American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power (AEP) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.76% in Q3 2026, down 0.91 percentage points from 6.68% a year earlier but up 0.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Electric Power reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 6.70%, up 0.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +1.06 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.13% in FY2024 (+0.93 pp), 5.20% in FY2023 (-0.41 pp), 5.61% in FY2022 (-0.14 pp) and 5.76% in FY2021 (+0.11 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has ranged from 4.55% in Q2 2023 to 6.81% in Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] rose in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.28 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 1.31 percentage points in Q2 2025, against a drop of 1.36 percentage points in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 5.54% (Q2 2026), 6.45% (Q1 2026) and 6.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 4.66% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 4.81% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 5.43% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 5.76% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 3.52% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 5.06% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 1.80% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 4.99% |
| 10 | Exelon | 46.75 Bn | 42.07 Bn | - | 5.38% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.46% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.50% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.11% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.55% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.91% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.50% |
API Access
American Electric Power Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();