Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$730M
Total assets Above avg plan size
N/A
Participants Small participant base
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa · Sponsored by American Water Works Co., Inc. · New Jersey · Utilities

$730M in assets, N/A participants

American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa reported $730M in total assets and N/A 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.

  • #617 in Utilities (721 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa sits by assets

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $730M for N/A participants.

#617
in Utilities (721 peers)
-$29M
reported net income
7.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $29M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$730,382,824 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 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 2023

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 510063696 · American Water Works Co., Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa · $730M · N/A · 98th

  • ASSETS $730M
  • PCT N/A
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Essilorluxottica Pension Plan
  • IND ind #617

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 Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa in the asset neighbourhood

Huntington Bancshares Retirement PlanHuntington Bancshares Retire…$734MUnited Steelworkers International Union Staff Pension PlanUnited Steelworkers Internat…$731MAmerican Maritime Officers Pension PlanAmerican Maritime Officers P…$731MPension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its DesignaPension Plan for Certain Ina…$730MEssilorluxottica Pension Plan$730M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)N/A
Net Assets (End of Year)$730M
Net Income-$29M
Employer EIN510063696
Plan Effective Date2023-01-01
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 Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa, Total assets ($B): 0.730382824 · Participants: 0Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its DesignaRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Essilorluxottica Pension Plan in NY at $730M (this filing: $730M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($730M here).

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

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 Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Essilorluxottica Pension Plan in NY ($730M, 4,637 participants).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.