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AEP logoAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.(AEP)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

AEP•NASDAQ•Utilities
19.2× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorUtilitiesIndustryElectric UtilitiesSub-IndustryVertically integrated electric utilities
AboutAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.Show more
  • Revenue$21.78B+9.4%
  • EBITDA$8.79B+7.8%
  • Net Income$3.58B+20.7%
  • Free Cash Flow-$2.17B-174.4%
  • EBITDA Margin40.34%-1.5%
  • Net Margin16.43%+10.3%
  • ROE12.09%+6.5%
  • Interest Coverage2.61+3.2%
  • Debt/Equity1.56-8.0%

AEP Key Insights

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓16 years of consecutive dividend growth
  • ✓16 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 3.0%
  • ✓Share count reduced 2.1% through buybacks

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High leverage: 5.7x Debt/EBITDA

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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AEP Price & Volume

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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AEP Growth Metrics

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years2.88%
5 Years7.88%
3 Years4.09%
TTM8.33%

Profit CAGR

10 Years5.75%
5 Years10.23%
3 Years15.77%
TTM32.18%

EPS CAGR

10 Years4.79%
5 Years8.55%
3 Years14.04%
TTM30.44%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.04%
5 Years4.95%
3 Years5.3%
Last Year5.46%

AEP Recent Earnings

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 9/12 qtrs (75%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (50%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 5, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.64+4.5%
$1.57
Rev
$6.0B+5.3%
$5.7B
Q1 2026
Feb 12, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.19+3.5%
$1.15
Rev
$5.3B+8.7%
$4.9B
Q4 2025
Oct 29, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.80-0.6%
$1.81
Rev
$6.0B+5.2%
$5.7B
Q3 2025
Jul 30, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$1.43+12.6%
$1.27
Rev
$5.1B+2.5%
$5.0B
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 5, 2026
$1.64vs $1.57+4.5%
$6.0Bvs $5.7B+5.3%
Q1 2026Feb 12, 2026
$1.19vs $1.15+3.5%
$5.3Bvs $4.9B+8.7%
Q4 2025Oct 29, 2025
$1.80vs $1.81-0.6%
$6.0Bvs $5.7B+5.2%
Q3 2025Jul 30, 2025
$1.43vs $1.27+12.6%
$5.1Bvs $5.0B+2.5%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

AEP Peer Comparison

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) competitors in Vertically integrated electric utilities — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
EXC logoEXCExelon CorporationDirect Competitor46.87B45.8116.725.34%11.21%9.76%1.76
DUK logoDUKDuke Energy CorporationDirect Competitor96.56B123.8619.636.19%15.44%9.6%1.71
SO logoSOThe Southern CompanyDirect Competitor104.94B93.0923.7510.59%14.46%11.3%1.69
D logoDDominion Energy, Inc.Direct Competitor60.12B68.4019.8214.16%13.48%7.08%1.46
PCG logoPCGPG&E CorporationDirect Competitor36.29B16.4813.972.11%11.43%9.09%1.87
ED logoEDConsolidated Edison, Inc.Direct Competitor39.2B106.3618.8610.89%12.52%8.82%1.19
XEL logoXELXcel Energy Inc.Direct Competitor48.32B77.4122.639.14%14.14%9.34%1.47
ETR logoETREntergy CorporationProduct Competitor50.87B111.1128.428.98%13.56%10.57%1.80

Compare AEP vs Peers

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs EXC

Most directly comparable listed peer for AEP.

Scale Benchmark

vs GE

Larger-name benchmark to compare AEP against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs EXC, DUK, SO, D

