All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

AEP: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

AEP total return snapshot: AEP returned +9.21% over the past year and +14.74% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 2, 1962, AEP is up +14,483.38% in nominal total return, or +7.99%/yr, and is currently −6.03% below its total-return high on Jun. 26, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 29, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
AEP
×
+14,483.38%
+7.99%/yr
+8.81%/yr
R2=0.956
American Electric Power Co Inc NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 1962-01-02💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 Start
Value
End
Value
AEP
×
$10,000.00
1962-01-02
$1,458,338.03
2026-10-29

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-29

  YTD YoY
AEP
×
+14.74% +9.21%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
AEP
×
−6.03%
on 2026-10-29
from 2026-06-26 peak
−62.75%
on 2002-10-09
from 2001-05-24 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-29 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
AEP
×
+9.21% +41.96%
+19.15%/yr
+92.34%
+24.36%/yr
+82.77%
+12.82%/yr
+189.50%
+11.22%/yr

Annual Returns

Year AEP
2026 (YTD) +14.74%
2025 +29.38%
2024 +18.18%
2023 −10.98%
2022 +10.38%
2021 +10.68%
2020 −9.01%
2019 +30.52%
2018 +5.38%
2017 +20.95%
2016 +11.93%
2015 −0.38%
2014 +35.05%
2013 +14.18%
2012 +8.21%
2011 +20.72%
2010 +8.59%
2009 +10.37%
2008 −25.45%
2007 +13.05%
2006 +19.60%
2005 +12.32%
2004 +17.53%
2003 +19.24%
2002 −32.79%
2001 −1.29%
2000 +54.85%
1999 −27.35%
1998 −4.10%
1997 +32.67%
1996 +7.54%
1995 +31.94%
1994 −4.68%
1993 +19.70%
1992 +4.14%
1991 +32.75%
1990 −7.93%
1989 +31.60%
1988 +12.75%
1987 +3.81%
1986 +26.39%
1985 +23.93%
1984 +39.84%
1983 +8.71%
1982 +24.44%
1981 +10.47%
1980 +3.31%
1979 −6.03%
1978 −5.01%
1977 +3.95%
1976 +32.64%
1975 +62.59%
1974 −38.26%
1973 −10.69%
1972 +4.98%
1971 +13.12%
1970 +0.81%
1969 −20.20%
1968 +4.14%
1967 −7.05%
1966 −10.86%
1965 −1.40%
1964 +9.90%
1963 +13.34%
1962 +3.82%