American Electric Power Company, Inc.

AEPUS

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. The firm produces its electrical power from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including coal, lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, alongside other emerging technologies. Beyond direct consumer sales, AEP also functions as a major wholesale electricity supplier, providing power to other utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and various other participants within the energy market. Incorporated in 1906, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Columbus, Ohio.

Founded1906IPO year1962As of2026-08-04
Market Cap
$69.88B
Enterprise Value
$122.78B
EV / LTM Revenue
5.6x
EV / NTM Revenue
5.1x
Trading multiples

Enterprise value over trailing (LTM) vs. forward (NTM) fundamentals. Click an LTM cell to chart it.

LTM
trailing
NTM
forward
Revenue
5.1x
Gross Profit
10.4x
EBITDA
12.8x
Classification
Sector
Industrial, Aerospace & Defense
Sub-sector
Electrical Equipment & Power Systems
Listing
AEP
Country
US
Historical valuation & fundamentals

EV / LTM Revenue

Annual financials & analyst forecasts

$MCY2021CY2022CY2023CY2024CY2025CY2026ECY2027E
Revenue YoY16%0%3%9%7%6%
Revenue$16.62B$19.31B$19.38B$19.92B$21.78B$23.33B$24.73B
Gross Profit$4.66B$4.87B$5.62B$6.23B$6.93B
Gross Profit Margin28.1%25.2%29.0%31.3%31.8%
EBITDA$6.62B$7.14B$7.23B$7.99B$8.79B$9.24B$9.80B
EBITDA Margin39.8%37.0%37.3%40.1%40.3%39.6%39.6%
EBIT$3.26B$3.40B$4.13B$4.64B$5.30B$5.28B$5.60B
Net Income$2.49B$2.31B$2.21B$2.97B$3.58B$3.31B$3.58B
Free Cash Flow($1.92B)($1.48B)($2.49B)($966M)$8.29B
FCF Margin-11.6%-7.7%-12.9%-4.9%38.1%
Short-Term Debt$4.77B$6.60B$5.32B$5.86B$4.84B
Long-Term Debt$31.30B$34.31B$37.65B$39.31B$44.71B
Cash & Cash Equivalents$403M$509M$330M$203M$268M
Net Debt$35.67B$40.40B$42.64B$44.96B$49.28B
Net Debt / EBITDA5.4x5.7x5.9x5.6x5.6x
Rule of 408.5%-12.5%-2.1%47.4%
Figures in $M. True calendar years (Jan–Dec) built from quarterly data — income & cash-flow lines summed across the four quarters, balance sheet as of year-end. E columns are calendarized analyst consensus — gross profit, cash flow and balance-sheet lines are not estimated. Net debt = short-term debt + long-term debt − cash & cash equivalents; Rule of 40 = YoY revenue growth + FCF margin.