For the quarter ended September 2026, American Electric Power (AEP) reported revenue of $6.83 billion, up 13.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.23, compared to $1.80 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +3.28% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.61 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.04, the EPS surprise was +9.31%.
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 Revenues- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $3.92 billion compared to the $4.19 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.7% year over year. Total Revenues- Generation & Marketing: $922 million compared to the $567.21 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +32.9% year over year. Total Revenues- Transmission and Distribution Utilities: $1.85 billion versus $1.89 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.3% change. Total Revenues- AEP Transmission Holdco: $615 million compared to the $631.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +7.3% year over year. Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Vertically Integrated Utilities: $721 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $716.5 million. Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Transmission & Distribution Utilities: $284 million versus $291.51 million estimated by two analysts on average. Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Corporate and Other: $-109 million versus $-104.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- Generation & Marketing: $101 million compared to the $29.67 million average estimate based on two analysts. Operating Earnings (non-GAAP)- AEP Transmission Holdco: $219 million compared to the $219.92 million average estimate based on two analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for AEP here>>>
Shares of AEP have returned +9.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% 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.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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