American Electric Power Company, Inc.

AEP Utilities Utilities Regulated Electric

American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $21.9 billion, up 10.9% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+13.7%
EPS
+22.9%
Free cash flow
−376.1%
Total debt
+15.1%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

126.78 2.46 −1.90%
Market cap
$69.0B
P/E
20.3×
Fwd P/E
20.1×
Dividend yield
3.00%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
0.91
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
43/100

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Return on assets

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American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 2.84%, down 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (3.29%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.98% (fiscal 2016) to 3.38% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 2.85% and above the Utilities sector median of 2.68%.

Return on assets, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 3.29% 0.32
FY2024 2.97% 0.65
FY2023 2.32% (0.23)
FY2022 2.55% (0.40)
FY2021 2.95% 0.14
FY2020 2.81% 0.15
FY2019 2.66% (0.22)
FY2018 2.88% (0.10)
FY2017 2.98% 2.00
FY2016 0.98% (2.40)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.98% High 3.38%
Ten-year median 2.88%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
SO Southern Company (The) compare 3.15%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 3.14%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 3.08%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 2.84%
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 2.69%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 2.69%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 2.27%
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 2.24%
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.00%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 2.85%
Utilities sector median 2.68%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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