AEP vs SO
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and Southern Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AEP | SO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $21.7B | $28.9B |
| Net income | $3.7B | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 15.0% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | 12.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.66 | $3.92 |
| Dividend / share | $3.74 | $2.94 |
| Payout ratio | 54.3% | 69.5% |
| Free cash flow | $3.5B | $-2.9B |
| Equity | $31.1B | $36.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.51× | 1.80× |
| Current ratio | 0.45× | 0.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.8% | 6.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 11.0% | 6.9% |
SO bills 1.3× the revenue of AEP, and AEP keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.0% against 15.0%).
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 | SO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $21.7B | $28.9B |
| FY2024 | $20.0B | $26.8B |
| FY2023 | $19.5B | $24.8B |
| FY2022 | $19.4B | $25.9B |
| FY2021 | $16.8B | $23.5B |
| FY2020 | $14.9B | $21.1B |
| FY2019 | $15.6B | $22.6B |
| FY2018 | $16.2B | $25.2B |
| FY2017 | $15.4B | $23.0B |
| FY2016 | $16.4B | $19.9B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AEP | SO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.7B | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $3.0B | $4.4B |
| FY2023 | $2.2B | $4.0B |
| FY2022 | $2.3B | $3.4B |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $2.3B |
| FY2020 | $2.2B | $3.1B |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $4.7B |
| FY2018 | $1.9B | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $1.9B | $926.0M |
| FY2016 | $618.0M | $2.5B |
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