American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 26.52% for Q3 2026, up 1.20 percentage points from 25.32% a year earlier and up 3.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
American Electric Power (AEP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, American Electric Power reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 23.43%, down 1.50 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 24.31%, up 2.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +4.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 21.82% in FY2024 (+3.09 pp), 18.73% in FY2023 (+1.00 pp), 17.73% in FY2022 (-2.58 pp) and 20.32% in FY2021 (+0.29 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.02 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2025 (a gain of 12.57 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 7.12 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEP's Return on Sales [ROS] at 22.90% (Q2 2026), 22.59% (Q1 2026) and 20.96% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 181.60 Bn | 168.35 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 2 | Southern | 104.77 Bn | 95.83 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 25.46% |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.63 Bn | 95.89 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 26.99% |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.14 Bn | 54.44 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.86 Bn | 66.65 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 26.52% |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.31 Bn | 58.30 Bn | - | 7.34% |
| 7 | Entergy | 51.91 Bn | 38.35 Bn | - | 33.93% |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.13 Bn | 50.25 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 17.45% |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.13 Bn | 43.61 Bn | - | 28.55% |
| 10 | Exelon | 46.75 Bn | 42.07 Bn | - | 16.41% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 26.52% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.96% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 27.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.34% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.33% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.52% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.83% |
American Electric Power Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();