American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $70.36BP/E 21.0Yield 2.89%
American Electric Power Co Inc grew revenue 11.1% to $23.61B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 4.4% to $5.53B, moving the operating margin from 24.9% to 23.4%. Free cash flow was $3.39B, down 29.4% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $70.36B, 21.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $70.36B
- P/E ratio
- 21.0
- Price to sales
- 2.98
- Price to book
- 2.15
- Dividend yield
- 2.89%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.82%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $23.61B
- EPS, diluted
- $6.14
- Free cash flow
- $3.39B
- Book value per share
- $59.58
- Diluted shares
- 550M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $127.84
- Open
- $127.45
- Day's range
- $127.37 – $129.39
- Volume
- 3,394,228
- Average volume (20 days)
- 4,057,258
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Nasdaq-100 (since Feb 2021), Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.25
- 52-week range
- $112.53 – $140.58
- RSI (14 days)
- 57.3
- Volatility (1 year)
- 18.5%
- Relative volume
- 0.89×
- WACC
- 6.1%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (VOO, IVV, SPYM, QQQ, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | AEP | S&P 500 | Difference | AEP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +6.0% | -2.4% | +8.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.4% | -1.2% | +6.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +15.5% | +12.3% | +3.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +8.5% | +12.4% | −3.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +84.6% | +78.8% | +5.8 pts | +22.7% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +86.9% | +75.2% | +11.7 pts | +13.3% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +205.1% | +311.1% | −106.0 pts | +11.8% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases American Electric Power filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About American Electric Power
Electric Services
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is a public utility holding company that operates through public utility subsidiaries to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity. The company's reportable segments comprise Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. AEP delivers electric power and unbundled transmission and distribution delivery services. Its customer base includes retail consumers as well as wholesale buyers such as municipalities, rural electric cooperatives, other electric utility companies, and industrial clients spanning chemical manufacturing, oil and gas extraction, primary metal manufacturing, and data processing facilities.
Company profile, executives and historyAmerican Electric Power stock: common questions
What is American Electric Power's stock price?
AEP closed at $129.21 on Nov 11, 2026, up 1.07% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $112.53 and $140.58.
What is American Electric Power's market cap?
American Electric Power was worth $70.36B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is AEP's P/E ratio?
AEP trades at 21.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $6.14 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does American Electric Power make?
American Electric Power reported revenue of $23.61B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 11.1% from a year earlier.
Does American Electric Power pay a dividend?
Yes. American Electric Power paid $3.74 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 2.89% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 16 years in a row.
When does American Electric Power report earnings next?
American Electric Power is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 11, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has AEP stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, AEP returned +8.5% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many AEP shares are sold short?
27M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 5.03% of the float, or 7.6 days of average trading volume.
Who are American Electric Power's competitors?
Companies most similar to American Electric Power by business, industry and size include FE, ETR, VST, CNP, SO.
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