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American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) Share Buybacks

The buybacks for American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) is $64.00 Million with a year-over-year change of -85.01%. Share buybacks (stock repurchases) represent cash spent by the company to buy back its own shares in the open market, reducing shares outstanding and returning capital to shareholders.

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AEP Buybacks
$64.00M-9.60% 20Y
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Current Buybacks

$64.00M

$64.00 Million

Year-over-Year Change

-85.01%

vs. $427.00M prior year

Historical Data

11

Years of data available

Annual Buybacks History

YearBuybacksYoY Change% Change
2011$64.00M$-363.00M-85.01%
2005$427.00M+$417.00M+4170.00%
2004$10.00M+$1.00M+11.11%
2003$9.00M$-1.00M-10.00%
2002$10.00M+$5.00M+100.00%
2001$5.00M$-15.00M-75.00%
2000$20.00M$-150.00M-88.24%
1999$170.00M+$169.50M+33900.00%
1998$500,000$-432.80M-99.88%
1997$433.30M+$362.50M+512.01%
1996$70.80M
Data as of Wednesday, June 10, 2026

About American Electric Power Company, Inc.

American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) operates as a prominent electric utility holding company, with its core business encompassing the generation, transmission, and delivery of electricity. Serving both retail and wholesale clients across the United States, AEP organizes its extensive operations into several key segments: Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing. The firm produces its electrical power from a diverse portfolio of energy sources, including coal, lignite, natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, and wind power, alongside other emerging technologies. Beyond direct consumer sales, AEP also functions as a major wholesale electricity supplier, providing power to other utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and various other participants within the energy market. Incorporated in 1906, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, OH
16,330 employees
Utilities / Regulated Electric
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Regulated Electric
CEO
William J. Fehrman