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Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $20.5B and $24.8B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $10B+ filers; on a year the method never saw, 83.4% landed inside). In a shock year the stress range is $18.8B to $26.8B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (40 filers, $50M+ revenue, electric services): operating margin 24.3% against a 20.3% median; growth 9.5% against 9.4%.", "peers": { "sic": 4911, "sicDescription": "Electric Services", "calendarYear": 2025, "minRevenue": 50000000, "depth": 4, "group": "4911", "growth": [ 0.0937, 40 ], "opMargin": [ 0.2032, 40 ], "equityRatio": [ 0.2453, 26 ], "returnOnEquity": [ 0.0943, 21 ], "payoutRatio": [ 0.5107, 22 ] }, "summary": "American Electric Power Company (AEP) grew revenue 9.5% in FY2025 to $21.9 billion, operating margin 24.3% against a 20.3% median for electric services, equity 27.2% of assets, and dividend per share up 16 years running. 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American Electric Power Company, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 20.3%24.3%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 9.4%9.5%Equity of assetsPeer median 24.5%27.2%Return on equityPeer median 9.4%11.9%Payout of profitPeer median 51.1%54.3%Gold tick: the median of 21–26 peers with $50M+ revenue in electric services
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Handed back now, or kept to compound
Of each dollar of profit54.3% paid out45.7% keptHanded back per share$3.74up 16 years runningGrowth its own profit can fund5.4%retained x return on equityRevenue growth it managed9.5%last year, for comparison

Gold is paid out to shareholders; navy is kept in the business. Retained profit times return on equity is the pace a company can fund from itself. Facts from the filings, not a recommendation.

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