---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-23-000119"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T01:16:04.152771+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP Q3 GAAP EPS $1.83, operating $1.77; FY23 guidance narrowed to $5.24-$5.34

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP net income $954M ($1.83/diluted share) vs $684M ($1.33) YoY; operating earnings $924M ($1.77).
- Revenue $5.3B, down from $5.5B YoY; commercial load up 7.5%, residential customers up ~30,000.
- FY23 operating EPS guidance narrowed to $5.24-$5.34 (midpoint $5.29); long-term growth 6-7% reaffirmed.
- Quarterly dividend raised to $0.88/share, in line with earnings growth; completed sale of 1,365 MW renewables portfolio for ~$1.2B.
- Ongoing strategic reviews: retail/distributed resources, renewable JV, two non-core transmission JVs, and Transource Energy JV.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-23-000119
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000119/0000004904-23-000119-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000119/aep-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC reported Third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue 5.3, net income $954 million, EPS $1.83 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: Third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: 5.3
  - Net income: $954 million
  - EPS: $1.83 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: of $1.83 per share; operating earnings of $1.77 per share • 2023 operating earnings (non-GAAP) guidance range narrowed to $5.24 to $5.34 per share, midpoint maintained at $5.29 • Long-term growth rate of 6% to 7% and FFO/Debt target of 14% to 15% reaffirmed AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Preliminary, unaudited results Third Quarter ended September 30,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490423000119/0000004904-23-000119-index.htm

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