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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Stock

$129.40 -2.72% NASDAQ: AEP Utilities

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity.

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$129.40
Market Cap$70.41B
P/E Ratio19.52
P/B Ratio2.26
P/S Ratio3.07
EPS (TTM)$6.66
52-Week High$140.47
52-Week Low$101.15
Dividend Yield2.86%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE12.59%
ROA3.17%
ROCE16.49%
Gross Margin40.39%
Operating Margin23.47%
Net Margin16.49%
Debt/Equity1.63
Current Ratio0.45

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$16.6B$19.3B$19.4B$19.9B$21.8B
Operating Profit$3.3B$3.4B$4.1B$4.8B$5.3B
Net Profit$2.5B$2.3B$2.2B$3.0B$3.6B
EPS$4.96$4.49$4.24$5.58$6.66
Op Margin19.6%17.6%21.3%23.9%24.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$87.7B$93.4B$96.7B$103.1B$117.2B
Total Liabilities$65.0B$69.3B$71.4B$76.1B$85.0B
Cash$403.0M$509.0M$330.0M$203.0M$268.0M
Borrowings$36.7B$41.6B$43.6B$45.8B$50.2B

Latest News

UBS Adjusts Price Target on American Electric Power to $145 From $138 MT Newswires · Jul 9, 2026 DOE closes up to $3.26B loan to AEP Texas Utility Dive · Jul 9, 2026 American Electric Power's Texas Unit Wins $3.26 Billion Federal Grid Loan MT Newswires · Jul 8, 2026 AEP Texas Advances Reliability and Growth with Federal Funding Expected to Save Customers $685 Million PR Newswire · Jul 8, 2026 These Two Growth Stocks Are Poised To Break Out. One Reports This Week. Investor's Business Daily · Jul 8, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$3.8B$5.3B$5.0B$6.8B$6.9B
Investing Cash Flow$-12.2B$-14.5B$-13.8B$-7.7B$-9.2B
Financing Cash Flow$-42.0M$-105.0M$-79.0M$-50.0M$-116.0M
Net Cash Flow$13.0M$105.0M$-177.0M$-133.0M$22.0M
Free Cash Flow$-1.9B$-1.5B$-2.5B$6.7B$6.8B

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio2.40
EV / EBITDA13.59
FCF Yield8.60%
Quick Ratio0.39
Interest Coverage2.61
Return 1Y25.53%
Return 3Y74.74%
Return 5Y79.83%

Ownership

Insiders Held0.02%
Institutions Held82.06%
Institutions Float Held82.08%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.47,797,7292026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC35,138,4222026-03-31
State Street Corporation30,288,1362026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC15,608,5562026-03-31
GQG Partners LLC15,025,8842026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
DDominion Energy, Inc. $70.55 -0.10% 20.47 $62.05B 3.85%
DUKDuke Energy Corporation $129.08 -0.12% 19.00 $100.63B 3.41%
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc. $112.26 -0.66% 18.23 $41.37B 3.21%
ETR $107.79 -4.03% 29.06 $50.29B 2.18%
EXCExelon Corporation $47.03 -0.59% 17.20 $48.12B 0.00%

About American Electric Power Company, Inc.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. The firm produces its electrical power from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including coal, lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, alongside other emerging technologies. Beyond direct consumer sales, AEP also functions as a major wholesale electricity supplier, providing power to other utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and various other participants within the energy market. Incorporated in 1906, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Columbus, Ohio.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. is led by CEO William J. Fehrman, employs 16,330 people, headquartered in Columbus, US, publicly traded since 1962.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) stock trades at $129.40 with a market capitalization of $70.41B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.52, price-to-book of 2.26, price-to-sales of 3.07. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $101.15 and $140.47, and currently trades 7.9% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.86%.

On profitability, American Electric Power Company, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 12.59%, above the typical market average, return on capital employed of 16.49%, an operating margin of 23.47%, a net profit margin of 16.49%.

In its most recent fiscal year, American Electric Power Company, Inc. reported annual revenue of $21.8B, net profit of $3.6B, revenue has compounded at 7.9% a year over the last five years, profit at 10.2% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 0.45, total assets of $117.2B, $268.0M in cash and equivalents.

AEP has an average daily trading volume of 5,019,709 shares, a beta of 0.52 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.aep.com

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