# American Electric Power - American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)

Stock code AEP · Yahoo ticker AEP · Sector: Utilities

Overall fundamentals score: 40/100 (Okay). Bottom 16% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 17/100 | Weak |
| Cash & Dividends | 38/100 | Weak |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 67/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

American Electric Power (AEP): Overall score: 40/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 10% - Okay
4-Year Revenue Growth +8%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +15%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 14% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +10% - Okay

Financial Safety: 17/100 (Weak)
Debt-to-Equity 1.7× - Weak
Current Ratio 0.5× - Weak
Interest Coverage 2.6× - Okay

Cash & Dividends: 38/100 (Weak)
Dividend Quality 3% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Negative recently - Weak
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 21.1× - Weak
P/B Ratio 2.2× - Weak
PEG Ratio 1.4 - Okay

Risk: 67/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +1%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -9.1 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -4.3% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is American Electric Power's fundamentals score?

American Electric Power (AEP) scores 40/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the bottom 16% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is American Electric Power strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Risk (67/100); its weakest is Financial Safety (17/100).

### How does American Electric Power rank against its sector?

American Electric Power ranks #17 of 31 scored Utilities stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does American Electric Power pay dividends?

Yes. American Electric Power (AEP) has a dividend yield of 2.9%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 62% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 38/100.

### How do I buy American Electric Power shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy AEP. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is American Electric Power (AEP), in plain English?

American Electric Power (AEP) is a Utilities company (Utilities - Regulated Electric). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 40/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Risk (67/100); its main watch-out is Financial Safety (17/100). Shares currently cost about 21 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 21.1×). It also pays back about 2.9% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aep-american-electric-power

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/aep-american-electric-power
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.