American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.99% for fiscal Q3 2016 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2016), down 6.10 percentage points from 10.09% a year earlier and down 6.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2015 (ended Dec 31, 2015), American Electric Power's Return on Equity [ROE] was 11.82%, up 1.86 percentage points from FY2014.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +2.72 percentage points (FY2010 to FY2015).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 9.95% in FY2014 (+0.48 pp), 9.48% in FY2013 (+1.04 pp) and 8.44% in FY2012.
- The fiscal Q3 2016 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.47 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2014 (a gain of 3.32 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2013 (a drop of 6.92 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's Return on Equity [ROE] at 10.93% (Q2 2016), 10.68% (Q1 2016) and 11.53% (Q4 2015) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2016.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enel Chile | 285.66 Bn | 285.66 Bn | 890.00 Mn | 50.21% |
| 2 | Nextera Energy | 159.27 Bn | 160.17 Bn | - | 11.19% |
| 3 | Southern | 96.02 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 9.35% |
| 4 | Duke Energy | 88.50 Bn | 87.10 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 9.58% |
| 5 | National Grid | 78.31 Bn | 59.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | American Electric Power | 65.19 Bn | 63.57 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 9.61% |
| 7 | Dominion Energy | 53.46 Bn | 56.14 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.03 Bn | 50.16 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 6.86% |
| 9 | Entergy | 46.86 Bn | 36.05 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 10 | Xcel Energy | 44.05 Bn | 38.96 Bn | - | 9.33% |
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();