American Electric Power (AEP) is a major investor-owned electric utility in the United States, delivering electricity to more than five million customers in 11 states.
| Revenue (TTM) | $22.79B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $10.56B |
| EBITDA | $9.03B |
| Operating Margin | 23.30% |
| Return on Equity | 10.10% |
| Return on Assets | 2.98% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $42.27 |
| Book Value | $58.93 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.12 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.97 |
| EV/Revenue | 5.3 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.98 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -43.20% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.00% |
| Shares Outstanding | $544.40M |
| Float | $543.50M |
| % Insiders | 0.03% |
| % Institutions | 94.35% |
Volatility is currently contracting
American Electric Power is well-positioned to benefit from surging data center-driven electricity demand and robust contracted load growth. AEP's $78 billion capital plan, backed by 69 GW of contracted incremental load, supports management's 7–9% long-term EPS growth outlook. With a 19.5x forward P/E and a 3.05% yield, AEP offers low-volatility, income, and growth.
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