AEP

American Electric Power Company, Inc.

Utilities · $64.3B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$119.57

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$107.26

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$42.90

buy price

Overpriced

AEP is Overpriced: at $119.57 it trades 11% above its fair value of $107.26. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $42.90, 64% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Dividend Discount Model. A regulated utility with a steady dividend record, so we value it on the dividends it pays.

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth5.4% a year✗
Equity per share growth4.1% a year✗
Sales growth2.2% a year✗
Free cash flow growth14.6% a year✓
Return on invested capital4.7%✗

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Superinvestors

3 of the investors we track hold AEP. In Q2 2026, 1 trimmed. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

Trimmed: Carl Icahn

Insider activity

Since Aug 1, 2026: no open-market purchases, 1 sale worth $250K and 2 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

About American Electric Power Company, Inc.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP…

Regulated Electric

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works