secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMERICAN STATES WATER CO (AWR)
CIK:        0001056903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T20:25:51+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-053403
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

American States Water Q2 EPS $1.09, up 25.3%; dividend raised 8.2%
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- Diluted EPS $1.09 vs $0.87 in Q2 2025, a 25.3% increase; water segment contributed $0.91, electric $0.04, contracted services $0.16.
- Quarterly dividend increased 8.2% to $0.5455 per share, payable Sept 2 to holders of record Aug 17; 72nd consecutive annual increase.
- Completed $200M ATM equity offering; no further share sales planned through at least 2029.
- Contracted services segment expected to contribute $0.63-$0.67 per share for full year 2026.
- S&P affirmed AWR credit rating at 'A' with stable outlook; regulated utility rated 'A+'.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828026053403/0001628280-26-053403-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828026053403/awr-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-053403

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