What is American Electric Power's debt-to-assets?

American Electric Power (AEP) reported debt-to-assets of 0.4× in Q1 2026.

What does debt-to-assets mean?

What fraction of everything the company owns is funded by debt.

How do you interpret debt-to-assets?

A lower ratio indicates a more conservatively financed balance sheet. Rising debt-to-assets over time signals increasing financial risk.

How does debt-to-assets compare across companies?

Comparable within an industry; bounded between 0 and 1 for most non-financials, which makes cross-company reads cleaner than debt-to-equity.

American Electric Power AEP Debt-to-assets

Debt-to-assets at other companies

Xcel EnergyXEL

0.5×0.0×

Southern CompanySO

0.5×—

Dominion EnergyD

0×0.0×

Nextra EnergyNEE

0.4×0.0×

PPLPPL

0.4×0.0×

FirstEnergyFE

0.5×+0.1×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.0B+10.2%

Gross profit$3.9B+8.1%

Operating income$1.4B+5.9%

Net income$903.0M+12.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.60+6.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$339.0M+16.1%

Total debt$49.7B—

Total equity$31.8B+16.2%

Total assets$117.78B—

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.5B+4.8%

CapEx$965.0M—

Free cash flow$554.0M-61.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$69.79B+22.1%

Enterprise value$119.18B—

P/E22×+1.4×

P/S3.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin19.2%-1.0pp

Net margin13.1%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.6%-0.6pp

Debt / equity1.6×—

Current ratio0.5×—

Where this comes from

Calculated from American Electric Power’s reported figures.

total debt/total assets=0.4×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: American Electric Power’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Electric Power's debt-to-assets?: American Electric Power (AEP) reported debt-to-assets of 0.4× in Q1 2026.
What does debt-to-assets mean?: What fraction of everything the company owns is funded by debt.
How do you interpret debt-to-assets?: A lower ratio indicates a more conservatively financed balance sheet. Rising debt-to-assets over time signals increasing financial risk.
How does debt-to-assets compare across companies?: Comparable within an industry; bounded between 0 and 1 for most non-financials, which makes cross-company reads cleaner than debt-to-equity.