Last 47 quarters of trend data · Utilities · Regulated Electric
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 17.95 | 26.31 | 20.48 | 26.94 | 15.54 | 11.33 | 18.21 | 18.45 | 14.25 | 34.27 | 11.33 | 31.73 | 10.28 | 20.84 | 29.54 | 31.65 | 16.25 | 23.51 | 17.69 | 20.79 | 12.84 |
| — | +132.3% | +12.5% | +46.1% | +9.0% | -66.9% | +60.8% | -41.9% | +38.7% | +64.4% | -61.7% | +0.2% | -36.8% | -11.4% | +67.0% | +52.3% | +26.5% | +27.9% | -3.9% | -12.1% | -5.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.99 | 3.46 | 2.98 | 2.97 | 2.52 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.60 | 2.49 | 2.51 | 2.23 | 2.27 | 1.83 | 2.42 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.06 | 2.73 | 2.85 | 2.78 | 2.27 |
| — | +26.5% | +15.0% | +14.1% | +0.9% | +8.8% | +16.2% | +14.8% | +36.1% | +4.0% | -8.0% | -8.0% | -11.1% | -11.6% | -15.1% | -11.3% | -9.2% | -1.7% | +15.7% | -3.1% | -9.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.93 | 2.26 | 2.17 | 1.86 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 2.14 | 1.82 | 2.05 | 1.78 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 1.55 | 1.80 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 1.98 | 1.81 |
| — | +25.7% | +1.8% | +2.5% | -6.4% | +1.1% | +21.5% | +7.9% | +32.7% | -1.4% | -10.2% | -16.9% | -14.9% | -11.4% | -7.1% | +2.3% | +0.3% | +3.8% | +6.0% | -0.8% | -8.1% | |
| P/FCF | — | 4.08 | — | 3.87 | 261.33 | — | — | — | 46.59 | — | — | — | 109.32 | — | — | — | 103.22 | — | — | — | 16.28 |
| — | — | — | — | +461.0% | — | — | — | -57.4% | — | — | — | +5.9% | — | — | — | +534.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.09 | 9.19 | 13.58 | 14.91 | 11.17 | 11.33 | 11.47 | 12.27 | 10.86 | 13.35 | 11.01 | 12.79 | 9.47 | 12.62 | 12.71 | 13.91 | 11.38 | 13.20 | 13.33 | 14.25 | 11.38 |
| — | -18.9% | +18.4% | +21.5% | +2.9% | -15.1% | +4.2% | -4.0% | +14.6% | +5.8% | -13.4% | -8.1% | -16.7% | -4.4% | -4.6% | -2.4% | -0.0% | +1.2% | +4.2% | -3.4% | -1.2% | |
| EV / EBIT | 21.71 | 23.70 | 25.22 | 35.27 | 16.49 | 16.92 | 18.96 | 20.35 | 16.77 | 28.66 | 17.51 | 28.47 | 13.87 | 22.27 | 27.93 | 33.96 | 20.26 | 20.42 | 20.58 | 26.89 | 16.79 |
| — | +40.0% | +33.0% | +73.3% | -1.6% | -41.0% | +8.3% | -28.5% | +20.9% | +28.7% | -37.3% | -16.2% | -31.5% | +9.1% | +35.7% | +26.3% | +20.7% | -6.7% | -5.9% | -3.6% | -6.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 31.8% | 70.6% | 64.8% | 9.1% | 47.0% | 34.7% | 33.3% | 31.5% | 33.3% | 27.4% | 32.4% | 24.4% | 32.8% | 30.2% | 28.2% | 22.2% | 25.4% | 26.6% | 27.0% | 25.4% | 29.8% |
| — | +103.4% | +94.5% | -71.2% | +41.3% | +26.4% | +2.8% | +29.3% | +1.3% | -9.2% | +15.2% | +9.9% | +29.3% | +13.8% | +4.4% | -12.6% | -14.6% | -11.6% | -0.1% | +2.8% | -5.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 24.3% | 47.5% | 22.6% | 18.3% | 25.3% | 27.5% | 25.8% | 23.3% | 25.9% | 18.9% | 24.4% | 17.1% | 25.5% | 22.2% | 20.0% | 15.1% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.8% | 16.8% | 21.7% |
| — | +72.5% | -12.6% | -21.8% | -2.2% | +45.3% | +6.0% | +36.7% | +1.5% | -14.7% | +21.8% | +13.1% | +39.3% | +20.8% | +6.6% | -10.2% | -15.8% | -11.5% | -0.8% | +6.0% | -5.4% | |
