American Water Works Company, Inc.

American Water Works Company

AWK · NYSE

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Catalog as of September 15, 2026. Not a live market feed.

Fiscal Year: 2025
Revenue: $5.1B
Assets: $35.4B
SEC filing: DEF 14A
Filed: March 24, 2026

Executive Compensation

Compensation reported for American Water Works Company’s named executive officers, including salary, stock awards, incentive compensation, other compensation, and total compensation.

Named executive officer compensation
Executive	Position	Salary	Stock Awards	Incentives	Option Awards	Other	Reported total
John C. Griffith	President And Chief Executive Officer	$1,026,418	$4,060,491	$1,635,585	$0	$333,173	$7,055,667
Cheryl Norton	Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer	$743,720	$1,798,012	$943,449	$0	$2,857,225	$6,342,406
M. Susan Hardwick	Former Chief Executive Officer	$458,658	$4,817,643	$0	$0	$1,051,591	$6,327,892
David M. Bowler	Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer	$600,682	$1,250,794	$676,673	$0	$133,782	$2,661,931
Stacy A. Mitchell	Executive Vice President And General Counsel	$580,929	$946,951	$573,163	$0	$109,632	$2,210,675
Maureen Duffy	Executive Vice President, Communications And External Affairs	$466,793	$549,339	$394,785	$0	$678,666	$2,089,583
Melanie M. Kennedy	Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer	$111,098	$576,509	$72,056	$0	$833,032	$1,592,695

John C. Griffith
President And Chief Executive Officer
$7.1M
Reported total
Salary
$1,026,418
Stock awards
$4,060,491
Incentives
$1,635,585
Option awards
$0
Other
$333,173
Cheryl Norton
Executive Vice President And Chief Operating Officer
$6.3M
Reported total
Salary
$743,720
Stock awards
$1,798,012
Incentives
$943,449
Option awards
$0
Other
$2,857,225
M. Susan Hardwick
Former Chief Executive Officer
$6.3M
Reported total
Salary
$458,658
Stock awards
$4,817,643
Incentives
$0
Option awards
$0
Other
$1,051,591
David M. Bowler
Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer
$2.7M
Reported total
Salary
$600,682
Stock awards
$1,250,794
Incentives
$676,673
Option awards
$0
Other
$133,782
Stacy A. Mitchell
Executive Vice President And General Counsel
$2.2M
Reported total
Salary
$580,929
Stock awards
$946,951
Incentives
$573,163
Option awards
$0
Other
$109,632
Maureen Duffy
Executive Vice President, Communications And External Affairs
$2.1M
Reported total
Salary
$466,793
Stock awards
$549,339
Incentives
$394,785
Option awards
$0
Other
$678,666
Melanie M. Kennedy
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
$1.6M
Reported total
Salary
$111,098
Stock awards
$576,509
Incentives
$72,056
Option awards
$0
Other
$833,032

John C. Griffith

President And Chief Executive Officer

$7.1M

Reported total · FY2025 · SCT Total as filed

Source: DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table, filed March 24, 2026.

Salary: $1M
Stock Awards: $4.1M
Incentives: $1.6M
Other: $333K

Historical Compensation

John C. Griffith total compensation, fiscal years 2023–2025.

Year-by-year total compensation
Fiscal Year	Salary	Stock Awards	Total Compensation
2025	$1,026,418	$4,060,491	$7,055,667
2024	$855,657	$2,479,082	$4,882,645
2023	$748,982	$1,884,974	$3,788,248