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American Electric Power

NSQ:AEP · US0255371017
Electric UtilitiesLarge

360

22
EV / EBIT22
Price / Owner Earnings47
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield71
Price/Sales50
EV / Gross Profit26
Price/Book28
Return on Capital53
Cash Return on Capital14
Return on Equity81
EBIT Margin77
Gross Profitability39
Cash Conversion40
Accruals9
Owner Earnings Margin12
Sales growth59
Profit Growth91
Long-Term EPS Growth73
Reinvestment17
Price momentum83
Debt load44
Refinancing10
Debt Payback1
Liquidity77
Analyst ratings51
Opinion Changes53
Price Target Upside63
Market mood59
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

American Electric Power clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectric Utilities
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1906
Employees7,812
Websiteaep.com
ISINUS0255371017
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Clean EnergyOnshore and Offshore WindConventional NuclearPower GridUtility Scale SolarEnergy

Description

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as an investor-owned electric public utility holding companies in the United States. The company’s electric utility operating subsidiaries provide generation, transmission, and distribution servic…

Analysis

Hope premium

American Electric Power Company, Inc. is priced well ahead of what the underlying numbers justify, a pattern we describe as a hope premium. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
52
2023202420252026

All-time high

52

Jun 2026

All-time low

36

Jan 2024

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
50
39
40
46
Price/Earnings
26
53
66
65
Price/Book
28
38
51
41
Dividend Yield
71
57
61
61
Value (overall)
43
47
57
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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