| Net Margin | 16.4% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 11.5% | 16.2% | 24.1% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 7.4% | 19.7% | 7.2% | 17.8% | 11.6% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 12.6% | 11.6% | 16.1% | 13.3% | 17.7% |
| — | -45.7% | +2.3% | -18.3% | -7.5% | +227.7% | -27.9% | +96.9% | -1.9% | -36.6% | +140.2% | -7.7% | +40.9% | -0.2% | -49.1% | -41.8% | -28.6% | -23.5% | +19.8% | +10.7% | -4.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 12.1% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| — | -48.8% | -8.9% | -26.2% | -14.3% | +221.2% | -25.0% | +86.5% | -5.8% | -39.6% | +137.6% | -16.0% | +37.6% | -0.1% | -46.0% | -33.7% | -22.3% | -19.6% | +11.7% | +13.3% | -1.5% | |
| ROA | 3.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| — | -48.4% | -3.6% | -21.7% | -7.2% | +235.1% | -25.2% | +86.5% | -3.7% | -37.0% | +144.2% | -15.8% | +32.9% | -5.8% | -47.5% | -32.8% | -19.5% | -16.0% | +14.7% | +13.4% | -2.5% | |
| ROIC | 5.1% | 2.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| — | +63.6% | -17.9% | -25.2% | -3.0% | +47.8% | +10.7% | +30.7% | +0.7% | -15.1% | +22.5% | +0.2% | +25.8% | +9.3% | +5.7% | +1.8% | -4.4% | -1.5% | -4.1% | +8.8% | -5.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.72 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.72 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 1.81 | 1.72 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.68 |
| — | +6.5% | -8.5% | -8.0% | -8.3% | -11.1% | +0.3% | -1.7% | -1.9% | -8.5% | -5.6% | +0.1% | +8.0% | +17.6% | +14.9% | +6.6% | -7.0% | -8.2% | -7.7% | -2.5% | +4.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.72 | 15.31 | 22.84 | 27.25 | 19.95 | 20.70 | 20.49 | 23.75 | 19.46 | 26.11 | 21.78 | 25.99 | 19.87 | 25.66 | 24.54 | 25.73 | 21.19 | 23.18 | 23.00 | 25.75 | 22.31 |
| — | -26.0% | +11.5% | +14.7% | +2.5% | -20.7% | -5.9% | -8.6% | -2.1% | +1.7% | -11.3% | +1.0% | -6.2% | +10.7% | +6.7% | -0.1% | -5.0% | -5.2% | -3.1% | -4.3% | +6.8% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.58 |
| — | -8.8% | +26.2% | +2.2% | +21.3% | -15.6% | -22.3% | -15.3% | -5.3% | +8.0% | -13.2% | +2.8% | -24.1% | -19.5% | +1.4% | -18.7% | +35.5% | +70.5% | +46.2% | +43.4% | +21.2% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.33 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.48 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.41 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.48 |
| — | -8.1% | +28.8% | +6.3% | +29.6% | -14.6% | -18.3% | -13.7% | -8.5% | +0.4% | -25.6% | -11.3% | -35.7% | -27.8% | -6.6% | -25.5% | +43.2% | +102.7% | +84.1% | +79.1% | +42.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.88 | 2.32 | 2.21 | 1.46 | 3.20 | 3.07 | 2.79 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.69 | 2.92 | 1.63 | 3.12 | 2.14 | 1.94 | 1.68 | 2.83 | 3.27 | 3.42 | 2.50 | 3.81 |
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American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s current P/E is 18.0x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 22.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s current operating margin is 24.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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