AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. The firm produces its electrical power from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including coal, lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, alongside other emerging technologies. Beyond direct consumer sales, AEP also functions as a major wholesale electricity supplier, providing power to other utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and various other participants within the energy market. Incorporated in 1906, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Columbus, Ohio.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
3.08%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$3.8000
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
66.5
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
42
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$106.44 – $138.69
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
65.15%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
56
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
2.09
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
AEP's dividend yield rose from 2.93% to 3.08% over the past ~90 days (+0.15 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.15 pp from the share price ($129.75 on Jun 16, 2026 → $123.33 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), AEP's current yield is higher than approximately 43% of them. Our stored price history for AEP covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2026 | May 08, 2026 | May 08, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Jan 20, 2026 | Feb 10, 2026 | Feb 10, 2026 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| $0.9500 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Nov 10, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| $0.9300 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 08, 2025 | Aug 08, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| $0.9300 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2025 | May 09, 2025 | May 09, 2025 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| $0.9300 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 |
| $0.9300 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2024 | Nov 08, 2024 | Nov 08, 2024 | Dec 10, 2024 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2024 | Aug 09, 2024 | Aug 09, 2024 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2024 | May 09, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | Jun 10, 2024 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2024 | Feb 08, 2024 | Feb 09, 2024 | Mar 08, 2024 |
| $0.8800 Q | Regular | Oct 24, 2023 | Nov 09, 2023 | Nov 10, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 |
| $0.8300 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2023 | Aug 09, 2023 | Aug 10, 2023 | Sep 08, 2023 |
| $0.8300 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2023 | May 09, 2023 | May 10, 2023 | Jun 09, 2023 |
| $0.8300 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 09, 2023 | Feb 10, 2023 | Mar 10, 2023 |
| $0.8300 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 09, 2022 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Jul 19, 2022 | Aug 09, 2022 | Aug 10, 2022 | Sep 09, 2022 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2022 | May 09, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Jan 18, 2022 | Feb 09, 2022 | Feb 10, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 |
| $0.7800 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2021 | Nov 09, 2021 | Nov 10, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2021 | Aug 09, 2021 | Aug 10, 2021 | Sep 10, 2021 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Apr 20, 2021 | May 07, 2021 | May 10, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Jan 19, 2021 | Feb 09, 2021 | Feb 10, 2021 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| $0.7400 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2020 | Nov 09, 2020 | Nov 10, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2020 | Aug 07, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | Sep 10, 2020 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2020 | May 07, 2020 | May 08, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2020 | Feb 07, 2020 | Feb 10, 2020 | Mar 10, 2020 |
| $0.7000 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2019 | Nov 07, 2019 | Nov 08, 2019 | Dec 10, 2019 |
| $0.6700 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2019 | Aug 08, 2019 | Aug 09, 2019 | Sep 10, 2019 |
| $0.6700 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2019 | May 09, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | Jun 10, 2019 |
| $0.6700 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2019 | Feb 07, 2019 | Feb 08, 2019 | Mar 08, 2019 |
| $0.6700 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2018 | Nov 08, 2018 | Nov 09, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2018 | Aug 09, 2018 | Aug 10, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2018 | May 09, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | Jun 08, 2018 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2018 | Feb 08, 2018 | Feb 09, 2018 | Mar 09, 2018 |