AEP Income Statement

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Revenue
15.38B16.17B15.54B14.91B16.62B19.31B19.38B19.92B21.78B22.16B
Revenue Growth %
-5.76%5.15%-3.91%-4.04%11.51%16.19%0.35%2.76%9.37%8.33%
Cost of Revenue
10.99B12.31B11.58B10.63B11.95B14.44B13.76B13.56B14.85B13.21B
Gross Profit
4.39B▲ 0%
3.86B▼ 12.2%
3.96B▲ 2.6%
4.28B▲ 8.1%
4.67B▲ 9.2%
4.87B▲ 4.3%
5.62B▲ 15.5%
6.36B▲ 13.0%
6.93B▲ 9.0%
8.95B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %
28.55%23.85%25.47%28.68%28.09%25.21%29.02%31.92%31.81%40.39%
Gross Profit Growth %
-0.84%-12.16%2.64%8.07%9.21%4.28%15.5%13.02%9.01%-
Operating Expenses
1.06B1.14B1.23B1.3B1.41B1.47B1.49B1.6B1.63B3.75B
Other Operating Expenses
----------
EBITDA
5.46B5.11B5.46B5.89B6.31B6.69B7.32B8.15B8.79B8.76B
EBITDA Margin %
35.48%31.63%35.16%39.49%37.95%34.62%37.76%40.94%40.34%39.54%
EBITDA Growth %
-0.78%-6.29%6.84%7.78%7.16%5.97%9.47%11.4%7.78%7.04%
Depreciation & Amortization
2.13B2.4B2.74B2.91B3.05B3.29B3.19B3.39B3.49B3.56B
D&A / Revenue %
13.83%14.85%17.64%19.5%18.33%17.01%16.44%17.04%16.02%16.07%
Operating Income (EBIT)
3.33B▲ 0%
2.71B▼ 18.5%
2.72B▲ 0.4%
2.98B▲ 9.5%
3.26B▲ 9.5%
3.4B▲ 4.2%
4.13B▲ 21.5%
4.76B▲ 15.2%
5.3B▲ 11.3%
5.2B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %
21.66%16.78%17.52%20%19.63%17.6%21.32%23.9%24.33%23.47%
Operating Income Growth %
-2.3%-18.53%0.37%9.49%9.45%4.21%21.53%15.21%11.31%-
Interest Expense
893.5M983.3M1.07B1.16B1.19B1.39B1.81B1.86B2.03B4M
Interest Coverage
4.15x3.01x2.71x2.85x3.11x2.74x2.22x2.53x2.61x-
Interest / Revenue %
5.81%6.08%6.89%7.79%7.17%7.21%9.34%9.33%9.32%0.02%
Non-Operating Income
-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-4M
Pretax Income
2.9B▲ 0%
2.05B▼ 29.4%
1.91B▼ 6.8%
2.24B▲ 17.3%
2.6B▲ 16.4%
2.31B▼ 11.2%
2.27B▼ 1.9%
2.94B▲ 29.5%
3.83B▲ 30.3%
3.82B▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %
18.85%12.66%12.27%15.01%15.66%11.97%11.7%14.74%17.56%17.23%
Income Tax
969.7M115.3M-12.9M40.5M115.5M5.4M54.6M-39.2M129M47.5M
Effective Tax Rate %
33.45%5.63%-0.68%1.81%4.44%0.23%2.41%-1.33%3.37%1.24%
Net Income
1.91B▲ 0%
1.92B▲ 0.6%
1.92B▼ 0.1%
2.2B▲ 14.5%
2.49B▲ 13.1%
2.31B▼ 7.3%
2.21B▼ 4.3%
2.97B▲ 34.4%
3.58B▲ 20.7%
3.65B▲ 0%
Net Margin %
12.44%11.9%12.37%14.76%14.97%11.95%11.39%14.9%16.43%16.49%
Net Income Growth %
213.08%0.59%-0.14%14.52%13.09%-7.27%-4.3%34.37%20.66%32.18%
EPS (Diluted)
3.88▲ 0%
3.90▲ 0.5%
3.88▼ 0.5%
4.42▲ 13.9%
4.96▲ 12.2%
4.49▼ 9.5%
4.24▼ 5.6%
5.58▲ 31.6%
6.66▲ 19.4%
6.68▲ 0%
EPS Growth %
212.9%0.52%-0.51%13.92%12.22%-9.48%-5.57%31.6%19.35%30.44%
EPS (Basic)
3.893.903.894.444.974.514.265.606.66-
Diluted Shares Outstanding
492.61M493.76M495.31M497.23M501.78M513.48M520.21M531.34M520.21M547.05M

