American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2016)

American Electric Power (AEP) posted Operating Margin of 24.24% for Q3 2016, down 208.96% sequentially from 22.25% in Q2 2016, and down 4591.0% YoY from 0.54% in Q4 2015.

American Electric Power Co Inc (AEP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

American Electric Power has reported Operating Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 24.24% in Q3 2016.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 4591.0% year-over-year to 24.24% in Q3 2016, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2016 was 6.77% (down 1302.0% YoY) and the FY2015 annual result came in at 20.26%, up 117.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin eased to 24.24% in Q3 2016 per AEP's latest filing, from 22.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 24.08% in Q1 2015 and troughed at 24.24% in Q3 2016.
  • A 5-year average of 16.82% and a median of 20.87% in 2012 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2013 and 2016: Operating Margin soared 1108 bps in 2013, then tumbled 4591 bps in 2016.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 6.89% in 2012, then jumped by 161 bps to 17.97% in 2013, then plunged by 37 bps to 11.25% in 2014, then rose by 15 bps to 12.9% in 2015, then tumbled by 288 bps to 24.24% in 2016.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 24.24%, 22.25%, and 22.07% for Q3 2016, Q2 2016, and Q1 2016 respectively.

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2016 -24.24%
Jun 30, 2016 22.25%
Mar 31, 2016 22.07%
Dec 31, 2015 12.90%
Sep 30, 2015 21.67%
Jun 30, 2015 21.01%
Mar 31, 2015 24.08%
Dec 31, 2014 11.25%
Sep 30, 2014 21.75%
Jun 30, 2014 19.50%
Mar 31, 2014 22.95%
Dec 31, 2013 17.97%
Sep 30, 2013 20.95%
Jun 30, 2013 15.27%
Mar 31, 2013 19.73%
Dec 31, 2012 6.89%
Sep 30, 2012 21.94%
Jun 30, 2012 20.87%
Mar 31, 2012 20.80%
Sep 30, 2011 20.54%