American Electric Power (AEP) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Debt Ratio came in at 0.43 for Q2 2026, up 1.8% from 0.43 a year earlier and up 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to Q2 2009, American Electric Power's Debt Ratio data covers 65 quarters.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.44 in FY2024 (-1.4%), 0.44 in FY2023 (+1.5%), 0.44 in FY2022 (+6.5%) and 0.41 in FY2021 (-1.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 10.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 4.2%).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's Debt Ratio at 0.43 (Q1 2026), 0.43 (Q4 2025) and 0.43 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 0.47 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 0.46 |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 0.43 |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 0.32 |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 0.45 |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - | 0.43 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.44 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.43 |
API Access
American Electric Power Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "AEP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();