AEP Balance Sheet

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Assets
64.73B68.8B75.89B80.76B87.67B93.4B96.68B103.08B117.25B117.78B
Asset Growth %
1.99%6.29%10.3%6.41%8.56%6.54%3.51%6.61%13.74%44.87%
PP&E (Net)
50.26B55.1B61.1B64.77B66.58B73.98B77.31B83B93.03B94.85B
PP&E / Total Assets %
77.65%80.08%80.5%80.2%75.94%79.21%79.97%80.52%79.35%80.54%
Total Current Assets
4.25B4.11B4.08B4.35B7.81B6.78B6.08B5.79B6.05B6.62B
Cash & Equivalents
214.6M234.1M246.8M392.7M403.4M509.4M330.1M202.9M268M306M
Receivables
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K
Inventory
953.2M921.1M1.17B1.31B989.2M1.35B1.88B1.72B1.62B1.67B
Other Current Assets
722.2M664.3M597.7M478.3M4.12B1.81B936.6M1.02B1.07B1.44B
Long-Term Investments
3.74B3.4B3.83B3.96B4.42B3.79B4.2B4.95B6.11B22.58B
Goodwill
52.5M52.5M52.5M52.5M52.5M52.5M52.5M52.5M53M53M
Intangible Assets
0000000000
Other Assets
6.42B6.14B6.83B7.62B8.81B8.8B9.04B9.29B9.21B11.44B
Total Liabilities
46.42B49.74B55.98B59.98B64.99B69.35B71.4B76.09B84.99B84.8B
Total Debt
22.81B25.26B30.53B34.43B36.66B41.58B43.61B45.76B50.24B51.78B
Net Debt
22.6B25.02B30.29B34.04B36.26B41.07B43.28B45.56B49.97B51.47B
Long-Term Debt
19.42B21.65B25.13B28.99B31.3B34.31B37.65B39.31B44.71B46.85B
Short-Term Borrowings
3.39B3.61B4.44B4.57B4.77B6.6B5.32B5.86B4.84B4.26B
Capital Lease Obligations
00968.7M879.7M590.4M666.1M635.1M596.2M690M2.55B
Total Current Liabilities
8.27B8.65B10.3B9.93B12.43B13.27B11.58B13.01B13.31B12.59B
Accounts Payable
2.07B1.87B2.09B1.71B2.05B2.67B2.03B2.64B3.43B3.15B
Accrued Expenses
234.5M231.7M243.6M267.6M273.2M336.5M410.2M453.3M8M487.2M
Deferred Revenue
357M412.2M366.1M335.6M321.6M408.8M423.7M454.7M00
Other Current Liabilities
1.11B1.3B1.57B1.33B3.33B1.42B1.48B1.59B3.03B5.09B
Deferred Taxes
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K46.22B
Other Liabilities
11.91B12.36B12.23B12.19B12.57B12.25B12.23B13.3B12.54B13.48B
Total Equity
18.31B▲ 0%
19.06B▲ 4.1%
19.91B▲ 4.5%
20.77B▲ 4.3%
22.68B▲ 9.2%
24.12B▲ 6.4%
25.29B▲ 4.8%
26.99B▲ 6.7%
32.22B▲ 19.4%
32.98B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %
5.13%4.07%4.48%4.33%9.17%6.36%4.82%6.72%19.39%76.3%
Shareholders Equity
18.29B19.03B19.63B20.55B22.43B23.89B25.25B26.94B31.14B31.81B
Minority Interest
26.6M31M281M223.6M247M229M39.2M42.3M1.08B1.17B
Common Stock
3.33B3.34B3.34B3.36B3.41B3.41B3.43B3.47B3.52B3.54B
Additional Paid-in Capital
6.4B6.49B6.54B6.59B7.17B8.05B9.07B9.61B12.14B12.45B
Retained Earnings
8.63B9.33B9.9B10.69B11.67B12.35B12.8B13.87B15.44B15.79B
Accumulated OCI
-67.8M-120.4M-147.7M-85.1M184.8M83.7M-55.5M-3.1M36M22M
Return on Assets (ROA)
2.98%2.88%2.66%2.81%2.95%2.55%2.32%2.97%3.25%3.23%
Return on Equity (ROE)
10.7%10.3%9.86%10.81%11.45%9.86%8.94%11.35%12.09%11.45%
Debt / Equity
1.25x1.33x1.53x1.66x1.62x1.72x1.72x1.70x1.56x1.57x
Debt / Assets
35.24%36.71%40.23%42.64%41.82%44.52%45.1%44.4%42.85%43.96%
Net Debt / EBITDA
4.14x4.89x5.54x5.78x5.75x6.14x5.91x5.59x5.69x5.87x
Book Value per Share
37.1838.640.241.7845.246.9848.6150.7961.9360.28

