Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $703M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,633
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $430,416
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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
$703M in assets, 1,633 participants
American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported $703M in total assets and 1,633 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- #614 in Utilities (721 peers)
Where Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries sits by assets
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $703M for 1,633 participants (~$430,416/participant), down 50.5% in 2023.
- #614
- in Utilities (721 peers)
- -50.5%
- assets change YoY
- 7.1×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$702,869,085 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries's large-plan peer group by participant headcount
Plan-year 2023 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 (1,633 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported net income rose from -$105M in the plan year 2022 filing to $51M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries end-of-year assets fell from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $703M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 1,707 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,633 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 510063696 · American Water Works Co., Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries · $703M · 1,633 · 98th
- RANK $703M
- PHOTO 1,633
- IND 98th
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- 5500 near Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan
- ASSETS ind #614
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
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.4B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $703M |
| Net Income | $51M |
| Employer EIN | 510063696 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1952-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING 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
| 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.
- Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.2B · 37,749
- JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.3B · 90,644
- Nokia Retirement Income Plan $13.9B · 7,492
- The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.2B · 16,230
- Verizon Pension Plan for Associates $10.9B · 23,778
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 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan in CA ($704M); by covered participants it is Td Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan in ME (1,632 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($703M here).
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Retirement Plan (CA) $704M · 907
- Hotel Union and Hotel Industry of Hawaii Pension Plan (HI) $705M · 7,370
- Pension Plan of Independence Blue Cross (PA) $705M · 1,292
- Abb Inc. Merged Pension Plan (NC) $698M · 626
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,633 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Td Banknorth Inc. Pension Plan (ME) 1,632 · 1 off
- Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 17 Supplemental Pension Plan (MA) 1,635 · 2 off
- Transit Management of Southeast Louisiana, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (LA) 1,631 · 2 off
- Pension Fund of Wardrobe Attendants Union Local 764 (NY) 1,630 · 3 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.