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    American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP)

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    UTILITIES • UTILITIES - REGULATED ELECTRIC • NASDAQ

    $124.29
    -1.84 (-1.46%)

    Market Cap: $69.21B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    67%(26/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +2.84%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.01
    Range$1.91 - $2.09
    13 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    2
    0
    7d
    7
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.98+1.5%
    60d ago$1.90+5.9%
    30d ago$1.90+5.5%
    7d ago$1.90+5.5%
    Current$2.01
    Revenue Consensus
    $6.6B
    Range$6.0B - $7.6B
    8 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.33
    Range$1.19 - $1.49
    19 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $6.1B
    Range$4.5B - $9.2B
    12 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.33---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$2.01---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.36$1.49-8.72%Miss-4.9%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$1.64$1.57+4.46%Beat+6.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 12
    		$1.19$1.14+4.39%Beat-4.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 29
    		$1.80$1.81-0.55%Miss-2.7%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.43$1.27+12.60%Beat+14.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 6
    		$1.54$1.40+10.00%Beat+21.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 13
    		$1.24$1.24-0.19%Miss+0.8%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 6
    		$1.85$1.80+2.78%Beat+4.5%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.25$1.23+1.63%Beat+10.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 30
    		$1.27$1.26+0.79%Beat+14.4%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 26
    		$1.23$1.26-2.38%Miss+17.1%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.77$1.70+4.12%Beat+9.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 27
    		$1.13$1.14-0.88%Miss-5.8%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$1.11$1.12-0.89%Miss-9.0%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 23
    		$1.05$0.99+6.06%Beat+7.1%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 27
    		$1.62$1.56+3.85%Beat+13.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 27
    		$1.20$1.19+0.84%Beat+1.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 28
    		$1.22$1.20+1.67%Beat+6.1%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 24
    		$0.98$0.93+5.38%Beat+12.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 28
    		$1.43$1.45-1.38%Miss-2.7%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 22
    		$1.18$1.14+3.51%Beat+9.3%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$1.15$1.17-1.71%Miss+12.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 25
    		$0.87$0.79+10.13%Beat+45.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 22
    		$1.47$1.48-0.68%Miss+0.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 6
    		$1.08$1.05+2.86%Beat+8.0%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$1.02$1.10-7.27%Miss-14.3%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 20
    		$0.60$0.58+3.45%Beat-16.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 24
    		$1.46$1.31+11.45%Beat+15.9%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.00$0.97+3.09%Beat-1.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 25
    		$1.19$1.11+7.21%Beat+24.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 24
    		$0.72$0.71+1.41%Beat-15.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$1.26$1.21+4.13%Beat+14.5%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$1.01$0.88+14.77%Beat+34.7%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.96$0.98-2.04%Miss+0.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 25
    		$0.85$0.79+7.59%Beat+26.9%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$1.10$1.16-5.17%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 27
    		$0.75$0.82-8.54%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$0.96$0.95+1.05%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.67$0.55+21.82%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield3.06%
    Forward Annual Dividend$3.80
    Payout Ratio26.88%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+5.67%
    5Y CAGR+5.66%
    AEP dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun AEP in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio20.75EV/EBITDA13.46x
    Price/FCF15.78xFCF Yield6.34%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin13.80%Operating Margin23.30%
    ROE10.10%ROIC5.74%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.65xInterest Coverage2.48x
    Current Ratio0.50xQuick Ratio0.46x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.47Avg Volume4.10M
    52-Week High$139.5252-Week Low$110.01

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$122.85
    SMA 20$120.95
    SMA 50$122.58
    SMA 200$126.38
    EMA 10$123.28
    EMA 20$122.36
    EMA 50$123.29
    EMA 200$124.01

    MACD

    Line: 0.62Signal: -0.19Hist: 0.82

    ADX

    ADX: 23.1+DI: 29.9-DI: 12.9

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down44.0
    PSAR$121.02

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$126.09
    Lower Band$115.81
    %B Position849%(Upper)
    Band Width0.83

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    58.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K85.3
    Stoch %D93.2
    Williams %R-35.2
    ROC (10d)3.8%
    Momentum4.54
    CCI (20d)145.8
    MFI (14d)74.5

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.12(1.7%)
    StdDev (20d)2.57
    Hist Vol14.0%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$125.47
    OBV32.9M
    AD Line-1.8B
    CMF (20d)0.002

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.1M
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$120.64

    Pivot Points

    R3$128.35
    R2$127.56
    R1$126.84
    Pivot Point$126.05
    S1$125.33
    S2$124.54
    S3$123.82

