American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) stock
AEPNasdaqElectric ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 7/3018% above fair value
$128.91−0.30 (-0.23%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $70.19BP/E 21.0Yield 2.90%
American Electric Power statistics
103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 10, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 2.15
- 2.10
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.26
- 9.60
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 5.30
- 4.49
- EV / EBIT
- 22.63
- 20.95
- EV / FCF
- 36.93
- 36.93
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 2.12%
- 2.02%
- Float
- 544M
- 118M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.11%
- 1.37%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.1%
- 80.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 27M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 1.04%
- -1.80%
- Short % of Float
- 5.03%
- 4.12%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 5.03%
- 3.58%
- Days to Cover
- 7.64
- 4.52
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $140.58
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $112.53
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $128.55
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $124.43
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $128.56
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.66
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.69%
- 0.98%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 2.20%
- 3.20%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.64%
- -3.70%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 0.24%
- -2.87%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 11.8%
- 4.95%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 5.04%
- 1.43%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 71.8%
- 38.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 57.2%
- 23.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 114.9%
- 53.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 4M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.83
- 0.87
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 56.2
- 53.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 18.5%
- 25.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.25
- 0.45
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 16.1%
- 14.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 23.4%
- 33.2%
- FCF Margin
- 14.4%
- -8.17%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.19%
- 5.77%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 5.01%
- 4.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.51
- 0.90
- Quick Ratio
- 0.27
- 0.39
- Debt / Equity
- 1.66
- 1.30
- Debt / EBITDA
- 9.83
- 4.88
- Debt / FCF
- 16.05
- 14.77
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 9.71
- 4.68
- Interest Coverage
- 2.43
- 2.41
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 11.1%
- 7.96%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -10.2%
- 10.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -29.4%
- 1.23%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.66%
- 3.90%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 7.96%
- 7.80%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.0%
- 6.07%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 8.55%
- 6.26%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.20
- 0.23
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.34M
- $1.11M
- Employee Count
- 17,581
- 1,444
- WACC
- 6.10%
- 6.81%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $3.81B
- $279.10M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$53.75B
- -$2.57B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$98.70
- -$23.93
- Equity (Book Value)
- $32.78B
- $2.20B
- Book Value Per Share
- $60.19
- $18.60
- Tangible Book Value
- $32.72B
- $1.44B
- Working Capital
- -$7.45B
- -$14.10M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$4.19B
- -$771.90M
- FCF Per Share
- $6.23
- -$0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- FCF Yield
- 4.83%
- -3.93%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.90%
- 2.81%
- Buyback Yield
- -1.43%
- -1.03%
- Shareholder Yield
- 1.47%
- 1.60%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.74
- $1.98
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 4.76%
- 5.10%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 16
- 11
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 61.0%
- 87.5%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $2.28B
- $204.10M
- Income Tax
- $337.00M
- $44.44M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 8.84%
- 16.0%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $91.19
- $47.70
- Graham Upside
- -29.3%
- -27.6%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.91
- 1.12
- Lynch Fair Value
- $52.47
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -59.3%
- -35.6%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | +4.6% | -2.7% | +7.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | +4.2% | -1.7% | +6.0 pts | ||
| Year to date | +15.2% | +11.9% | +3.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +8.3% | +12.0% | −3.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +84.2% | +78.2% | +6.0 pts | +22.6% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +87.8% | +73.2% | +14.6 pts | +13.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +204.4% | +309.6% | −105.2 pts | +11.8% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
27M AEP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 1.0% from the previous report, or 5.03% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 7.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.5% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 27,366,896 | +1.0% | 3,583,456 | 7.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 27,085,172 | -8.1% | 3,410,415 | 7.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 29,468,689 | +15.1% | 4,711,428 | 6.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 25,607,447 | +5.2% | 3,050,439 | 8.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 24,341,866 | +4.3% | 3,361,073 | 7.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 23,333,138 | -25.7% | 3,738,376 | 6.2 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 31,424,687 | -4.5% | 3,844,106 | 8.2 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 32,904,126 | -8.6% | 4,806,039 | 6.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36,014,039 | +7.2% | 7,008,017 | 5.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 33,585,166 | +4.3% | 4,668,048 | 7.2 |
| May 29, 2026 | 32,207,249 | +12.5% | 4,803,236 | 6.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 28,620,961 | +54.7% | 5,086,955 | 5.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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