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American Electric Power : AEP

AEP

Stock Data

$124.24

$0.66 (0.53%)

Asset Type

Common Stock

Exchange

NASDAQ

Currency

USD

Country

USA

Sector

UTILITIES

Industry

UTILITIES - REGULATED ELECTRIC

American Electric Power Company Inc, based in Columbus, Ohio, is a major player in the US electricity sector. Since its founding in 1906, it has been lighting up homes and businesses by generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity. AEP uses a diverse mix of energy sources including coal, natural gas, renewables like solar and wind, and even nuclear power. Beyond serving retail customers, AEP also plays a key role in the wholesale electricity market, providing power to other utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities.

Latest Activity

Biggest dividend payouts · Aug 10Aug 10, 12:46pm ET

AAPLApple

$3.9B$0.27 per share

• 2AEPAmerican Electric Power$0.95/sh$517M
• 3SIRISirius XM$0.27/sh$91M
• 4OCFCOceanFirst Financial$0.20/sh$19.7M
• 5HTOH2O America$0.44/sh$18.4M

Apple is sending shareholders about $3.94 billion in cash, at 27 cents a share, with the money landing August 13. American Electric Power is next at roughly $517 million, followed by Sirius XM, OceanFirst Financial and H2O America.

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AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.

Reports Thu Jul 30Before open6:57 AM ETConfirmed

Jul 30, 9:00am ET

American Electric Power reports Q2 results at 6:57 AM ET as the utility navigates explosive data center demand and the grid upgrades it will cost billions to complete.

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AEPAmerican Electric Power

Q2 2026

Jul 30, 6:59am ET

EPS

$1.36

est $1.48-8.2%

Revenue

$5.45B

est $5.33B+2.2%

AEP missed EPS estimates but hiked full-year guidance after data center demand surged 15% in the quarter, with contracted load through 2030 now at 69 GW and revenue beating by 2.2%.

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