American Electric Power (AEP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's FCF Margin came in at -16.05% for Q2 2026, down 2.31 percentage points from -13.74% a year earlier but up 5.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
American Electric Power (AEP) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, American Electric Power reported FCF Margin of -10.29%, down 1.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -6.90%, down 2.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +9.28 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, FCF Margin was -4.19% in FY2024 (+8.27 pp), -12.46% in FY2023 (-5.42 pp), -7.05% in FY2022 (+3.79 pp) and -10.84% in FY2021 (+5.34 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -29.25% (Q1 2023) to 13.56% (Q3 2021).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.61 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 36.20 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 27.85 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's FCF Margin at -21.78% (Q1 2026), -12.01% (Q4 2025) and 7.96% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 162.78 Bn | 152.72 Bn | - | 25.59% |
| 2 | Southern | 100.19 Bn | 91.25 Bn | 5.92 Bn | -9.19% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 91.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 6.74 Bn | -28.07% |
| 4 | National Grid | 77.40 Bn | 49.69 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.36 Bn | 65.53 Bn | 3.84 Bn | -16.05% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 54.82 Bn | 52.81 Bn | - | -26.81% |
| 7 | Sempra | 53.87 Bn | 52.99 Bn | 2.89 Bn | -30.63% |
| 8 | Entergy | 48.18 Bn | 37.31 Bn | - | -25.14% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 46.63 Bn | 41.53 Bn | - | -59.25% |
| 10 | Exelon | 43.40 Bn | 38.71 Bn | - | -4.27% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -16.05% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -21.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -11.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.66% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.44% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -29.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -17.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.56% |
American Electric Power FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();