American Electric Power (AEP) reported $5.46 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.3%. EPS of $1.54 for the same period compares to $1.27 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.34 billion, representing a surprise of +2.40%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.79%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.39.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
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 - Retail Electric - Transmission & Distribution Utilities - Total Retail: 23,527 GWh versus 23,292.62 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Retail Electric - Vertically Integrated Utilities - Total Retail: 23,934 GWh versus 23,696.08 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Wholesale Electric - Transmission & Distribution Utilities: 667 GWh versus 599.76 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Transmission & Distribution Utilities - Total: 24,194 GWh versus 23,892.38 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Wholesale Electric - Vertically Integrated Utilities: 4,791 GWh versus 3,900.14 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Total Energy Sales - Vertically Integrated Utilities - Total: 28,725 GWh versus 27,596.21 GWh estimated by two analysts on average.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $349.90 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $340.94 million.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Transmission & Distribution Utilities: $192.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $195.14 million.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- AEP Transmission Holdco: $234.60 million compared to the $209.59 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Generation & Marketing: $76.30 million compared to the $41.99 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Corporate and Other: -$29.80 million compared to the -$53.16 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Operating Earnings (GAAP)- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $324.10 million versus $405.56 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of AEP have returned +5.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% 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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