| $0.6200 Q | Regular | Oct 24, 2017 | Nov 09, 2017 | Nov 10, 2017 | Dec 08, 2017 |
| $0.5900 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2017 | Aug 08, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 | Sep 08, 2017 |
| $0.5900 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2017 | May 08, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | Jun 09, 2017 |
| $0.5900 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2017 | Feb 08, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Mar 10, 2017 |
| $0.5900 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2016 | Nov 08, 2016 | Nov 10, 2016 | Dec 09, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2016 | Aug 08, 2016 | Aug 10, 2016 | Sep 09, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2016 | May 06, 2016 | May 10, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2016 | Feb 08, 2016 | Feb 10, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 |
| $0.5600 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2015 | Nov 06, 2015 | Nov 10, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2015 | Aug 06, 2015 | Aug 10, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Apr 21, 2015 | May 06, 2015 | May 08, 2015 | Jun 10, 2015 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Jan 21, 2015 | Feb 06, 2015 | Feb 10, 2015 | Mar 10, 2015 |
| $0.5300 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2014 | Nov 06, 2014 | Nov 10, 2014 | Dec 10, 2014 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2014 | Aug 06, 2014 | Aug 08, 2014 | Sep 10, 2014 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2014 | May 07, 2014 | May 09, 2014 | Jun 10, 2014 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2014 | Feb 06, 2014 | Feb 10, 2014 | Mar 10, 2014 |
| $0.5000 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2013 | Nov 06, 2013 | Nov 08, 2013 | Dec 10, 2013 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2013 | Aug 07, 2013 | Aug 09, 2013 | Sep 10, 2013 |
| $0.4900 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2013 | May 08, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | Jun 10, 2013 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2013 | Feb 06, 2013 | Feb 08, 2013 | Mar 08, 2013 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2012 | Nov 07, 2012 | Nov 09, 2012 | Dec 10, 2012 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2012 | Aug 08, 2012 | Aug 10, 2012 | Sep 10, 2012 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2012 | May 08, 2012 | May 10, 2012 | Jun 08, 2012 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2012 | Feb 08, 2012 | Feb 10, 2012 | Mar 09, 2012 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2011 | Nov 08, 2011 | Nov 10, 2011 | Dec 09, 2011 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2011 | Aug 08, 2011 | Aug 10, 2011 | Sep 09, 2011 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2011 | May 06, 2011 | May 10, 2011 | Jun 10, 2011 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2011 | Feb 08, 2011 | Feb 10, 2011 | Mar 10, 2011 |
| $0.4600 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2010 | Nov 08, 2010 | Nov 10, 2010 | Dec 10, 2010 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2010 | Aug 06, 2010 | Aug 10, 2010 | Sep 10, 2010 |
| $0.4200 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2010 | May 06, 2010 | May 10, 2010 | Jun 10, 2010 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 2010 | Feb 08, 2010 | Feb 10, 2010 | Mar 10, 2010 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2009 | Nov 06, 2009 | Nov 10, 2009 | Dec 10, 2009 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2009 | Aug 06, 2009 | Aug 10, 2009 | Sep 10, 2009 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2009 | May 06, 2009 | May 08, 2009 | Jun 10, 2009 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2009 | Feb 06, 2009 | Feb 10, 2009 | Mar 10, 2009 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2008 | Nov 06, 2008 | Nov 10, 2008 | Dec 10, 2008 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2008 | Aug 06, 2008 | Aug 08, 2008 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2008 | May 07, 2008 | May 09, 2008 | Jun 10, 2008 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2008 | Feb 06, 2008 | Feb 08, 2008 | Mar 10, 2008 |
| $0.4100 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2007 | Nov 07, 2007 | Nov 09, 2007 | Dec 10, 2007 |
| $0.3900 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2007 | Aug 08, 2007 | Aug 10, 2007 | Sep 10, 2007 |
| $0.3900 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2007 | May 08, 2007 | May 10, 2007 | Jun 08, 2007 |
| $0.3900 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2007 | Feb 07, 2007 | Feb 09, 2007 | Mar 09, 2007 |
| $0.3900 Q | Regular | Oct 24, 2006 | Nov 08, 2006 | Nov 10, 2006 | Dec 08, 2006 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2006 | Aug 08, 2006 | Aug 10, 2006 | Sep 08, 2006 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2006 | May 08, 2006 | May 10, 2006 | Jun 09, 2006 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Jan 25, 2006 | Feb 08, 2006 | Feb 10, 2006 | Mar 10, 2006 |
