American Electric Power (AEP) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)
American Electric Power's (AEP) Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.93 in Q4 2025, up 44.1% from 1.34 a year earlier and up 26.8% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Electric Power's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.78, up 14.0% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.56 in FY2024 (+24.0%), 1.26 in FY2023 (-10.1%), 1.40 in FY2022 (-14.4%) and 1.64 in FY2021 (+6.0%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio since Q3 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 21.1%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 335.5% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 82.7% in Q4 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.52 (Q3 2025), 1.04 (Q2 2025) and 0.83 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 1.46 |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 1.82 |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | 0.58 |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 1.65 |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 0.92 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.83 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.06 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.73 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.15 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.92 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.89 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.67 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.30 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.79 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.12 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.54 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.55 |
API Access
American Electric Power Dividend Coverage 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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-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=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();