# American Electric (AEP) — Overview

AEP · NASDAQ · Stock

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## Price

Last close $127.14 on Oct 16, 2026. 52-week range $113.70 – $138.69.

## Company profile

American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 39% of AEP's capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (28%), renewable energy and hydro (23%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (3%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.

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