American Electric Power (AEP) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2025)
American Electric Power (AEP) recorded Dividends Paid - Common of $510.1 million in Q4 2025, up 3.0% from $495.3 million a year earlier and up 2.6% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Electric Power reported Dividends Paid - Common of $2.01 billion, up 5.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.9 billion in FY2024 (+8.3%), $1.75 billion in FY2023 (+6.5%), $1.65 billion in FY2022 and -$1.52 billion in FY2021.
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common has ranged between 2.3% (Q1 2021) and 9.9% (Q2 2021) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $497.4 million (Q3 2025), $499.5 million (Q2 2025) and $501 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 803.00 Mn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 846.00 Mn |
| 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 | - | 587.00 Mn |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | 293.03 Mn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | 430.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 510.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 497.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 499.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 501.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 495.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 466.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 469.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 466.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 458.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 430.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 431.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 431.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 432.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 409.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 404.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 398.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 376.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 374.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 372.00 Mn |
API Access
American Electric Power Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();