---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001410636-24-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWK"
cik: "0001410636"
company_name: "American Water Works Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T02:12:02.520115+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Water reports FY2023 EPS $4.90, raises 2024 EPS guidance to $5.20-$5.30

## Summary
- Full-year 2023 EPS $4.90 (vs $4.51 in 2022); weather-normalized EPS $4.77 (vs $4.45).
- Q4 2023 EPS $0.88 (vs $0.81 in 2022).
- Record $2.7B capital investment in 2023; rate base grew 10.7% YoY.
- 2024 EPS guidance raised from $5.10-$5.20 to $5.20-$5.30 due to interest income from HOS note restructuring.
- Reaffirms long-term 7-9% EPS and dividend growth targets announced in Nov. 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001410636-24-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWK
- cik: 0001410636
- company_name: American Water Works Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000051/0001410636-24-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000051/awk-20240214.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-24-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  American Water Works Company, Inc. updated its the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023 guidance (raised).
  - Period: the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On February 14, 2024, American Water Works Company, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000051/0001410636-24-000051-index.htm

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