American Electric Power Company, Inc. AEP

118.35 0.78 0.66% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$64.1B
P/E
20.3×
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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) P/E ratio

As of 25 September 2026, American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) trades at a P/E ratio of 20.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.8× (January 2016) to 64.3× (September 2017); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 18.8× and above the Utilities sector median of 19.0×.

P/E ratio, daily

Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 17.2× 4.50%
FY2024 16.5× (15.85%)
FY2023 19.6× (6.96%)
FY2022 21.0× 17.74%
FY2021 17.9× (4.74%)
FY2020 18.8× (22.81%)
FY2019 24.3× 26.78%
FY2018 19.2× 2.69%
FY2017 18.7× (63.13%)
FY2016 50.6× 263.94%

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 23.5× 21.92%
Mar 2026 19.2× 11.84%
Dec 2025 17.2× 4.95%
Sep 2025 16.4× 8.11%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 13.8× High 64.3×
Ten-year median 19.1×
Current reading's percentile 67

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 14.8×
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 16.9×
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 17.0×
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 19.0×
SO Southern Company (The) compare 19.9×
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 20.3×
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 20.7×
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 21.1×
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 24.9×
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 18.8×
Utilities sector median 19.0×
Market median 17.9×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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