AEP Cash Flow Statement

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations
4.27B5.22B4.27B3.83B3.84B5.29B5.01B6.8B6.94B7.01B
Operating CF Growth %
-5.51%22.31%-18.25%-10.24%0.18%37.71%-5.22%35.75%2.05%6.46%
Operating CF / Revenue %
27.77%32.31%27.49%25.71%23.1%27.38%25.86%34.16%31.88%31.64%
Net Income
1.91B1.93B1.92B2.2B2.49B2.31B2.21B2.98B3.58B3.65B
Depreciation & Amortization
2.13B2.4B2.74B2.91B3.05B3.29B3.19B3.39B3.49B3.56B
Deferred Taxes
872M104.3M-91.6M152.8M39.6M-178.4M144M58.3M311M422.2M
Other Non-Cash Items
-236.1M21.7M37M-232.2M-1.66B49.5M176.6M-132.9M-777M-728M
Working Capital Changes
-404.4M765.5M-335.2M-1.19B-76.6M-237.7M-703.5M510.3M341M75.4M
Capital Expenditures
-5.8B-6.36B-6.14B-6.32B-5.76B-6.77B-7.51B-7.6B-9.12B-6.17B
CapEx / Revenue %
37.72%39.32%39.55%42.37%34.67%35.06%38.73%38.14%41.86%65.99%
CapEx / D&A
2.73x2.65x2.24x2.17x1.89x2.06x2.36x2.24x2.61x4.11x
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)
0.74x0.82x0.70x0.61x0.67x0.78x0.67x0.90x0.76x0.48x
Cash from Investing
-3.66B-6.35B-7.14B-6.23B-6.43B-7.75B-6.27B-7.6B-9.12B-10.59B
Acquisitions
-6.8M-14.6M-918.4M-6.25B-767.2M-1.21B00-607M-1.57B
Purchase of Investments
-2.31B-2.07B-1.58B-1.68B-1.96B-2.78B-2.86B-2.92B-2.98B-2.95B
Sale of Investments
2.26B2.01B1.49B1.64B1.9B2.74B2.8B2.99B2.94B2.9B
Other Investing
2.21B75.8M-600K6.36B151.1M268.3M1.31B-7.53B118M2.43B
Cash from Financing
-604.9M1.16B2.86B2.41B2.61B2.57B1.08B659.2M2.2B3.62B
Dividends Paid
-1.19B-1.25B-1.35B-1.42B-1.52B-1.65B-1.76B-1.9B-2.01B-2.03B
Dividend Payout Ratio %
61.61%65.03%70.27%64.77%61.07%71.31%79.72%64.17%56.09%-
Debt Issuance (Net)
1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K1000K2M
Stock Issued
12.2M73.6M65.3M155M600.5M826.5M999.6M552.1M775M1.06B
Share Repurchases
0000000000
Other Financing
-49.7M43M-25.8M-189M-41.6M-105.4M-78.6M-49.8M-116M-89.3M
Net Change in Cash
9.1M▲ 0%
31.5M▲ 246.2%
-11.5M▼ 136.5%
5.7M▲ 149.6%
13.1M▲ 129.8%
105.1M▲ 702.3%
-177.5M▼ 268.9%
-133M▲ 25.1%
22M▲ 116.5%
47M▲ 0%
Exchange Rate Effect
0000000000
Cash at Beginning
403.5M412.6M444.1M432.6M438.3M451.4M556.5M379M246M268M
Cash at End
412.6M444.1M432.6M438.3M451.4M556.5M379M246M268M339M
Free Cash Flow
-1.53B▲ 0%
-1.13B▲ 25.8%
-1.87B▼ 65.2%
-2.48B▼ 32.5%
-1.92B▲ 22.5%
-1.48B▲ 22.9%
-2.49B▼ 68.0%
-792.2M▲ 68.2%
-2.17B▼ 174.4%
840.3M▲ 0%
FCF Growth %
-291.72%25.84%-65.25%-32.53%22.51%22.86%-68.03%68.24%-174.43%164.68%
FCF Margin %
-9.94%-7.01%-12.06%-16.66%-11.58%-7.69%-12.87%-3.98%-9.98%3.79%
FCF / Net Income %
-79.94%-58.94%-97.53%-112.86%-77.34%-64.34%-112.96%-26.7%-60.73%23%

AEP Key Ratios

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)
10.7%10.3%9.86%10.81%11.45%9.86%8.94%11.35%12.09%11.45%
EBITDA Margin
35.48%31.63%35.16%39.49%37.95%34.62%37.76%40.94%40.34%39.54%
Net Debt / EBITDA
4.14x4.89x5.54x5.78x5.75x6.14x5.91x5.59x5.69x5.87x
Interest Coverage
4.15x3.01x2.71x2.85x3.11x2.74x2.22x2.53x2.61x-
CapEx / Revenue
37.72%39.32%39.55%42.37%34.67%35.06%38.73%38.14%41.86%65.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
61.61%65.03%70.27%64.77%61.07%71.31%79.72%64.17%56.09%55.48%
Debt / Equity
1.25x1.33x1.53x1.66x1.62x1.72x1.72x1.70x1.56x1.57x
EPS Growth
212.9%0.52%-0.51%13.92%12.22%-9.48%-5.57%31.6%19.35%30.44%
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AEP SEC Filings & Documents

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

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Material company update

May 5, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 29, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Feb 17, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

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FY 2026

Feb 12, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 13, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

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FY 2026

May 5, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 29, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 30, 2025·SEC

AEP Frequently Asked Questions

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) reported $22.16B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 279% increase from $5.85B in 1996.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) grew revenue by 9.4% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is profitable, generating $3.65B in net income for fiscal year 2025 (16.4% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) pays a dividend with a yield of 3.02%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) has a return on equity (ROE) of 12.1%. This is reasonable for most industries.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) generated $840.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) has a dividend payout ratio of 56%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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