American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP · NASDAQ)
AEP · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Sep 21, 2026
Price (last ~year)
American Electric Power (AEP, $120.00) has fallen 10.4% over three months and sits 12.8% below its 52-week high, with the latest quarter (June 30, 2026) missing estimates at $1.36 versus $1.49 and earnings down 43.2% year over year despite 7.0% revenue growth to $22.79B TTM. The utility carries $53.50B in total debt at 5.9x EBITDA with negative free cash flow of -$969.0M last quarter as capex ($2.79B) outpaced operating cash flow ($1.82B). Valuation sits at 20.8x earnings and 12.7x EV/EBITDA against an analyst target of $143.22, while recent momentum includes a $750M senior notes offering at subsidiary SWEPCo and sector strength from data-center-driven demand.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $65.33B
- P/E
- 20.8
- PEG
- 2.031
- P/B
- 2.037
- P/S
- 2.866
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.7
- Beta
- 0.5
- Analyst target
- $143.22
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 46.4%
- Operating margin
- 23.3%
- Profit margin
- 13.8%
- ROE
- 10.1%
- ROA
- 3.0%
Price movement
- Last
- $120.00
- 1-month
- -4.5%
- 3-month
- -10.4%
- RSI (14)
- 39
- vs SMA200
- -4.3%
- 52-wk position
- 48.7% -12.8% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $5.45B | $2.58B | $713.0M | $2.27B |
| 2026-03-31 | $6.02B | $1.36B | $874.0M | $2.13B |
| 2025-12-31 | $5.05B | $920.9M | $582.0M | $1.70B |
| 2025-09-30 | $6.01B | $1.52B | $972.0M | $2.51B |
Recent news
- Somewhat-Bullish Hunton Advises on Southwestern Electric Power Company’s $750M Notes Offering · 2026-09-16
- Somewhat-Bullish TVA, Tennessee and U.K. strengthen partnership to speed fusion energy development · 2026-09-16
- Neutral Bloom Energy vs. NANO Nuclear Energy: Which Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026? · 2026-09-15
- Somewhat-Bullish American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP) Gains As Utilities Outperform Broader Market · 2026-09-10
- Somewhat-Bullish Southern Company (NYSE:SO) Gains as Utilities Outperform Amid Crude Surge · 2026-09-10
- Somewhat-Bullish Why NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) Is In Focus As Grid Demand Accelerates · 2026-09-10
Sources this view read
- fundamentals Company overview & valuation (Alpha Vantage OVERVIEW)
- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)