American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 9.61% for Q2 2026, down 3.07 percentage points from 12.68% a year earlier and down 1.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Electric Power's Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.14%, up 0.76 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +1.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.39% in FY2024 (+2.43 pp), 8.96% in FY2023 (-0.90 pp), 9.85% in FY2022 (-1.60 pp) and 11.45% in FY2021 (+0.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.66 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in Q1 2024 (a gain of 2.76 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 3.07 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's Return on Equity [ROE] at 11.46% (Q1 2026), 11.41% (Q4 2025) and 11.90% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 172.18 Bn | 170.30 Bn | - | 13.86% |
| 2 | Southern | 106.86 Bn | 97.91 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 9.25% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 97.23 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 9.58% |
| 4 | National Grid | 85.13 Bn | 57.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 70.60 Bn | 68.98 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 9.61% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 57.38 Bn | 60.06 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 7 | Sempra | 54.97 Bn | 54.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 6.86% |
| 8 | Entergy | 50.09 Bn | 39.27 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 48.73 Bn | 43.64 Bn | - | 9.33% |
| 10 | Exelon | 45.85 Bn | 41.17 Bn | - | 9.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.02% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.80% |
API Access
American Electric Power Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();