What is AEP's House Rating?

AEP scores 59 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #4 of 45 Utilities stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about AEP?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for AEP scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does AEP report earnings next?

AEP's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-28 (window 2026-10-21 to 2026-11-04), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

AEP American Electric Power

Utilities · Electric Utilities · close $127.14 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-03-31

#4/45 in sector · #81/964 overall

American Electric Power (AEP) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 59/100 (grade C), ranking #4 of 45 in Utilities. Its strongest pillars are cash flow (97) and growth (72); its weakest is balance sheet (33). TTM revenue growth is 11.3% and operating margin 24.0%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	43
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	43

Growth

weight 30.83% · 72

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	11.3%	70
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	30.5%	81
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	-3.0%	58

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 44

Operating margin (9.9%)	24.0%	67
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	-1.7%	18

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 33

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	5.65×	33
Current ratio (4.9%)	0.53	11
Interest coverage (3.7%)	2.66×	60

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 97

FCF margin (6.2%)	16.0%	95
FCF yield (6.2%)	5.0%	98

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 56

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	18.81×	69
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	5.28×	42

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	66.5
EMA 9 / 21	124.20 / 122.79
200-day SMA	127.47
Volume vs 20d avg	0.84×
20-day return	4.5%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60
EXITBalance-sheet stress: net debt/EBITDA above 4×
WATCHTrend: close below 200-day average

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: Revenues · Gross profit: Revenue − CostOfGoodsAndServiceExcludingDepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpenseNonoperating · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (dei EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding (cover page)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is AEP's House Rating?: AEP scores 59 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #4 of 45 Utilities stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about AEP?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for AEP scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does AEP report earnings next?: AEP's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-28 (window 2026-10-21 to 2026-11-04), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.
Is AEP a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology