather effects. Full-year GAAP diluted EPS was $5.69, compared with $5.39 in 2024.

Key points

  • Full-year 2025 operating revenues were $5,140 million, up from $4,684 million in 2024; fourth-quarter revenues were $1,271 million, up from $1,201 million.
  • Fourth-quarter 2025 GAAP diluted EPS was $1.22, flat with the prior-year quarter; full-year GAAP net income was $1,111 million, up from $1,051 million.
  • The company invested $3.2 billion in capital in 2025 and repaid the $795 million HOS secured seller note in full on February 13, 2026.
  • Shareholders of American Water and Essential Utilities approved the pending merger proposals on February 10, 2026.

The filing

CompanyAmerican Water Works (AWK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 18, 2026, 4:36 PM ET
Accession number0001410636-26-000035

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 18, 2026.

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