AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · American Electric Power (AEP)

AEP Q1 operating earnings rise to $1.54 per share; reaffirms 2025 guidance

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

American Electric Power reported first-quarter 2025 GAAP earnings of $800 million, or $1.50 per share, down from $1,003 million, or $1.91 per share, a year earlier. Operating earnings, a non-GAAP measure, rose to $823 million, or $1.54 per share, from $670 million, or $1.27 per share, and the company reaffirmed its 2025 operating EPS guidance of $5.75 to $5.95. The company said it has completed the equity funding needed for its five-year, $54 billion capital plan, which shareholders should weigh against the lower GAAP earnings.

Key points

  • Operating EPS of $1.54 versus $1.27 a year earlier; GAAP EPS of $1.50 versus $1.91
  • Revenue of $5,463.4 million versus $5,025.7 million in first-quarter 2024
  • 2025 operating EPS guidance of $5.75 to $5.95 reaffirmed; estimated GAAP EPS range is $5.71 to $5.91
  • $2.3 billion forward equity offering completed in March; $2.82 billion transmission minority interest transaction awaits FERC approval

The filing

CompanyAmerican Electric Power (AEP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 6, 2025, 7:04 AM ET
Accession number0000004904-25-000059

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 06, 2025.

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