American Electric Power Company, Inc. Dividend History | Yield & Payout Insights

Dividend history and payout analysis for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP). Use the fiscal-year summary and the payout history table below to track dividend per share, dividend yield, and payout ratio changes over time, plus the key dates investors watch for dividend investing.

Dividend Performance Chart

Dividend Summary (FY)

56 years
Metric (FY)20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003200220012000199919981997199619951994199319921991199019891988198719861985198419831982198119801979197819771976197519741973197219711970
Dividends per share (FY)$3.74$3.57$3.37$3.17$3.00$2.84$2.71$2.53$2.39$2.27$2.15$2.03$1.95$1.88$1.85$1.71$1.64$1.64$1.58$1.50$1.42$1.40$1.65$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.40$2.36$2.30$2.33$2.24$2.24$2.24$2.24$2.24$2.24$1.68$2.21$2.14$2.09$2.02$2.00$1.47$1.84$1.76$1.68$1.65
Dividend yield (FY) %N/A3.89%4.18%3.39%3.41%3.45%2.89%3.40%3.29%3.61%3.71%3.35%4.19%4.43%4.52%4.79%4.77%4.95%3.39%3.52%3.82%4.08%5.34%8.74%5.55%5.38%4.50%5.09%4.64%5.84%5.92%7.30%6.46%7.24%7.01%8.57%7.12%8.49%8.91%8.22%9.56%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Payout ratio (FY) %N/A64.17%79.72%71.31%61.07%64.77%70.27%65.03%62.32%182.81%51.73%60.80%64.44%72.76%46.25%68.12%55.96%47.94%57.85%58.98%67.94%50.96%561.82%-152.79%80.12%301.50%47.74%46.93%88.75%76.51%84.13%88.62%125.00%94.49%88.89%90.57%72.62%71.42%90.00%86.26%88.98%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Dividend Payout History

100 payments
Pay DateEx-DateRecord DateAmount
2025-12-10November 10, 252025-11-10$0.95
2025-09-10August 08, 252025-08-08$0.93
2025-06-10May 09, 252025-05-09$0.93
2025-03-10February 10, 252025-02-10$0.93
2024-12-10November 08, 242024-11-08$0.93
2024-09-10August 09, 242024-08-09$0.88
2024-06-10May 09, 242024-05-10$0.88
2024-03-08February 08, 242024-02-09$0.88
2023-12-08November 09, 232023-11-10$0.88
2023-09-08August 09, 232023-08-10$0.83
2023-06-09May 09, 232023-05-10$0.83
2023-03-10February 09, 232023-02-10$0.83
2022-12-09November 09, 222022-11-10$0.83
2022-09-09August 09, 222022-08-10$0.78
2022-06-10May 09, 222022-05-10$0.78
2022-03-10February 09, 222022-02-10$0.78
2021-12-10November 09, 212021-11-10$0.78
2021-09-10August 09, 212021-08-10$0.74
2021-06-10May 07, 212021-05-10$0.74
2021-03-10February 09, 212021-02-10$0.74
2020-12-10November 09, 202020-11-10$0.74
2020-09-10August 07, 202020-08-10$0.70
2020-06-10May 07, 202020-05-08$0.70
2020-03-10February 07, 202020-02-10$0.70
2019-12-10November 07, 192019-11-08$0.70
2019-09-10August 08, 192019-08-09$0.67
2019-06-10May 09, 192019-05-10$0.67
2019-03-08February 07, 192019-02-08$0.67
2018-12-10November 08, 182018-11-09$0.67
2018-09-10August 09, 182018-08-10$0.62
2018-06-08May 09, 182018-05-10$0.62
2018-03-09February 08, 182018-02-09$0.62
2017-12-08November 09, 172017-11-10$0.62
2017-09-08August 08, 172017-08-10$0.59
2017-06-09May 08, 172017-05-10$0.59
2017-03-10February 08, 172017-02-10$0.59
2016-12-09November 08, 162016-11-10$0.59
2016-09-09August 08, 162016-08-10$0.56
2016-06-10May 06, 162016-05-10$0.56
2016-03-10February 08, 162016-02-10$0.56
2015-12-10November 06, 152015-11-10$0.56
2015-09-10August 06, 152015-08-10$0.53
2015-06-10May 06, 152015-05-08$0.53
2015-03-10February 06, 152015-02-10$0.53
2014-12-10November 06, 142014-11-10$0.53
2014-09-10August 06, 142014-08-08$0.50
2014-06-10May 07, 142014-05-09$0.50
2014-03-10February 06, 142014-02-10$0.50
2013-12-10November 06, 132013-11-08$0.50
2013-09-10August 07, 132013-08-09$0.49
2013-06-10May 08, 132013-05-10$0.49
2013-03-08February 06, 132013-02-08$0.47
2012-12-10November 07, 122012-11-09$0.47
2012-09-10August 08, 122012-08-10$0.47
2012-06-08May 08, 122012-05-10$0.47
2012-03-09February 08, 122012-02-10$0.47
2011-12-09November 08, 112011-11-10$0.47
2011-09-09August 08, 112011-08-10$0.46
2011-06-10May 06, 112011-05-10$0.46
2011-03-10February 08, 112011-02-10$0.46
2010-12-10November 08, 102010-11-10$0.46
2010-09-10August 06, 102010-08-10$0.42
2010-06-10May 06, 102010-05-10$0.42
2010-03-10February 08, 102010-02-10$0.41
2009-12-10November 06, 092009-11-10$0.41
2009-09-10August 06, 092009-08-10$0.41
2009-06-10May 06, 092009-05-08$0.41
2009-03-10February 06, 092009-02-10$0.41
2008-12-10November 06, 082008-11-10$0.41
2008-09-10August 06, 082008-08-08$0.41
2008-06-10May 07, 082008-05-09$0.41
2008-03-10February 06, 082008-02-08$0.41
2007-12-10November 07, 072007-11-09$0.41
2007-09-10August 08, 072007-08-10$0.39
2007-06-08May 08, 072007-05-10$0.39
2007-03-09February 07, 072007-02-09$0.39
2006-12-08November 08, 062006-11-10$0.39
2006-09-08August 08, 062006-08-10$0.37
2006-06-09May 08, 062006-05-10$0.37
2006-03-10February 08, 062006-02-10$0.37
2005-12-09November 08, 052005-11-10$0.37
2005-09-09August 08, 052005-08-10$0.35
2005-06-10May 06, 052005-05-10$0.35
2005-03-10February 08, 052005-02-10$0.35
2004-12-10November 08, 042004-11-10$0.35
2004-09-10August 06, 042004-08-10$0.35
2004-06-10May 06, 042004-05-10$0.35
2004-03-10February 06, 042004-02-10$0.35
2003-12-10November 06, 032003-11-10$0.35
2003-09-10August 06, 032003-08-08$0.35
2003-06-10May 07, 032003-05-09$0.35
2003-03-10February 06, 032003-02-10$0.60
2002-12-10November 06, 022002-11-08$0.60
2002-09-10August 07, 022002-08-09$0.60
2002-06-10May 08, 022002-05-10$0.60
2002-03-08February 06, 022002-02-08$0.60
2001-12-10November 07, 012001-11-09$0.60
2001-09-10August 08, 012001-08-10$0.60
2001-06-08May 08, 012001-05-10$0.60
2001-03-09February 07, 012001-02-09$0.60

Frequently Asked Questions

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