American Water Works Company

American Water Works Company, Inc.

Type	Public
Traded as	: AWK DJUA component S&P 500 Component
Industry	Utilities Water and Wastewater
Founded	1886
Founder	James S. Kuhn, W.S Kuhn
Headquarters	Voorhees, New Jersey, United States
Key people	Susan Story, CEO and President
Products	Water
Revenue	US$3.3 billion (2016
Operating income	US$1.0 billion (2016)
Net income	US$468 million (2016)
Total assets	US$18.4 billion (2016)
Total equity	US$5.2 billion (2016)
Number of employees	6,800 (2016)
Divisions	California American Water Hawaii American Water Illinois American Water Indiana American Water Iowa American Water Kentucky American Water New York American Water Maryland American Water Michigan American Water Missouri American Water New Jersey American Water Pennsylvania American Water Tennessee American Water Virginia American Water West Virginia American Water American Water Contract Services Group American Water Military Services Group American Water Resources
Website	American Water Corporate

American Water is an American public utility company operating in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1886 as the American Water Works & Guarantee Company. In 1914, American Water Works and Guarantee Company became American Water Works and Electric Company. In 1947 it was reorganized as American Water Works Company, Inc. The company was a subsidiary of the German-based RWE Group from 2001 to 2008, but the company was divested on April 23, 2008 in an IPO on the NYSE.

Most of American Water's services are locally managed utility subsidiaries that are regulated by the U.S. state in which each operates. American Water also owns subsidiaries that manage municipal drinking water and wastewater systems under contract and others that supply businesses and residential communities with water management products and services. In 2003, American Water established the American Water Military Services Group, which serves as contracted water utility for several military bases in the United States. Military Services Group works with the United States Military to treat and supply water and to collect and treat wastewater for military installations all over the country. Most recently American Water Military Services Group provides services to 11 military bases.

With headquarters in Voorhees, New Jersey, American Water has about 6,800 employees and provides services to approximately 15 million people in 47 U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.

As of 2017 American Water shares are mainly held by institutional investors (Vanguard group, BlackRock, State Street Corporation and others)