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AEP (American Electric Power Co) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 4.72 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is American Electric Power Co 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

American Electric Power Co's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.72.


The historical rank and industry rank for American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AEP' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.45   Med: 4.53   Max: 6.1
Current: 4.72


During the past 13 years, American Electric Power Co's highest Yield on Cost was 6.10. The lowest was 3.45. And the median was 4.53.


AEP's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
54.4% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 4.395 vs AEP: 4.72

Competitive Comparison of American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Electric Power Co's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



American Electric Power Co 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of American Electric Power Co is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

American Electric Power Co  (NAS:AEP) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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American Electric Power Co Business Description

Address
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215-2373
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Executives
Antonio P Smyth officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Greg B Hall officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Daniel G. Stoddard director 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Kate Sturgess officer: Controller, CAO 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
David Matthew Feinberg officer: Senior Vice President C/O ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC., 800 CABIN HILL DRIVE, GREENSBURG PA 15601
Christian T Beam officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Nicholas K Akins officer: Executive Vice President AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Ann P Kelly officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Peggy Simmons officer: Executive Vice President 212 E 6TH ST, TULSA OK 74119
Raja Sundararajan officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Donna James director ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Therace Risch officer: Senior Vice President 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Charles E Zebula officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Paul Iii Chodak officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Julia A Sloat officer: Executive VP, CFO 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215