AEP vs NRG
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AEP | NRG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.7B | $30.3B |
| Net income | $3.7B | $864.0M |
| Gross margin | — | 24.7% |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 2.8% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | — |
| Diluted EPS | $6.66 | $4.01 |
| Dividend / share | $3.74 | $1.76 |
| Payout ratio | 54.3% | 47.6% |
| Free cash flow | $3.5B | $766.0M |
| Equity | $31.1B | — |
| Net debt / equity | 1.51× | — |
| Current ratio | 0.45× | 1.64× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.8% | 28.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.0% | 11.1% |
NRG bills 1.4× the revenue of AEP, and AEP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.0% against 2.8%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AEP | NRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.7B | $30.3B |
| FY2024 | $20.0B | $27.7B |
| FY2023 | $19.5B | $28.3B |
| FY2022 | $19.4B | $31.5B |
| FY2021 | $16.8B | $26.8B |
| FY2020 | $14.9B | $8.7B |
| FY2019 | $15.6B | $8.0B |
| FY2018 | $16.2B | $8.1B |
| FY2017 | $15.4B | $9.1B |
| FY2016 | $16.4B | $8.9B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AEP | NRG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.7B | $864.0M |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $-202.0M |
| FY2022 | $2.3B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $2.2B |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $510.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $268.0M |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $-2.2B |
| FY2016 | $618.0M | $-774.0M |
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