American States Water Company

Day range

$84.50 – $85.52

Open

$84.77

Prev close

$85.05

Volume

31.95K

Market cap

$3.37B

Shares out

39.64M

P/E

23.55

P/S

4.83

P/B

3.01

P/FCF

162.50

ROE

12.8%

ROA

5.2%

Debt/Equity

0.75

Div yield

2.33%

As of Oct 22, 2026

• Shareholder meetingsMay 21, 2026

  The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 19, 2026. The results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are set forth below. The following table presents the voting results of the election of Class III directors at this meeting: [voting results provided]. Shareholders approved the 2026 Stock Incentive Plan, with [voting results]. The advisory vote on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Company's proxy statement received the votes presented below. [voting results]. Shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm, with [voting results].

• Executive leadershipMar 27, 2026

  On March 26, 2026, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved the 2026 Short-Term Incentive Program (the "Bonus Program") for the executive officers of American States Water Company. Under the terms of the Bonus Program, each of the Executive Officers is eligible to earn an objective cash bonus and a discretionary cash bonus for the 2026 calendar year. The target aggregate bonus for Robert J. Sprowls, President and Chief Executive Officer... Eva G. Tang, Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer... and others is 100%, 40.4%, 40.4%, 48.5% and 34.2%, respectively, of his or her base salary for 2026.

• Equity activityFeb 20, 2026

  On February 20, 2026, American States Water Company entered into an amendment to the Equity Distribution Agreement...in order to replace JMS as Sales Agent thereunder with Huntington. In accordance with the terms of the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Company may offer and sell its Common Shares...from time to time at its sole discretion, in one or more transactions, to or through third-party sales agents in 'at the market' offerings.

• Executive leadershipFeb 13, 2026

  On February 10, 2026, the independent members of the Board of Directors approved, upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee, base salaries for 2026 for Robert J. Sprowls, President and Chief Executive Officer... Eva G. Tang, Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer... Paul J. Rowley, Senior Vice President – Regulated Water Utility... Christopher H. Connor, Senior Vice President... and Gladys M. Farrow, Assistant Secretary... of $1,004,300, $661,600, $518,200, $451,500 and $412,000, respectively.

• Shareholder meetingsMay 22, 2025

  The annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 20, 2025. The results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote are set forth below. The following table presents the voting results of the election of Class II directors at this meeting: Ms. Diana M. Bontá 28,004,962 votes for, Ms. Mary Ann Hopkins 29,941,152 votes for, Mr. Robert J. Sprowls 29,956,053 votes for.

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• YORWYork Water Co-0.13%
• AWKAmerican Water Works Company, Inc-0.88%

Days to cover

3.8

Short interest

990.89K

Avg volume

263.04K

As of Sep 30, 2026 · reported to FINRA twice monthly.

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