Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Water Works Co., Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$712M
Total assets: 1,488
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $478,469
Avg per participant

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

$712M in assets, 1,488 participants

American Water Works Co., Inc.'s Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported $712M in total assets and 1,488 participants in its 2024 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.

98th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
#614 in Utilities (732 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, $712M for 1,488 participants (~$478,469/participant), up 1.3% in 2024.

$712M
total plan assets (2024 EOY): 1,488
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans): $478,469
avg assets per participant

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported net income fell from $51M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries reported participants fell from 1,633 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,488 in the plan year 2024 filing.
Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries end-of-year assets rose from $703M in the plan year 2023 filing to $712M in the plan year 2024 filing.

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State

New Jersey

Industry

Utilities

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries vs the 2024 asset distribution

By assets, Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries outranks 98% of the 123,622 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2024 plan year, and holds roughly 7.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$703M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$712M
Net Income	$11M
Employer EIN	510063696
Plan Effective Date	1952-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

Total plan assets by year, all American Water Works Co., Inc. plans on file

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

Retirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson $21.1B · 37,882
JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan $16.1B · 83,812
Nokia Retirement Income Plan $12.9B · 7,280
The Prudential Merged Retirement Plan $12.0B · 16,233
Merck US Pension Plan $10.1B · 26,843

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries by total assets, not by location.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan (AL) $712M · 1,955
Teamsters Negotiated Pension Plan (MO) $713M · 2,256
Yum Brands Retirement Plan (KY) $711M · 2,572
Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan (OR) $711M · 754

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries assets move in 2024? ▼

Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries edged up modestly - up 1.3% during 2024, from $703M to $712M. Reported net income was $11M.

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 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).

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 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Retirement Plan in AL ($712M, 1,955 participants).

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By total assets, Pension Plan for Employees of American Water Works Company, Inc. & Its Designated Subsidiaries ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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American Water Works Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 13.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Utilities plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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