American Electric Power (AEP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's (AEP) Interest Coverage Ratio was -5.01 for fiscal Q3 2016 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2016), compared with 4.36 a year earlier.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2016, American Electric Power's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.24, down 67.0% year-over-year; for FY2015 (ended Dec 31, 2015), it was 3.81, up 5.9% from FY2014.
- Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for three consecutive fiscal years.
- By fiscal year, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 3.60 in FY2014 (+13.6%), 3.17 in FY2013 (+18.0%) and 2.69 in FY2012.
- The fiscal Q3 2016 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Year over year, Interest Coverage Ratio gained in five of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 3.6%.
- The high point for year-over-year Interest Coverage Ratio in five years was fiscal Q4 2013 (growth of 286.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2014 (a decline of 40.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2016 came in at 3.85 (Q2 2016), 4.11 (Q1 2016) and 2.16 (Q4 2015).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 285.66 Bn | 285.66 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 5.19 |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 159.27 Bn | 160.17 Bn | - | 2,238.00 |
| 3 | Southern | 96.02 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 2.23 |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.50 Bn | 87.10 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 2.82 |
| 5 | National Grid | 78.31 Bn | 59.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.19 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 2.13 |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.46 Bn | 56.14 Bn | - | 0.59 |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.03 Bn | 50.16 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.65 |
| 9 | Entergy | 46.86 Bn | 36.05 Bn | - | 1.96 |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.05 Bn | 38.96 Bn | - | 1.59 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.13 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.46 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.99 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.86 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.59 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.37 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.71 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.47 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.69 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.88 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.90 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.70 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.58 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.15 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.25 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.65 |
API Access
American Electric Power Interest 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();