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American Electric Power

AEP · NASDAQ

$127.22+$2.50 (+2.00%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $124.72

About AEP

American Electric Power Co., Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and currently employs 17,581 full-time employees. Its electric utility operating companies provide generation, transmission and distribution services to more than five million retail customers in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Its segments include Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco and Generation & Marketing. The Vertically Integrated Utilities are engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. The Transmission and Distribution Utilities consist of the transmission and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers. AEP Transmission Holdco is engaged in the development, construction and operation of transmission facilities. The Generation & Marketing segment conducts Marketing, risk management and retail activities.

Employees
17,581
Headquarters
Columbus, Ohio
Listed
Sep 1, 1949
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric Utilities
Website
aep.com

AEP key statistics

Market cap
67.90B
Price-earnings ratio
21.58
Dividend yield
3.02%
Average volume
3.83M
Volume
1.55M
Open price
$126.39
High today
$127.79
Low today
$125.84
52 Week high
$140.58
52 Week low
$112.54

American Electric Power (AEP) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, American Electric Power (AEP) shares are priced at $127.22, giving the company a market cap of 67.90B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.58 and a dividend yield of 3.02%.

Today the stock has traded between $125.84 and $127.79. The current price is 1.1% above the day's low and 0.4% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.55M shares, below the average of 3.83M shares a day.

Over the past year American Electric Power has ranged from $112.54 to $140.58, and now sits 52% of the way up that range.

American Electric Power met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $1.36 per share against an estimate of $1.51.

The average analyst price target is $145.93, 14.7% above the current price, from 20 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

55%of 20 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy55.0%
  • Hold45.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 22 analystsAvg $145.93
Low
$129.28
Now
$127.22
High
$181.65

AEP earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 5.6% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.85 per share against an estimate of $1.82
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $1.24 per share against an estimate of $1.25
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.54 per share against an estimate of $1.41
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $1.43 per share against an estimate of $1.29
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $1.80 per share against an estimate of $1.83
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.19 per share against an estimate of $1.16
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.64 per share against an estimate of $1.59
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $1.36 per share against an estimate of $1.51

AEP news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    AEP Increases Quarterly Dividend to 97 Cents a Share

  • Lekha Gupta

    X-Energy Expands Nuclear Pipeline With New Indiana Reactor Proposal

  • Dylan Berman

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  • Press releasePRNewswire

    AEP Partners with Amazon and X-energy to Explore Advanced Nuclear Energy in Indiana

  • Avi Kapoor

    Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Utilities Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

  • Lekha Gupta

    AEP Unveils $4 Billion Fuel Cell Investment Backed By Long-Term Google Deal

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    AEP Advances Innovative Energy Solution for Google with 702MW of Bloom Fuel Cells

  • Reported Earlier: 'AEP to Buy Mobile Power Units in Deal That May Reach $4 Billion' - Bloomberg

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