AEP dividend analysis

AEP dividend deep dive

AEP pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 6.70%, with a payout ratio of 77% of earnings. The yield band reads high-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 4.7% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, AEP scores 71/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (82/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, AEP's 6.70% yield growing at 4.7% per year compounds to roughly 40.4% (5y), 97.0% (10y), and 288.0% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for AEP: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 6.70% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

AEP dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 18-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on AEP for income allocators: 6.70% TTM yield is the entry, 4.7% the growth, 71/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.