American Electric Power (AEP) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
American Electric Power's Total Debt was $54.42 billion in Q3 2026, up 15.1% from $47.3 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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American Electric Power (AEP) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Total Debt at American Electric Power came in at $48.83 billion, up 8.1% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has now increased for 14 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Total Debt was $45.17 billion in FY2024 (+5.1%), $42.97 billion in FY2023 (+5.0%), $40.91 billion in FY2022 (+13.4%) and $36.07 billion in FY2021 (+7.5%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt has increased for nine straight quarters, with growth averaging 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was Q2 2023 (growth of 17.1%); the worst was Q2 2024 (a decline of 0.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, AEP's Total Debt in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $52.84 billion (Q2 2026), $51.11 billion (Q1 2026) and $48.83 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nextera Energy | 182.83 Bn | 169.57 Bn | - | 110.22 Bn |
| 2 | Southern | 104.93 Bn | 95.98 Bn | 5.92 Bn | 75.58 Bn |
| 3 | Duke Energy | 99.84 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 91.24 Bn |
| 4 | National Grid | 82.66 Bn | 54.95 Bn | - | 61.59 Bn |
| 5 | American Electric Power | 68.98 Bn | 66.77 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 54.42 Bn |
| 6 | Dominion Energy | 60.69 Bn | 58.68 Bn | - | 53.42 Bn |
| 7 | Entergy | 52.12 Bn | 38.56 Bn | - | 34.81 Bn |
| 8 | Sempra | 51.33 Bn | 50.45 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 36.66 Bn |
| 9 | Xcel Energy | 50.33 Bn | 43.81 Bn | - | 40.60 Bn |
| 10 | Exelon | 47.02 Bn | 42.34 Bn | - | 52.28 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 54.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 52.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 51.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 46.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 43.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 44.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 42.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 40.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.07 Bn |
API Access
American Electric Power Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=AEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();