American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 10.18% for Q3 2026, down 1.72 percentage points from 11.90% a year earlier but up 0.48 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 five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is 8.25% (Q2 2023) to 12.68% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.35 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 2.98 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's Return on Equity [ROE] at 9.70% (Q2 2026), 11.45% (Q1 2026) and 11.41% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 13.86% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 7.99% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 9.50% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 10.18% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 7.43% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 10.81% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 6.86% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 10.77% |
| 10 | Exelon | 46.75 Bn | 42.07 Bn | - | 9.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.18% |
| 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% |
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();