Cheryl Norton compensation by year
American Water Works Summary Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Component | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $482,204 | $613,750 | $659,678 | $702,927 | $743,720 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $749,840 | $1,099,808 | $1,336,248 | $1,530,351 | $1,798,012 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $405,013 | $557,974 | $654,055 | $956,166 | $943,449 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $915,883 | $0 | $2,496,415 | $1,802,518 | $2,781,477 |
| All other | $29,121 | $37,887 | $50,362 | $54,794 | $75,748 |
| Total | $2,582,061 | $2,309,419 | $5,196,758 | $5,046,756 | $6,342,406 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: American Water Works Company, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 24, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-120668, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the American Water Works Company, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-120668. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 17,234 | $2,249,037 | — |
| PSU | 13,922 | $1,816,821 | — |
| PSU | 9,048 | $1,180,764 | — |
| RSU | 4,309 | $562,325 | — |
| RSU | 2,320 | $302,760 | — |
| PSU | 1,214 | $158,427 | — |
| RSU | 896 | $116,928 | — |
| RSU | 203 | $26,492 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in American Water Works Company, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments American Water Works discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voluntary resignation | — | — | — | $13,632,398 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $745,500 | — | — | $15,059,647 |
| Involuntary for cause | — | — | — | $11,388,723 |
| Disability | — | — | — | $14,415,814 |
| Death | — | — | — | $11,621,753 |
| Retirement | — | $3,606,392 | — | $17,905,538 |
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | — | — | — | $13,632,398 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $3,403,332 | $3,470,979 | $41,221 | $20,562,930 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in American Water Works Company, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
American Water Works’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Griffith | President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,055,667 |
| Cheryl Norton · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $6,342,406 |
| M. Susan Hardwick | Former Chief Executive Officer | $6,327,892 |
| David Bowler | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $2,661,931 |
| Stacy Mitchell | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $2,210,675 |
| Maureen Duffy | Executive Vice President, Communications and External Affairs | $2,089,583 |
| Melanie Kennedy | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,592,695 |
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