What is American Electric Power's investment purchases?

American Electric Power (AEP) reported investment purchases of $575M in Q1 2026.

How has American Electric Power's investment purchases changed year-over-year?

American Electric Power's investment purchases decreased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $603M to $575M.

What does investment purchases mean?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

American Electric Power AEP Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

FirstEnergyFE

$23M-23.3%

NiSourceNI

$23.48M+428%

Duke EnergyDUK

$1.48B+11.4%

Xcel EnergyXEL

$763M+217%

NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.NWE

$0-100%

AESAES

$0-100%

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$73.75B+27.9%

Enterprise value$123.14B—

P/E23.2×+1.5×

P/S3.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin19.2%-1.0pp

Net margin13.1%-1.5pp

FCF margin19.4%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.6%-0.6pp

Debt / equity1.6×—

Current ratio0.5×—

Where this comes from

Reported directly by American Electric Power in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

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 investment purchases?: American Electric Power (AEP) reported investment purchases of $575M in Q1 2026.
How has American Electric Power's investment purchases changed year-over-year?: American Electric Power's investment purchases decreased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $603M to $575M.
What does investment purchases mean?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.