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American Electric Power Co.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
Signals align: quality at a discount to the sector
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4 of 5 met · composite in line with peers
Business quality, valuation against the sector, and position in the 52-week range — whether they line up or not.
Mixed signals
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Profitability
4/4
Debt & liquidity
1/3
Efficiency
0/2
American Electric Power converts capital into returns well above the sector median: ROIC stands at 6.8%, +17% ahead of the median, and ROE runs at 12.7%, +19% higher. Free cash flow yield of 3.9% outpaces the sector by +29%, a sign the business generates cash reliably. Yet the balance sheet carries structural strain. The current ratio sits at 0.45, -38% below the median, and an F-Score of 5/9 reflects mixed fundamentals — strong profitability offset by thinning liquidity and flat efficiency metrics. Revenue growth of 10.9% runs near the sector median of 10.7%, and the most recent quarter missed consensus by 8.7%. Valuation sits near the sector middle at a P/E of 18.3×, yet the forward composite score of 40/100 signals that consensus models growth the company has not yet delivered, and the beat rate over recent quarters remains weak.
| Ticker | Name | F-Score | ROE | Revenue YoY | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEE | Ameren | 6/9 | 11% | +15% |
The market prices in an earnings decline; analyst sentiment is weakening; has not always beaten consensus.
Price against next year's expected earnings. The forward P/E already carries analyst optimism — read it alongside the “Versus consensus” line.
A forward P/E below the current one means the market expects earnings to grow; above it, to fall. The historical growth is realized figures from SEC filings, not a forecast.
The three-month change in the share of positive analyst ratings. This is sentiment, not an earnings-estimate revision, and not a call to act.
When AEP reports on 2026-10-27, track whether ROIC holds above the sector median of 5.86% and whether FCF yield stays above 3.00%. Also watch for any movement in the current ratio, which sits 38% below the sector median at 0.73 — a further decline would deepen the leverage and liquidity weakness already flagged by the F-Score.
Pull AEP's latest 10-K on SEC EDGAR and focus on the Liquidity and Capital Resources section, where management addresses the low current ratio and debt structure. Cross-check their commentary on capital expenditure plans against the FCF yield figure, and note any disclosures around regulatory rate cases that could affect future ROIC of 5.86%-plus.
From the alphabetical same-sector table in section 06, pick two or three utilities and line up one metric — current ratio, ROE, or FCF yield — against AEP's figures of 0.73, 19%, and above the 3.00% median respectively. No company in the table is ranked; the exercise is to place AEP's mixed F-Score of 5/9 in sector context rather than in isolation.
Steps you can check yourself, based on the figures in this brief.
Piotroski F-Score: nine binary tests of financial strength from the annual report. A ✓ marks a test passed, a dot (·) a test failed.
Over 4 years: ——+32%-45%
Over 4 years: 5.235.815.275.11
Over 4 years: +17%-3%+4%+11%
The context on the right shows how each figure compares with the sector median. The trend below tracks the change over recent fiscal years.
Beat consensus in 5 of 8 recent quarters — a mixed record.
Last quarter's EPS against consensus, plus the estimated date of the next report.
| 23% |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co. | 5/9 | 13% | +11% | 24% |
| D | Dominion Energy | 6/9 | 11% | +14% | 27% |
| DTE | DTE Energy | 7/9 | 11% | +19% | 14% |
| DUK | Duke Energy | 6/9 | 10% | +6% | 27% |
| ED | Consolidated Edison | 6/9 | 9% | +11% | 17% |
| ES | Eversource Energy | 6/9 | 11% | +14% | 22% |
| EXC | Exelon | 5/9 | 10% | +5% | 21% |
| NEE | NextEra Energy | 4/9 | 13% | +10% | 32% |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise | 7/9 | 14% | +18% | 24% |
| PPL | PPL Corporation | 5/9 | 8% | +7% | 24% |
| SO | Southern Company | 4/9 | 13% | +11% | 25% |
| SRE | Sempra | 5/9 | 6% | +4% | — |
| WEC | WEC Energy | 5/9 | 14% | +14% | 23% |
| XEL | Xcel Energy | 6/9 | 8% | +1% | 17% |
A sample of 15 companies in the sector including the target, alphabetical, unranked. Data from the latest SEC annual reports.
Rule-based classification of fundamentals against the sector. Not a price forecast and not investment advice.
The last few quarters are recent context, not a fixed rate. Consensus for near quarters is set low, so companies clear it routinely; over long horizons the forecasts run the other way, too high.
A description of what the market and analysts expect. Not a price forecast and not investment advice. Analyst forecasts run systematically optimistic over long horizons — read them with that discount.