American Electric Power (AEP) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025)
American Electric Power's (AEP) Payout Ratio stood at 0.75 in Q4 2025, up 17.2% from 0.64 a year earlier but down 11.4% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Electric Power's Payout Ratio came in at 0.56, down 12.3% from FY2024.
- Across earlier years, Payout Ratio came in at 0.64 in FY2024 (-19.4%), 0.79 in FY2023 (+11.3%), 0.71 in FY2022 (+16.8%) and 0.61 in FY2021 (-5.7%).
- Quarterly Payout Ratio has ranged from 0.57 in Q1 2022 to 0.86 in Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 51.1% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 24.7% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 0.85 (Q3 2025), 0.77 (Q2 2025) and 0.81 (Q1 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.85 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.77 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.64 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.77 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.86 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.61 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.63 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.63 |
API Access
American Electric Power Payout 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=payout-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-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=payout-ratio&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();