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Ticker
AEP

Price
130.24
Stock movement down
-1.05 (-0.79%)
Company name
American Electric Power Co Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Utilities >
Utilities - Regulated Electric
Market cap
70.99B
Ent value
155.72B
Price/Sales
3.26
Price/Book
2.20
Div yield
2.90%
Div growth
-0.21%
Growth years
11
FCF payout
-135.22%
Trailing P/E
19.83
Forward P/E
19.14
PEG
3.44
EPS growth
9.24%
1 year return (CAGR)
22.31%
3 year return (CAGR)
13.67%
5 year return (CAGR)
11.19%
10 year return (CAGR)
7.81%
Last updated: 2026-03-11

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share3.80
Dividend yield2.90%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield4.93%
Average yield3.65%
Minimum yield2.84%
Discount to avg yield-26.03%
Upside potential-20.66%
Yield as % of max yield58.66%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield2.90%
Current yield distribution98.97%
Yield at 100% (Min)2.84%
Yield at 90%3.15%
Yield at 80%3.31%
Yield at 50% (Median)3.59%
Yield at 20%3.97%
Yield at 10%4.24%
Yield at 0% (Max)4.93%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth11 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share3.80
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date10 Feb 2026
EPS (TTM)6.88
EPS (1y forward)6.86
EPS growth (5y)9.24%
EPS growth (5y forward)5.76%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
AEPS&P500
DGR MR2.15%-13.74%
DGR TTM5.32%6.60%
DGR 3 years-3.94%7.31%
DGR 5 years-0.21%4.69%
DGR 10 years2.71%6.30%
DGR 15 years3.37%8.16%
Time since last change announced141 days
EPS growth (5y)9.24%
EPS growth (5y forward)5.76%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM56.09%-135.22%
Average--
Forward55.40%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E19.83
Price to OCF10.22
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA8.19
EV to EBITDA17.96

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales3.26
Price to Book2.20
EV to Sales7.15

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count540.86M
EPS (TTM)6.88
FCF per share (TTM)-2.85

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)21.78B
Gross profit (TTM)6.93B
Operating income (TTM)5.30B
Net income (TTM)3.58B
EPS (TTM)6.88
EPS (1y forward)6.86

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)31.81%
Operating margin (TTM)24.33%
Profit margin (TTM)16.43%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash268.00M
Net receivables2.87B
Total current assets6.05B
Goodwill53.00M
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment121.24B
Total assets117.25B
Accounts payable3.43B
Short/Current long term debt50.24B
Total current liabilities13.31B
Total liabilities84.99B
Shareholder's equity32.26B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)6.94B
Capital expenditures (TTM)8.43B
Free cash flow (TTM)-1.49B
Dividends paid (TTM)2.01B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity11.10%
Return on Assets3.05%
Return on Invested Capital4.41%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-1.83%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open131.81
Daily high132.16
Daily low130.83
Daily Volume2.52M
All-time high130.24
1y analyst estimate135.53
Beta0.57
EPS (TTM)6.88
Dividend per share3.80
Ex-div date10 Feb 2026
Next earnings date19 Feb 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
AEPS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-2.05%-0.48%
Highest price drop-66.58%-56.47%
Date of highest drop9 Oct 20029 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-17.84%-10.84%
Avg time to new high40 days12 days
Max time to new high3910 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
AEP (American Electric Power Co Inc) company logo
Marketcap
70.99B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
American 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, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses. It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Employees
17581
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
Nicholas Akins
Country
USA
City
Columbus
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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