AEP
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
Other · NASDAQ · Market cap $67.4bn
$124.29
as of 15 Oct 2026, 12% below its 52-week high
Screens as reasonably placed to keep growing its dividend, with low cut-risk signals. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 3.06%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 3.23%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 1.5×Pays 65% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 4.4×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +5.7% a yearNo cut since FY2008
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated10 Nov 2026Quarterly dividend of about $1.00
Compared with US companies in Regulated Electric (30)
- Trailing yield is lower than 21 of the 29 other US companies in Regulated Electric.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is higher than 19 of the 28 other US companies in Regulated Electric with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
65
ModerateCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
0
LowSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
57
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Quality is 65
AEP against US companies in Regulated Electric (30)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of AEP’s past readings.
- P/E26.3×P42, neutral for this measure
- Yield2.8%P9, poor for this measure
- FCF payout22.8%P0, good for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA23.45P91, poor for this measure
- DGR 5y5.3%P64, neutral for this measure
- ROIC2.1%P100, good for this measure
Forecast your income with the AEP dividend calculator
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