American Electric Power (AEP) reported $5.09 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.1%. EPS of $1.43 for the same period compares to $1.25 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.94 billion, representing a surprise of +2.92%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +11.72%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.28.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how AEP performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Energy Sales - Vertically Integrated Utilities - Total: 25,276.00 GWh versus the two-analyst average estimate of 25,341.73 GWh.
- Total Energy Sales - Transmission & Distribution Utilities - Total: 25,025.00 GWh versus 24,608.63 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Wholesale Electric - Transmission & Distribution Utilities: 464.00 GWh versus 251.75 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Retail Electric - Transmission & Distribution Utilities - Total Retail: 24,561.00 GWh versus 24,356.88 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Wholesale Electric - Vertically Integrated Utilities: 3,443.00 GWh compared to the 3,338.95 GWh average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Energy Sales - Retail Electric - Vertically Integrated Utilities - Total Retail: 21,833.00 GWh versus 22,002.79 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $296.7 million compared to the $284.81 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Transmission & Distribution Utilities: $224.1 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $225.77 million.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- AEP Transmission Holdco: $224.5 million versus $216.44 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Generation & Marketing: $91.7 million compared to the $40.57 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Corporate and Other: $-71.3 million versus $-89.9 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Operating Earnings (GAAP)- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $432.7 million compared to the $259.08 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of AEP have returned +4.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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