American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP

118.35 0.78 0.66% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$64.1B
P/E
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Operating margin

American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 23.0%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (24.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.11% (fiscal 2016) to 24.3% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 21.8% and above the Utilities sector median of 18.8%.

Operating margin, annual

Annual

Period Operating margin Change (points)
FY2025 24.3% 2.49
FY2024 21.8% 3.09
FY2023 18.7% 1.00
FY2022 17.7% (2.59)
FY2021 20.3% 0.29
FY2020 20.0% 3.37
FY2019 16.7% 0.10
FY2018 16.6% (6.29)
FY2017 22.9% 15.74
FY2016 7.11% (13.15)

Quarterly

Period Operating margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 22.9% 0.31
Mar 2026 22.6% 1.62
Dec 2025 21.0% (4.34)
Sep 2025 25.3% (2.19)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 7.11% High 24.3%
Ten-year median 20.0%
Current reading's percentile 100

Operating margin against peers

Company Operating margin
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 27.8%
SO Southern Company (The) compare 24.2%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 23.0%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 22.9%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 21.1%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 20.8%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 19.1%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 18.0%
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.00%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 21.8%
Utilities sector median 18.8%
Market median 0.00%

What Operating margin is

EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.

EBIT ÷ Revenue

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