| $0.3700 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2005 | Nov 08, 2005 | Nov 10, 2005 | Dec 09, 2005 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2005 | Aug 08, 2005 | Aug 10, 2005 | Sep 09, 2005 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2005 | May 06, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | Jun 10, 2005 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2005 | Feb 08, 2005 | Feb 10, 2005 | Mar 10, 2005 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Oct 26, 2004 | Nov 08, 2004 | Nov 10, 2004 | Dec 10, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2004 | Aug 06, 2004 | Aug 10, 2004 | Sep 10, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2004 | May 06, 2004 | May 10, 2004 | Jun 10, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 2004 | Feb 06, 2004 | Feb 10, 2004 | Mar 10, 2004 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Oct 22, 2003 | Nov 06, 2003 | Nov 10, 2003 | Dec 10, 2003 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2003 | Aug 06, 2003 | Aug 08, 2003 | Sep 10, 2003 |
| $0.3500 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2003 | May 07, 2003 | May 09, 2003 | Jun 10, 2003 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 22, 2003 | Feb 06, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | Mar 10, 2003 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2002 | Nov 06, 2002 | Nov 08, 2002 | Dec 10, 2002 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2002 | Aug 07, 2002 | Aug 09, 2002 | Sep 10, 2002 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 2002 | May 08, 2002 | May 10, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 23, 2002 | Feb 06, 2002 | Feb 08, 2002 | Mar 08, 2002 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2001 | Nov 07, 2001 | Nov 09, 2001 | Dec 10, 2001 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 25, 2001 | Aug 08, 2001 | Aug 10, 2001 | Sep 10, 2001 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2001 | May 08, 2001 | May 10, 2001 | Jun 08, 2001 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 24, 2001 | Feb 07, 2001 | Feb 09, 2001 | Mar 09, 2001 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2000 | Nov 08, 2000 | Nov 10, 2000 | Dec 08, 2000 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2000 | Aug 08, 2000 | Aug 10, 2000 | Sep 08, 2000 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 26, 2000 | May 08, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | Jun 09, 2000 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 26, 2000 | Feb 08, 2000 | Feb 10, 2000 | Mar 10, 2000 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 1999 | Nov 08, 1999 | Nov 10, 1999 | Dec 10, 1999 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 1999 | Aug 06, 1999 | Aug 10, 1999 | Sep 10, 1999 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 1999 | May 06, 1999 | May 10, 1999 | Jun 10, 1999 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 27, 1999 | Feb 08, 1999 | Feb 10, 1999 | Mar 10, 1999 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 1998 | Nov 06, 1998 | Nov 10, 1998 | Dec 10, 1998 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 1998 | Aug 06, 1998 | Aug 10, 1998 | Sep 10, 1998 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 1998 | May 06, 1998 | May 08, 1998 | Jun 10, 1998 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 28, 1998 | Feb 06, 1998 | Feb 10, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 29, 1997 | Nov 06, 1997 | Nov 10, 1997 | Dec 10, 1997 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 1997 | Aug 06, 1997 | Aug 08, 1997 | Sep 10, 1997 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Apr 23, 1997 | May 07, 1997 | May 09, 1997 | Jun 10, 1997 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Jan 29, 1997 | Feb 06, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | Mar 10, 1997 |
| $0.6000 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 1996 | Nov 06, 1996 | Nov 08, 1996 | Dec 10, 1996 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Regulated Electric dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEPCF | Tohoku Electric Power Company, Incorporated | 3.48% | -6.4% | 2 yrs | 78 |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | 3.63% | 2.0% | 19 yrs | 77 |
| EIX | Edison International | 6.27% | 5.2% | 1 yr | 74 |
| CGKEF | The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 2.98% | -14.4% | 0 yrs | 74 |
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AEP dividend — frequently asked questions
Does American Electric Power Company, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.80 per share, a yield of approximately 3.08%.
What is American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s dividend yield?
American Electric Power Company, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 3.08%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does American Electric Power Company, Inc. pay dividends?
American Electric Power Company, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
How long has American Electric Power Company, Inc. paid dividends?
American Electric Power Company, Inc. has 56 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 14, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.