AEP · American Electric Power Company Inc

NASDAQ Utilities Large Cap Clavix A-
124.47−0.24  (−0.19%)

Price

Snapshot

50 fields · last close
Market Cap$67.89B
P/E21.61
Float544.2M
Beta0.47
Volatility11.7%
ExchangeNASDAQ
SectorUtilities
Cap tierLarge cap
Macro sensitivityLow
Clavix score84
Price124.47
Change−0.19%
Prev Close124.71
Open123.75
Day Low123.65
Day High125.32
Avg Vol3
Avg $ Vol$431.6M
52W High140.58
52W Low105.70
52W Pos53.8%
From High−11.46%
From Low+17.76%
Max DD 1Y−12.80%
Spread0.10%
LiquidityNormal
SMA 20+0.36%
SMA 50−3.91%
SMA 200−1.95%
RSI (14)47.3
Vol 30D18.3%
Vol 90D21.3%
1Y Range106–141
Daily bars866
Perf Week+1.63%
Perf Month−1.39%
Perf Quarter−2.41%
Perf Half Y−5.43%
Perf Year+14.79%
Perf YTD+7.48%
Prev Day−0.19%
ClavixA-
Debt / Eq1.52
Curr Ratio0.45
Int Cover2.8×
FCF Margin32.0%
Rev Growth+0.1%
ProfitProfitable
LeverageHigh
Sector rank17 / 33

What AEP does

American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States.

It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments.

The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, nuclear, natural gas, renewable, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources; owns, operates, maintains, and invests in transmission infrastructure; and engages in the retail supply, and wholesale energy trading and marketing businesses.

It operates approximately 252,000 circuit miles of distribution lines; 38,000 circuit miles of transmission lines; and 25,000 MWs of regulated owned generating capacity.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Clavix risk grade

regraded every trading day
A-84/100

AEP grades A-, 84 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (70), most exposed on Sector Resilience (58, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 17 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.

PriceMacroSectorNewsFinancial

How rough the ride is

AEPUtilities median
Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier0.470.50
Volatilityannualized11.7%12.6%
Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall−12.8%
Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change0.68%
Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions52%

How its days are spread

Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.

52-week range

AEP
124.71

The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.

Drawdown from the 1-year peak

AEP

Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.

Market sensitivity

AEPUtilities median
Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer0.470.50
Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucketLowLow73% of 33

Where it sits on the macro scale

Low 24Moderate 5High 4Very High 0

Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.

Where it ranks in its sector

Sector
Utilities33 companies ranked
AEP
#17 of 33

Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.

Price performance

AEP
1 week+1.6%
1 month−1.4%
Year to date+7.5%
1 year+14.8%

Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.

Recent coverage, scored

AEP
Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 3030since 23 Jul
Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish62
Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 4019 · 6
Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening19 ↑ 6 ↓

Where the article scores land

Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.

Balance sheet, against the sector

Debt / equityTotal debt vs shareholder equity · lower is stronger
1.52sector median 1.64 · 33 names
Current ratioShort-term assets vs liabilities · higher is stronger
0.45sector median 0.77 · 33 names
FCF marginFree cash flow as a share of revenue · higher is stronger
32.0%sector median 2.8% · 31 names
Interest coverageOperating income vs interest expense · higher is stronger
2.8×sector median 2.7× · 32 names

The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.

Growth

AEP
Revenue growthyear over year+0.1%

Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why

0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.

Against Utilities

33 companies
MetricAEPSector spreadMedian
Beta0.47
0.50
Volatility11.7%
12.6%
P/E21.61
20.94
Debt / equity1.52
1.64
Current ratio0.45
0.77
FCF margin32.0%
2.8%
Interest coverage2.8×
2.7×

Recent news

most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to open

Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), a subsidiary of AEP, has proposed a $59 million cut to electricity rates for Indiana residential customers, saving roughly $100 per household annually. The utility says the savings are possible because large customers like data centers are driving up its revenue.

Source tomshardware.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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AEP's Indiana Michigan Power subsidiary has proposed cutting Indiana customer bills by about $59 million in 2027, paired with a three-year freeze on residential rates. The utility says rising electricity demand, including from data centers, is creating the room for those savings.

Source blockonomi.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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AEP Ohio, a subsidiary of AEP, has secured $18 million in funding commitments from five data center operators, Meta, QTS, Amazon, SoftBank Energy, and Google, for a customer bill assistance program.

Source datacenterdynamics.com Significance moderate Impact financial impact Risk improving

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A short article reports that Oklahoma Rep. Tom Gann asked a court to invalidate bonds related to Winter Storm Uri and to order refunds of related charges and rate increases to PSO customers. No ruling or outcome is mentioned.

Source tulsaworld.com Significance moderate Impact regulatory Risk worsening

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AEP Ohio and data center companies have announced additional bill assistance funding, but the article body provides no substantive details about the funding amount, participating companies, or program mechanics.

Source q.com Significance minor Impact regulatory Risk improving

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