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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.04%, EPS fell 42.8%, free cash flow fell 28.8% and total debt rose 14.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.

127.14 2.85 +2.29%
Market cap
$67.7B
P/E
21.8×
Fwd P/E
20.3×
Dividend yield
2.99%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
0.91
Beneish M
−2.50
Dividend safety
43/100

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

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American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 3.83%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.13%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.87% (fiscal 2016) to 5.52% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is in line with the Utilities Regulated Electric industry median of 3.87% and above the Utilities sector median of 3.63%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 4.13% 0.38
FY2024 3.75% 0.47
FY2023 3.28% (0.11)
FY2022 3.39% (0.28)
FY2021 3.67% 0.19
FY2020 3.48% 0.16
FY2019 3.32% (0.52)
FY2018 3.84% (1.59)
FY2017 5.43% 3.56
FY2016 1.87% (3.65)

Against its own ten years

Low 1.87% High 5.52%
Ten-year median 3.67%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
EXC Exelon Corporation compare 4.18%
ETR Entergy Corporation compare 4.06%
SO Southern Company (The) compare 4.05%
DUK Duke Energy Corporation compare 3.97%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc compare 3.88%
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 3.83%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. compare 2.83%
D Dominion Energy Inc. compare 2.75%
NGG National Grid Transco, PLC compare 0.00%
Utilities Regulated Electric industry median 3.87%
Utilities sector median 3.63%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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