XNAS · Utilities - Regulated Electric
Last stored close · Sep 18, 2026
Close · Sep 18, 2026
$120.00-1.33%
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TickerWhale Score
37/100
Weak
Score components
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American Electric Power Company scores 37 out of 100 overall, which we rate weak. Sentiment Signal is its strongest area and Valuation its weakest.
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What to watch
- Technical
- Quality & growth
- Valuation
Quality & growth
30%41Weak
- Revenue growth 10.3%
- EPS growth -15.2%
Valuation
25%25Weak
- P/E 21.0
- EV/Sales 5.2
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 39% of AEP's capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (28%), renewable energy and hydro (23%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (3%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
#194 by market cap in our coverage · ~17,581 employees · Listed 1949-09-01 · www.aep.com
Price history
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Market intelligence
Peer position
#36 / 49sector rank by TickerWhale Score
TickerWhale Score 37 vs sector average 41.7 (-4.7)
Revenue growth (industry)Top 26%
Gross margin (industry)Top 52%
Return on equity (industry)Top 39%
P/E (industry)Pricier than 70%
Technical analysis
our read · what classic indicators sayTickerWhale technical read
40/100Weak vs universe
Ranks 40th of 100 covered names on our technical composite — the composite itself scores 42/100 · 25% of the TickerWhale Score
Classic chart indicators
Sell
2 buy · 4 sell · 2 neutral of 8 votes
TickerWhale rates AEP's technical setup weak — 40th percentile of the covered universe. Classic chart indicators lean sell, pointing the same way.
Moving averages
0 / 9constructive
- vs 200-day-5.4%
- vs 50-day-5.3%
Momentum
Mixed
- RSI (14)34 · neutral
- Stochasticbuy
- CCIsell
- Williams %Rbuy
Trend
Mixed
- ADX (14) trend strength15· weak trend
- MACD (12,26,9)sell(histogram -0.122)
How the classic verdict is reached
Moving averages (9) agree on sell — 0 buy vs 9 sell — and carry one vote between them.
Oscillators (7) vote individually: 2 buy · 3 sell · 2 neutral.
Result — 2 buy vs 4 sell of 8 votes = Sell. Neutral votes never decide the verdict.
Fundamentals & valuation
2026-09-18 · revised_latestValuation multiples
- P/E (TTM)21.0
- P/S (TTM)2.9
- P/B2.1
- EV/EBITDA—
- EV/Sales5.2
- PEG—
Profitability & returns
- Gross margin67.7%
- Net margin13.8%
- ROE9.8%
- Debt/Equity1.67
Growth
- Revenue growth (YoY)10.3%
- EPS growth (YoY)-15.2%
Green favourable · red stretched — multiples and D/E vs industry peers, margins and growth vs absolute thresholds.
Market capitalisation — $66.1B
Fundamentals history
Reported statement totals across recent periods.
| Metric | Dec '25 | Dec '24 | Dec '23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.9B | $19.7B | $19.0B |
| Gross profit | $8.8B | $7.7B | $6.8B |
| Operating income | $5.3B | $4.3B | $3.6B |
| Net income | $3.6B | $3.0B | $2.2B |
| EPS (diluted) | $6.66 | $5.58 | $4.24 |
| Free cash flow | -$5.0B | -$1.2B | -$2.5B |
| Cash | $268M | $246M | $379M |
| Total debt | $49.5B | $45.8B | $43.6B |
| Equity | $31.1B | $26.9B | $25.2B |
| Net debt | $49.2B | $45.5B | $43.2B |
| Debt / equity | 1.59 | 1.70 | 1.73 |
| Liabilities / assets | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
Fundamentals are stored revised/latest (ADR-009): each period reflects the most recent vendor refresh, NOT point-in-time as-reported values. Do not use this series to claim what was known on a past date.
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Peers
| Company | Score | Pulse | P/E | P/E fwd | P/B | EV/Sales | Price | Chg | Estimate | Upside | Rev. gr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEPCurrentAmerican Electric Power Company | 37 | 42 | 21.0 | — | 2.1 | 5.2 | $120.00 | -1.33% | +10.3% | ||
| AESAES | 67 | 62 | 5.5 | — | 2.1 | 3.2 | $14.83 | -0.13% | +8.5% | ||
| SWXSouthwest Gas Holdings | 67 | 46 | 12.0 | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | $85.85 | -0.76% | -15.3% | ||
| SRSpire | 64 | 45 | 8.8 | — | 1.3 | 4.7 | $79.23 | -1.38% | +10.7% | ||
| EDConsolidated Edison | 62 | 50 | 17.6 | — | 1.5 | 3.7 | $105.43 | -1.54% | +9.5% | ||
| EIXEdison International | 60 | 18 | 5.7 | — | 1.1 | 3.3 | $55.31 | -0.34% | +10.7% |
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