American Electric Power (AEP) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1 - American Electric Power (AEP) reported quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 per share, and up from $1.25 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +11.72% [1] - AEP's revenues for the quarter ended June 2025 were $5.09 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.92%, and an increase from $4.58 billion year-over-year [2] - AEP has outperformed the S&P 500 with an 18.4% increase in shares since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 8.3% [3] Group 2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for AEP is $1.88 on revenues of $5.84 billion for the coming quarter, and $5.85 on revenues of $21.11 billion for the current fiscal year [7] - The Utility - Electric Power industry, to which AEP belongs, is currently ranked in the top 30% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for the sector [8] Group 3 - AEP has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters, indicating a strong performance trend [2] - The estimate revisions trend for AEP was mixed ahead of the earnings release, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, suggesting it is expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [6]