AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
$123.33
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$-0.14(-0.11%)
as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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
StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$0.9500
Forward Annual$3.80
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 10, 2026
1-Yr Growth4.8%
10-Yr Growth5.7%
Key Metrics
Current Yield
3.08%
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
69.6
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
42
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
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
56.09%
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.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
1.92
Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by 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
S
Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 70/100, yield 3.08%.
A
Accelerating
16 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F
Flawless
A dividend cut or reduction appears in the record.
E
Enduring
56 years of dividend payments on record.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume2,201,600How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$124.50The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$122.92 – $125.00The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$123.47The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$59.83BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out485.16MThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$6.90Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E17.9Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendAug 10, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateSep 10, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.
Dividend Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases16 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.
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 → $123.33). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Current3.08%
1-Yr Average3.05%
Low / High2.74% – 3.68%
Percentile43%
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months, 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
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| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEPCF | Tohoku Electric Power Company, Incorporated | 3.48% | -6.7% | 0 yrs | 82 |
| OKEPF | The Okinawa Electric Power Company, Incorporated | 4.94% | -11.7% | 3 yrs | 82 |
| CGKEF | The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 2.98% | -14.7% | 0 yrs | 76 |
| CHUEF | Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated | 2.69% | -0.2% | 3 yrs | 75 |
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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 13, 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.