Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.4B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,707
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$831,502
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries · Sponsored by American Water Works Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Utilities

$1.4B in assets, 1,707 participants

American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported $1.4B in total assets and 1,707 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #682 in Utilities (738 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries covers 1,707 participants in New Jersey, 2.0x the typical New Jersey plan (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $1.4B.

#682
in Utilities (738 peers)
-6.6%
assets change YoY
14×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $105M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$1,419,373,424 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries lands in the large band (1,707 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 510063696 · American Water Works Co., Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries · $1.4B · 1,707 · 99th

  • PHOTO $1.4B
  • PHOTO 1,707
  • PHOTO 99th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California
  • PHOTO ind #682

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries in the asset neighbourhood

Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension PlanSouthern California IBEW-NEC…$1.4BKohler Co. Pension Plan$1.4BPension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated SubsidiariesPension Plan for Employees o…$1.4BSheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern CaliforniaSheet Metal Workers Pension …$1.4BS.E.I.U. National Industry Pension FundS.E.I.U. National Industry P…$1.4B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.4B
Net Income-$105M
Employer EIN510063696
Plan Effective Date1952-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Water Works Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Water Works Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.8B 13.323240637329251% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B 202220232024 $2.46B $2.79B ▲ +13.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,248 $2.5B
2023 3 8,107 $2.7B
2024 3 8,038 $2.8B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 0510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries, Total assets ($B): 1.419373424 · Participants: 1707Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated SubsidiariesRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California in CA ($1.4B); by covered participants it is Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan in NY (1,705 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.4B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,707 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2022, from $1.5B to $1.4B. Reported net income was -$105M.
How have American Water Works Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Water Works Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 13.3%, from $2.5B to $2.8B.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern California in CA ($1.4B, 5,634 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Colgate-Palmolive Company Employees' Retirement Income Plan in NY (1,705 participants, $1.3B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 510063696.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.