Seasonality
AEP seasonality — American Electric Power
Over the last 11 years, AEP's strongest month on average has been October (+4.0%) and its weakest September (-2.6%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.58% | +1.68% | 60% | +10.3% | -6.5% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.31% | +1.42% | 60% | +11.7% | -14.3% | 10 |
| Mar | +2.63% | +3.12% | 80% | +13.2% | -10.4% | 10 |
| Apr | +1.84% | +1.80% | 70% | +4.7% | -0.8% | 10 |
| May | -1.12% | -1.12% | 50% | +5.8% | -10.1% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.65% | -0.69% | 50% | +8.0% | -6.6% | 10 |
| Jul | +3.50% | +2.73% | 80% | +11.8% | -6.5% | 10 |
| Aug | -0.83% | +1.24% | 60% | +4.4% | -9.3% | 10 |
| Sep | -2.59% | -2.14% | 40% | +3.7% | -13.7% | 10 |
| Oct | +3.96% | +3.92% | 90% | +10.0% | -3.8% | 10 |
| Nov | +1.84% | +2.92% | 67% | +10.1% | -5.6% | 9 |
| Dec | -0.54% | -1.91% | 40% | +9.8% | -7.6% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — AEP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.9 | 11.7 | -2.0 | 4.6 | -7.6 | 8.0 | -6.5 | -4.2 | -3.1 | 9.8 | -2.8 | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 3.0 | -0.8 | -4.5 | 0.3 | 9.0 | -1.9 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 2.9 | -6.8 | +25.0% |
| 2024 | -3.8 | 9.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 4.9 | -2.8 | 11.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | -3.8 | 1.1 | -7.6 | +13.6% |
| 2023 | -1.0 | -6.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | -10.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -7.5 | -4.1 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 10.1 | -0.7 | 3.0 | -6.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | -13.7 | 1.7 | 10.1 | -1.9 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | -2.8 | -7.5 | 13.2 | 4.7 | -3.0 | -1.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | -9.4 | 4.3 | -4.3 | 9.8 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 10.3 | -14.3 | -10.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | -6.6 | 9.1 | -9.3 | 3.7 | 10.0 | -5.6 | -1.9 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -3.2 | 3.5 | +26.4% |
| 2018 | -6.5 | -4.7 | 4.6 | 2.0 | -2.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 3.5 | 6.0 | -3.9 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.8 | -3.2 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -4.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | -5.2 | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6 |