American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) stock forecast summary
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American Electric Power Co Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $67.73B.
It ranks number 4 by market capitalization among the 49 Electric Services issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For AEP, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 21.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -5.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Cross-section · 2026-11-06
How AEP ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Electric Services peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$67.73B
$7.00B
4/49
P/E Ratio
18.72x
22.08x
23/30
P/B Ratio
2.13x
1.92x
15/36
Dividend Yield
2.99%
2.98%
10/20
EPS
$6.76
–
–
Book Value/Share
$59.43
–
–
Revenue/Share
$41.91
–
–
FCF/Share
$4.85
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
ROE
11.5%
9.2%
10/35
ROA
3.1%
2.3%
11/36
ROIC
5.1%
4.8%
18/38
Gross Margin
67.5%
58.1%
3/14
Operating Margin
24.1%
20.1%
9/34
Net Margin
16.3%
11.6%
7/33
EBT Margin
17.1%
14.1%
10/34
Tax Rate
1.2%
–
–
Financial Health
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
0.53x
0.94x
39/46
D/E Ratio
2.66x
2.49x
21/43
Financial Leverage
3.70x
3.79x
22/42
Interest Coverage
3.0x
1.5x
8/37
Working Capital
-$5.97B
-$93M
43/46
Cash Flow
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$7.01B
$1.05B
4/44
Free Cash Flow
$2.60B
-$252M
1/28
Capital Spending
-$4.42B
-$1.29B
23/28
OCF Growth YoY
3.0%
7.5%
19/32
FCF/Sales
11.6%
-11.5%
5/27
CapEx/Sales
19.7%
35.8%
21/27
Operational Efficiency
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.19x
0.21x
18/28
Receivables Turnover
7.5x
8.7x
17/26
Fixed Assets Turnover
0.2x
0.3x
19/22
Days Sales Outstanding
48 days
42 days
10/26
Payables Period
157 days
94 days
4/10
Income Statement
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$22.43B
$8.30B
5/29
Operating Income
$5.39B
$539M
4/42
Net Income
$3.65B
$387M
4/38
Cost of Goods Sold
$7.30B
$1.27B
2/13
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
AEP
Industry median
Rank
Dividends Per Share
$3.79
–
–
Payout Ratio
56.1%
66.6%
14/19
Shares Outstanding
535M
–
–
Net Income Growth
32.3%
10.7%
6/25
EPS Growth
30.5%
15.7%
9/25
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$6.62B
5.6% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$306M
0.3% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$2.97B
2.5% of assets
Total Liabilities
$84.75B
72.0% of assets
Short-term Debt
$9.45B
8.0% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Electric Services
American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as American Electric Power Co Inc (Electric Services): 52 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Our AI scores American Electric Power Co Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are American Electric Power Co Inc stock predictions?
For AEP, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 21.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is -5.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are American Electric Power Co Inc forecasts updated?
American Electric Power Co Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
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