American Water Works (AWK) Raises Quarterly Dividend 9.6% to $0.455; 2.2% Yield

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Go back to American Water Works (AWK) Raises Quarterly Dividend 9.6% to $0.455; 2.2% Yield

American Water Increases Quarterly Dividend by 9.6%

April 20, 2018 10:29 AM EDT

The company has increased its dividend every year since IPO in 2008

VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK) announced today that its board of directors increased its quarterly cash dividend payment from 41.5 cents to 45.5 cents per share, a 9.6 percent increase. The company has increased its dividend every year since its IPO in April 2008.

The increased payment is consistent with American Waters dividend practice, which is to link dividend increases to earnings per share growth and target a payout ratio between 50 to... More