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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004904-24-000099"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEP"
cik: "0000004904"
company_name: "AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T04:55:01.876181+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEP Q3 operating EPS $1.85; narrows 2024 guidance; new 6-8% growth rate

## Summary
- Q3 operating EPS $1.85 (GAAP $1.80); operating revenue $5.4B vs $5.3B YoY.
- 2024 operating EPS guidance narrowed to $5.58-$5.68; midpoint $5.63 unchanged.
- New long-term EPS growth target 6%-8% based on 2025 guidance of $5.75-$5.95.
- Five-year capital plan expanded to $54B (2025-2029) for grid reliability and load growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004904-24-000099
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEP
- cik: 0000004904
- company_name: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000099/0000004904-24-000099-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4904/000000490424000099/aep-20241106.htm

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