Utilities
American Electric Power Company, Inc.(AEP)
Live Price
Offline$128.76
+0.22% today
1Y Change
+25.49%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $73.20B
- Revenue Growth
- +9.4%
- EPS Growth
- +18.9%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.8%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is a Utilities stock with a market cap of $73.20B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $128.76 and up 25.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +9.4%, EPS growth of +18.9%, a dividend yield of 2.8%. What stands out right now is revenue +9.4%, EPS +18.9%, free cash flow +2.2% with operating margin 24.3% and ROIC 4.7%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 19.5 and price/sales 3.4. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines AEP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Utilities peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+9.4% vs +6.1% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+24.3% vs +21.0% peer median
P/E
Near sector median
19.5 vs 20.2 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 5, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +9.4% and EPS at +18.9%, with operating margin around 24.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -1.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 5, 2026 | โ | -3.3% | -3.7% | -7.8% |
2026 Feb 12, 2026 | +3.5% | +2.8% | +2.3% | +5.7% |
2025 Oct 29, 2025 | -0.6% | -0.2% | -1.9% | +0.5% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
AEP Max Drawdown
-9.74%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for AEP and SPY.
Company Overview
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
NASDAQ Global Select
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, 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.
- Leadership
- William J. Fehrman
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1962
- Employees
- 16.3k
- Street Address
- 1 Riverside Plaza
- Mailing
- Columbus, OH, 43215-2373
- Region
- Columbus, OH, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 614 716 1000
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 19.5
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.0
- Price/Sales
- 3.4
- Price/Book
- 2.2
Growth
- Revenue
- +9.4%
- EPS
- +18.9%
- Free Cash Flow
- +2.2%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 31.8%
- Operating Margin
- 24.3%
- Net Margin
- 16.4%
- ROE
- 12.1%
- ROIC
- 4.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.61
- Current Ratio
- 0.45
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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