American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 2.01% in fiscal Q3 2016 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2016), down 4.10 percentage points from 6.11% a year earlier and down 3.78 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2015 (ended Dec 31, 2015), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at American Electric Power came in at 6.23%, down 0.03 percentage points from FY2014.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +0.02 percentage points (FY2010 to FY2015).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.26% in FY2014 (+0.53 pp), 5.73% in FY2013 (+0.02 pp) and 5.72% in FY2012.
- The fiscal Q3 2016 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q3 2014 (a gain of 1.79 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2016 (a drop of 4.10 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AEP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2016 was 5.79% (Q2 2016), 5.69% (Q1 2016) and 6.14% (Q4 2015).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 285.66 Bn | 285.66 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 34.35% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 159.27 Bn | 160.17 Bn | - | 4.32% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.02 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.50 Bn | 87.10 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 5.10% |
| 5 | National Grid | 78.31 Bn | 59.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.19 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 4.97% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.46 Bn | 56.14 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.03 Bn | 50.16 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 4.60% |
| 9 | Entergy | 46.86 Bn | 36.05 Bn | - | 4.51% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.05 Bn | 38.96 Bn | - | 3.61% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.42% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.86% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.37% |
API Access
American Electric Power Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();