American Water Works Company, Inc. — Form 8-K

American Water reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.61 (vs. $1.49 in Q2 2025) and YTD adjusted EPS of $2.62 (vs. $2.51 in 2025). The company affirmed 2026 EPS guidance of $6.02–$6.12 and long-term targets of 7–9% annual EPS/dividend growth. In June 2026, AWK physically settled 3,403,756 of 8,098,592 forward-sale agreement shares at $139.657/share, raising $476M net proceeds. The proposed Essential Utilities merger received approvals in three states, a settlement in principle in Texas, and is progressing toward integration. YTD capital investment totaled $1.8B of the planned $3.7B for 2026; 52,000 customer connections added from acquisitions, including Nexus Water systems. Regulatory wins included $216M in new annualized revenues YTD ($111M from rate cases, $105M from infrastructure surcharges), with 6 rate cases in progress requesting $494M additional annualized revenues.