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI10.27
    Ultimate Osc55.8
    KST-0.96

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$5.45B$6.02B$5.32B$6.01B$5.09B$5.46B$4.70B$5.42B$4.58B$5.03B$4.58B$5.34B
    Cost of Revenue$1.60B$2.12B$1.66B$1.98B$1.54B$1.85B$1.33B$1.66B$1.37B$1.58B$-352,500,000$2.48B
    Gross Profit$3.84B$3.90B$3.66B$4.03B$3.55B$3.61B$3.36B$3.76B$3.21B$3.45B$4.93B$2.87B
    Operating Expenses$2.60B$2.54B$2.54B$2.51B$2.15B$2.33B$2.27B$2.41B$2.53B$2.28B$4.29B$1.51B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$814.00M$750.00M$862.20M$797.80M$538.00M$752.00M$741.60M$805.80M$817.30M$762.30M$0$0
    Operating Income$1.25B$1.36B$1.11B$1.52B$1.40B$1.28B$1.10B$1.35B$683.90M$1.17B$623.20M$1.35B
    Interest Income$75.00M$70.00M$72.10M$58.50M$57.00M$57.00M$58.00M$54.20M$55.20M$43.60M$51.60M$51.10M
    Interest Expense$585.00M$552.00M$533.10M$508.50M$489.00M$495.00M$463.00M$498.80M$465.60M$435.60M$461.00M$470.30M
    Income Before Tax$770.00M$922.00M$699.80M$1.12B$1.02B$889.00M$697.80M$981.90M$324.00M$839.30M$291.90M$1.00B
    Income Tax Expense$52.00M$44.00M$115.70M$138.70M$-251,000,000$125.00M$58.70M$37.50M$6.70M$-141,900,000$-48,200,000$64.20M
    Net Income$747.00M$903.00M$605.20M$1.00B$1.29B$802.00M$666.10M$961.70M$342.50M$1.01B$338.20M$958.30M
    EBITDA$2.19B$2.31B$1.97B$2.45B$2.30B$2.16B$1.93B$2.28B$1.56B$2.02B$1.09B$2.50B
    EBIT$1.28B$1.40B$1.16B$1.57B$1.45B$1.33B$1.10B$1.43B$734.40M$1.23B$701.30M$1.42B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $5.43M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    -36.0%
    Active Awards
    40
    New Awards (TTM)
    32
    Avg Remaining Term
    32.1 mo

    Top agency: Department of Justice at 82.5% of trailing twelve month obligations across 2 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    15B12225F00000047Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$865257Oct 1, 2025
    15B10326F00000044Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$271394Jan 1, 2026
    15B10326F00000110Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$250933Jul 1, 2026
    15B10326F00000090Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$244635Apr 1, 2026
    15B10326F00000013Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$233376Oct 1, 2025
    15B11826F00000007Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$201766Oct 1, 2025
    15B11825F00000188Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$133887Aug 1, 2025
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    15B11826F00000117Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$122642Sep 1, 2026
    15B11825F00000204Department of JusticeFederal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$122561Sep 1, 2025

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    AEP Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    20.7x
    Forward P/E
    17.2x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.5x
    P/FCF
    15.8x
    PEG
    2.0x
    P/B
    2.1x
    See GNG's fair value

    AEP Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    67.7%
    Operating margin
    23.3%
    Net margin
    13.8%
    ROIC
    5.7%
    ROE
    10.1%
    FCF margin
    18.8%
    FCF yield
    6.3%

    AEP Competitors

    CompanyTicker
    National Grid PLC ADRNGG
    Dominion Energy IncD
    Duke Energy CorporationDUK
    Sempra EnergySRE
    Constellation Energy CorpCEG
    Vistra Corp.VST
    Southern CompanySO
    Entergy CorporationETR

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    AEP Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    23
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    10
    Hold
    10
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    AEP Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • AEP converts 18.8% of revenue into free cash flow.

    AEP Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    3.1%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $2.01
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    7 up, 1 down

    AEP Dividend

    Forward yield
    3.1%
    Payout ratio
    26.9%
    3Y DPS growth
    5.7%
    5Y DPS growth
    5.7%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    AEP dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About AEP

    What is AEP's current dividend yield?

    American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) has a forward dividend yield of 3.06%.

    Does AEP pay dividends?

    Yes, American Electric Power Co Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 3.06%.

    What is AEP's P/E ratio?

    American Electric Power Co Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.75.

    What is AEP's market cap?

    American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) has a market capitalization of $69.21B with a current stock price of $124.29.

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