Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.43%
5Y share count change
7.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$2.09B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 7.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for American Water Works Company (AWK)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for American Water Works Company (AWK)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for American Water Works Company (AWK)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for American Water Works Company (AWK)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
In 2025, American Water Works Company (AWK) buyback spend totalled $0.00.
Across 2015–2025 (10 years), American Water Works Company buyback spend produced a CAGR of -100.0% – with a net decline across the window.
American Water Works Company buyback spend plunged from $1.75B in 2007 to $0.00 in 2025, a 100.0% drawdown.
2007 marks the peak buyback spend at $1.75B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 1989.
American Water Works Company Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
American Water Works Company buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
American Water Works Company Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
American Water Works Company buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
American Water Works Company Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
American Water Works Company buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
American Water Works Company Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
American Water Works Company buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
American Water Works Company Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
American Water Works Company buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for American Water Works Company (AWK).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | 0.0% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $36.00M | −$36.00M | — | 0.20B | +1.0% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.19B | +6.0% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | +0.6% | |
| 2019 | $36.00M | $0.00 | $36.00M | 0.16% | 0.18B | +0.6% | |
| 2018 | $45.00M | $0.00 | $45.00M | 0.27% | 0.18B | +0.6% | |
| 2017 | $54.00M | $0.00 | $54.00M | 0.33% | 0.18B | 0.0% | |
| 2016 | $65.00M | $0.00 | $65.00M | 0.50% | 0.18B | -0.6% | |
| 2015 | $126.00M | $0.00 | $126.00M | 1.18% | 0.18B | +0.1% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.18B | +0.5% | |
| 2013 | $3.37M | $0.00 | $3.37M | 0.04% | 0.18B | +0.7% | |
| 2012 | $4.38M | $0.00 | $4.38M | 0.07% | 0.18B | +0.6% | |
| 2011 | $1.89M | $0.00 | $1.89M | 0.03% | 0.18B | +0.8% | |
| 2010 | $228.00K | $0.00 | $228.00K | 0.01% | 0.18B | +4.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.17B | +5.1% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | -0.0% | |
| 2007 | $1.75B | $0.00 | $1.75B | 53.11% | 0.16B | 0.0% | |
| 2006 | $541.00K | $0.00 | $541.00K | 0.02% | 0.16B | +60.9% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +1.5% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +1.5% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +1.4% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.10B | +20.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.08B | +5.9% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.07B | +11.7% | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.07B | +4.5% | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | +2.8% | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | — | |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$36.00M
- 2018$45.00M
- 2017$54.00M
- 2016$65.00M
- 2015$126.00M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$3.37M
- 2012$4.38M
- 2011$1.89M
- 2010$228.00K
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$1.75B
- 2006$541.00K
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for American Water Works Company (AWK)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for American Water Works Company (AWK)
How American Water Works Company splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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| $958.00M | |
| $400.00M | |
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- $3.32B
- $958.00M
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $0.00 (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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