AMERICAN WATER REPORTS SOLID THIRD QUARTER 2026 RESULTS; NARROWS 2026 EPS GUIDANCE TO TOP HALF OF RANGE; AFFIRMS LONG-TERM TARGETS; INITIATES STANDALONE 2027 EPS GUIDANCE, REFLECTING GROWTH OF 8%
American Water reported Q3 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.00, up from $1.89 a year ago, with operating revenues of $1.51 billion vs $1.45 billion in Q3 2025. The company narrowed 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $6.07-$6.12, the top half of the prior $6.02-$6.12 range, and initiated 2027 standalone adjusted EPS guidance of $6.53-$6.63, implying 8% growth at the midpoint. Long-term targets, including 7-9% EPS and dividend growth, were affirmed. On the pending Essential Utilities merger, three states have approved and settlements have been reached in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas; the company still expects a close by the end of Q1 2027.
Key figures
- Eps
- 2
- Guidance
- 2026 adjusted EPS narrowed to $6.07-$6.12 from $6.02-$6.12; 2027 standalone adjusted EPS initiated at $6.53-$6.63 (8% growth at midpoint); long-term EPS growth 7-9%
- Q3 revenue
- 1510000000
- Ytd revenue
- 4072000000
- Q3 net income
- 387000000
- Ytd net income
- 898000000
- Gaap eps q3 2025
- 1.94
- Gaap eps q3 2026
- 1.94
- Capital plan 2026
- 3700000000
- Capital plan 2027
- 4100000000
- Adjusted eps ytd 2025
- 4.4
- Adjusted eps ytd 2026
- 4.63
- Q3 revenue prior year
- 1451000000
- Capital plan 2026 2030
- $20+ billion
- Capital plan 2026 2035
- $48+ billion
- Ytd revenue prior year
- 3869000000
- Long term dividend growth
- 7-9%
- Customer connections added
- 81000
- Long term rate base growth
- 8-9%
- Rate case pipeline request
- 360000000
- Dividend per share quarterly
- 0.895
- New revenues authorized 2026
- 284000000
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