American Electric Power (AEP) Income before Taxes (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power (AEP) recorded EBT of $1.32 billion in Q3 2026, up 17.9% from $1.12 billion a year earlier and up 71.2% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Income before Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, American Electric Power's EBT came in at $3.71 billion as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.72 billion, up 31.0% from FY2024.
- Annual EBT has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBT came in at $2.84 billion in FY2024 (+28.7%), $2.21 billion in FY2023 (-8.7%), $2.42 billion in FY2022 (-3.6%) and $2.51 billion in FY2021 (+17.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly EBT in data going back to Q1 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 46.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBT in the last five years was growth of 213.9% in Q2 2025, against a decline of 48.3% in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $770 million (Q2 2026), $922 million (Q1 2026) and $700 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 46.75 Bn | 42.07 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 770.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 922.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 699.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 889.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 697.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 981.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 324.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 839.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 291.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 525.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 390.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 268.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 657.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 739.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 755.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 452.80 Mn |
API Access
American Electric Power Income before Taxes 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=income-before-taxes&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-before-taxes", "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=income-before-taxes&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();