H2o America (HTO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew F. Walters, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $2.9M in 2025, up 114% from $1.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 21:1, on median employee pay of $153,723.

Filed
April 3, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.9M+114% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
21:1median $153,723
CEO pay in equity
59%$1.7M in awards
Operating Revenue
$801MFull Year 2025
Adjusted Net Income
$105MNon-GAAP
Capital Investments
$501MIncludes cloud-based systems
Annualized CEO Pay
$3,161,724For pay ratio calculation

How Walters was paid

$2.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary22%Stock awards59%Non-equity incentive15%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eric W. ThornburgFormer President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$3,065,270
Andrew F. WaltersChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$2,872,942
Ann P. KellyChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,075,205
Bruce A. HaukPresident and Chief Operating Officer$1,391,132
Kristen A. JohnsonPresident of Shared Services, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer$1,738,923
Willie BrownVice President and General Counsel$1,080,110

What changed and why

  • Andrew F. Walters became Chief Executive Officer and Chairman in July 2025 following Eric W. Thornburg's retirement.
  • $2.9MAndrew F. Walters received total compensation of $2,872,942 for fiscal year 2025.
  • $3.1MFormer CEO Eric W. Thornburg received total compensation of $3,065,270 for his partial year of service.
  • $801MOperating revenue reached $801M for the full year 2025 alongside $501M in capital investments.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.