American States Water Dividend Increase

On 31 July, American States Water (AWR) increased its dividend by 8.27%, from 46.55¢ to 50.4¢ per share.

The dividend is payable on 3 September to shareholders of record on 15 August. 

AWR's forward yield is 2.75% at $73.39 per share.

Source: Simply Safe Dividends

I own 250 AWR shares at an average cost of $74.80 per share. AWR's contribution to DivGro's projected annual dividend income will increase by $38.50 to $504. 

My yield on cost is now 2.70%.

Since I opened my position in February 2025, the stock has generated a total return of -1%, including $116.38 in dividend income. 

5-Year History of Dividend Payouts by Ex-Date

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	•	2025
$1.280	$1.400	$1.525	$1.655	$1.791	⬆	$1.939✝
10.34%	9.38%	8.93%	8.52%	8.22%	⬆	8.26%
5-year DGR:				9.08%	⬇	8.66%

^✝projected, assuming no further changes

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