NASDAQ$AEP

American Electric Power Inc · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

American Electric Power reported Q1 2025 operating revenues of $5.5B with net income of $802M and diluted EPS of $1.50.

Operating revenues were approximately $5.5 billion as regulated utility subsidiaries recovered fuel and investment costs. Net income was $802 million, or $1.50 per diluted share, compared with $1.01 billion and $1.90 a year ago, reflecting regulatory charges and weather-normalized demand.

  • Q1 operating revenues ~$5.5B.
  • Net income $802M; diluted EPS $1.50.
  • Operating cash flow $1.45B.
  • Rate cases and transmission investment remain strategic focus.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.46B

Previous: $5.03B+8.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.50

Previous: $1.90-21.1%
Five-Year Capital Plan

$54B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.14B

Previous: -$1.76B-21.2%
Net Income

$800M

Previous: $1.01B-20.5%
Operating Income

$823M

Previous: $1.17B-29.8%

Revenue & EPS history

AEP · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.46B

Q1 2025+8.7%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

AEP · $5.85B total across 5 segments · Q3 2023

  • Vertically Integrated Utilities
    $3.21B-0.6%
  • Transmission & Distribution
    $1.54B+0.9%
  • Generation & Marketing
    $567M-22.9%
  • AEP Transmission Holdco
    $477M+10.6%
  • Corporate & Other
    $57.2M+102.1%

Forward guidance

Regulated energy and midstream operators focus on rate recovery, fuel cost pass-through, and capital investment plans rather than EPS guidance in the 10-Q.

Tailwinds

  • Rate base growth and approved returns.
  • Distributions or dividends supported by cash flow.
  • Infrastructure investment under regulatory frameworks.

Headwinds

  • Interest expense and refinancing risk.
  • Weather and volumetric demand variability.
  • Political and regulatory changes to rate mechanisms.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.4%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

45 / 73 earnings

Positive

+6.1%

Q3 2025

Best reaction

-5.7%

Q1 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.5%-3.4%-5.9%
Q4 2025+3.4%+6.5%+9.3%
Q3 2025+6.1%+4.2%+7.5%
Q2 2025+3.7%+5.3%+1.6%
Q1 2025-0.0%-2.6%-5.3%
Q4 2024-1.3%-0.1%+3.1%
Q3 2024-4.1%-5.9%-4.5%
Q2 2024+1.1%+4.9%+2.8%
Q1 2024+1.7%+2.2%+1.7%
Q4 2023+2.0%+3.1%+2.9%
Q3 2023+4.2%+3.1%+5.3%
Q2 2023-2.5%-4.1%-9.5%
Q1 2023+1.4%+0.3%-8.2%
Q4 2022-0.4%-3.1%-1.9%
Q3 2022+2.2%+1.2%+9.2%
Q2 2022+1.2%+2.8%+5.6%
Q1 2022-0.4%-1.0%+4.1%
Q4 2021+5.7%+6.6%+14.4%
Q3 2021+0.5%+1.2%-2.1%
Q2 2021+1.5%+5.5%+7.5%
Q1 2021-1.8%-2.4%-3.0%
Q4 2020-2.9%-0.8%+10.2%
Q3 2020+1.6%+2.4%-8.8%
Q2 2020+2.1%-1.8%-6.8%
Q1 2020-5.7%-5.0%+2.6%
Q4 2019-1.7%-5.1%-31.0%
Q3 2019-0.1%-1.3%-3.1%
Q2 2019-0.7%-1.0%-0.0%
Q1 2019+0.8%+1.8%+5.1%
Q4 2018-0.3%-0.1%+6.1%
Q3 2018-3.7%-1.7%+0.4%
Q2 2018+2.9%+1.9%+3.6%
Q1 2018+2.1%+0.5%-2.7%
Q4 2017+0.4%-0.2%-1.6%
Q3 2017+0.6%+1.1%+3.9%
Q2 2017+1.4%+1.7%+5.9%
Q1 2017+0.2%+0.5%+4.7%
Q4 2016+0.7%+2.4%+7.4%
Q3 2016-3.4%-3.8%-10.3%
Q2 2016+0.6%+0.2%-6.1%
Q1 2016-0.7%
Q4 2015+4.8%
Q3 2015-2.5%
Q2 2015-1.1%
Q1 2015+3.1%
Q4 2014-0.8%
Q3 2014+1.0%
Q2 2014+1.2%
Q1 2014+4.0%
Q4 2013+1.6%
Q3 2013+3.3%
Q2 2013+0.2%
Q1 2013+1.1%
Q4 2012+3.4%
Q3 2012-1.6%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+0.4%
Q4 2011-1.6%
Q3 2011-1.1%
Q2 2011+1.9%
Q1 2011+0.3%
Q4 2010+1.9%
Q3 2010+0.5%
Q2 2010+0.5%
Q1 2009+0.5%
Q1 2010+2.1%
Q4 2009+0.8%
Q4 2007+0.8%
Q3 2009-1.3%
Q3 2008-1.3%
Q2 2009-0.7%
Q2 2008-0.7%
Q4 2008-0.7%

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