American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 5.11% in Q3 2026, down 0.25 percentage points from 5.35% a year earlier but up 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at American Electric Power came in at 5.57%, up 0.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +1.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.95% in FY2024 (+0.69 pp), 4.26% in FY2023 (-0.25 pp), 4.51% in FY2022 (-0.24 pp) and 4.75% in FY2021 (+0.38 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 3.74% (Q2 2023) and 5.42% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 1.09 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2023 (a drop of 1.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, AEP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.97% (Q2 2026), 5.21% (Q1 2026) and 5.37% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 4.25% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 5.08% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 5.14% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.11% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 3.53% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 4.74% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 2.53% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 4.08% |
| 10 | Exelon | 46.75 Bn | 42.07 Bn | - | 4.79% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.11% |
| 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% |
API Access
American Electric Power Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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();