# American Water

> American Water owns and operates regulated drinking-water and wastewater utilities, maintains military utility systems and helps communities finance and manage infrastructure. Based in Camden, New Jersey, the NYSE-listed company serves approximately 14 million people; its August 2026 disclosure reports regulated operations in 14 states and service on 19 military installations. It generated $5.14 billion in 2025 operating revenue and invested $3.2 billion in regulated capital that year.

- **Founded:** 1886
- **Headquarters:** Camden, United States
- **Founders:** James Speer Kuhn (Co-founder of predecessor waterworks business), William S. Kuhn (Co-founder of predecessor waterworks business), Charles H. Payson (Founding partner of the 1886 company)
- **Products:** Regulated drinking-water service, Regulated wastewater service, Military Services Group, Community utility solutions, MyWater
- **Notable:** Invested $3.2 billion in regulated capital in 2025, including $83 million for acquisitions., Completed 18 acquisitions across seven states during 2025., Generated $5.14 billion in consolidated operating revenue in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Regulated drinking-water service** — Local subsidiaries source, treat, test, store and distribute water to residential, commercial, industrial and public customers; service includes fire protection.
- **Regulated wastewater service** — Wastewater collection, treatment and related infrastructure operation through local utilities.
- **Military Services Group** — Owns, operates and maintains military water and wastewater assets under long-term utility privatization contracts, typically 50 years.
- **Community utility solutions** — Water and wastewater system acquisitions, infrastructure investment and operating arrangements for communities.
- **MyWater** — Customer portal for bill payment, balances, service changes, usage information, alerts and paperless billing.
- **Water quality testing and reporting** — Local Consumer Confidence Reports, laboratory analysis and research on treatment and emerging contaminants.

## Achievements

- Invested $3.2 billion in regulated capital in 2025, including $83 million for acquisitions.
- Completed 18 acquisitions across seven states during 2025.
- Generated $5.14 billion in consolidated operating revenue in 2025.
- Marked 140 years since its 1886 origin in 2026.
- Secured a nine-year PFAS treatment supply agreement spanning more than 50 sites in 10 states.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 6 investor notice scheduled discussion of Q3 2026 results and initial 2027 standalone guidance for October 29; those results were still forthcoming at this profile’s October 22 cutoff.
- **2026-08** — The HSR waiting period for the Essential merger expired August 14; the August 17 announcement retained a Q1 2027 closing target and noted remaining approvals.
- **2026-07** — July 29 Q2 results affirmed a $3.7 billion 2026 capital investment plan and reported about 52,000 customer connections added from acquisitions through June 30, including Nexus systems.
- **2026-02** — Shareholders of both merger parties approved their merger-related proposals on February 10.

## Links

- Website: https://amwater.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-water/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/amwater
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/amwatercorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wekeeplifeflowing/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weareamericanwater

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Last updated: 2026-10-22