AEP American Electric Power (AEP) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Utilities · Electric services · CIK 0000004904
Congress · 1Form 144 · 12 reactors
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about AEP
Insiders, 180 days
-$250.0K net sold
1 seller · 100% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: purchase, 2026-08-26
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$250.0K
1 notice
American Electric Power insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC insiders sold a net $250.0K of stock across 54 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 12.6% of the 15,856 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Controller, CAO Dixon Kate sold about $250.0K of AEP under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 8, 2026.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 9.7% of the 42,263 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Executive Vice President Ulrich Phillip R. sold about $542.3K of AEP on Feb 27, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.Context
- 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Oct 2, 2025.
- The trade is 8.8% of the 15,410 shares held after it.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Executive Vice President Ferneau Kelly J sold about $177.6K of AEP on Feb 24, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Nov 14, 2025.
- The trade is 19.3% of the 25,898 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold about $575.4K of AEP on Dec 12, 2025.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Oct 10, 2025.
- The trade is 16.2% of the 30,898 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III sold about $607.9K of AEP on Nov 14, 2025.54 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$250.0K over 180 days
-$250.0K over 90 days
more than 53% of Utilities
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Utilities
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+8.7% year over year
more than 52% of Utilities
Margin
17.0% net margin
more than 76% of Utilities
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
5.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 7.9 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 73% of Utilities
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+15.6%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns AEP: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders
No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.
Congress trades in AEP
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2026-08-26 · disclosed 10 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-06-05 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2026-02-26 · disclosed 8 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2026-01-16 · disclosed 17 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-11-03 · disclosed 15 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
AEP planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Dixon Kate
Filed 2026-09-08
$250.0K
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
The American Electric Power Committee For Responsible Government
Cycle 2026 · $1,091K spent
$1.0M
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$36.6M
$44.8M
$6.1M
+66%
+66%
2023
$10.6M
$7.5M
$3.2M
+9%
+14%
2022
$16.4M
$21.5M
$3.1M
+22%
+23%
2021
$15.1M
$18.7M
$3.4M
+11%
+20%
2020
$15.5M
$10.5M
$4.0M
-9%
+3%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $250.0K sold by insiders over 180 days, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $250.0K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
AEP financials
Revenue growth
+8.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
17.0%
Fleet output, 30 days
55.2%
2 reactors · NRC
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Revenue, TTM AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | $20.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $19.5B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $19.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $16.8B |
| Mar 2026 | $6.0B |
| Dec 2025 | $5.3B |
| Sep 2025 | $6.0B |
| Jun 2025 | $5.1B |
| Mar 2025 | $5.6B |
| Dec 2024 | $4.8B |
| Sep 2024 | $5.5B |
| Jun 2024 | $4.7B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Net margin, TTM AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | +14.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +11.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +14.8% |
| Mar 2026 | +15.0% |
| Dec 2025 | +11.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +16.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +25.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +14.2% |
| Dec 2024 | +14.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +17.6% |
| Jun 2024 | +7.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$2.6B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Free cash flow, TTM AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | $3.5B |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | $4.9B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $5.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $3.7B |
| Mar 2026 | $554.0M |
| Dec 2025 | $17.5M |
| Sep 2025 | $2.2B |
| Jun 2025 | -$138.2M |
| Mar 2025 | $1.4B |
| Dec 2024 | $1.3B |
| Sep 2024 | $2.2B |
| Jun 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
1.56x
long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31; equity 2026-03-31
Debt to equity AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | 1.52x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 1.58x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 1.59x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.54x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.54x |
| Mar 2026 | 1.56x |
| Dec 2025 | 1.52x |
| Sep 2025 | 1.52x |
| Jun 2025 | 1.49x |
| Mar 2025 | 1.57x |
| Dec 2024 | 1.58x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.58x |
| Jun 2024 | 1.61x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.14x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31
Cash flow to debt AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.15x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.16x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.12x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.14x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.11x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.14x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.15x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.15x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.15x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.16x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.16x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.15x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.14x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+12.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on equity AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | +12.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +11.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +9.0% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +11.6% |
| Mar 2026 | +12.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +12.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +13.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +13.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +10.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +11.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.2% |
| Jun 2024 | +10.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+3.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31
Return on assets AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | +3.4% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +3.0% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.4% |
| Dec 2025 | +3.4% |
| Sep 2025 | +3.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +2.7% |
| Jun 2024 | +2.7% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+6.8%
operating income after a 1.2% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31 plus average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus cash
Return on invested capital AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | +6.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | +5.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +6.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +6.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +7.0% |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | +5.9% |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
| Jun 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+5.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-31 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +4.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +4.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +4.6% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.5% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.4% |
| Jun 2024 | +4.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
19.25x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
P/E, trailing AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | 17.29x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 16.53x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 19.20x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 21.10x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 17.97x |
| Mar 2026 | 19.36x |
| Dec 2025 | 17.29x |
| Sep 2025 | 16.45x |
| Jun 2025 | 15.19x |
| Mar 2025 | 21.09x |
| Dec 2024 | 16.53x |
| Sep 2024 | 20.69x |
| Jun 2024 | 17.58x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$120.1B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-05-05 shares, plus long-term 2026-03-31 plus current 2026-03-31, minus cash 2026-03-31
Enterprise value AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | $109.5B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $91.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $82.5B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $85.1B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $79.0B |
| Mar 2026 | $120.1B |
| Dec 2025 | $109.5B |
| Sep 2025 | $105.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $99.7B |
| Mar 2025 | $101.0B |
| Dec 2024 | $91.6B |
| Sep 2024 | $96.3B |
| Jun 2024 | $88.1B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+3.7%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | +5.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | +11.5% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +10.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.3% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +5.6% |
| Sep 2025 | +8.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.7% |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
| Jun 2024 | +12.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.63x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 31%: four quarters to 2026-03-31 against the four to 2025-03-31
PEG, trailing AEP
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.89x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.52x |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.50x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.63x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.89x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.43x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.41x |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | 0.52x |
| Sep 2024 | 1.48x |
| Jun 2024 | 0.59x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.9B | $20.0B | $19.5B | $19.6B |
| Operating income | $5.3B | $4.3B | $3.6B | $3.5B |
| Net income | $3.7B | $3.0B | $2.2B | $2.3B |
| EPS (diluted) | 6.66 | 5.58 | 4.24 | 4.49 |
| Operating cash flow | $6.9B | $6.8B | $5.0B | $5.3B |
| Cash | $197.0M | $203.0M | $330.1M | $509.4M |
| Long-term debt | $44.1B | $39.3B | $37.7B | $34.3B |
| Dividends paid | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.6B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
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AEP filings, in plain words
Are American Electric Power insiders buying or selling AEP?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, American Electric Power insiders were net sellers, a net $250.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded AEP?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying AEP and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by David J. Taylor dated 2026-08-26.
Are there planned insider sales of AEP?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $250.0K of stock; the latest, by Dixon Kate, was filed 2026-09-08.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, American Electric Power insiders were net sellers of AEP, a net $250.0K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying AEP and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a purchase by David J. Taylor dated 2026-08-26. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $250.0K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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